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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 1d

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Lauren Randall @laurenrndll.bsky.social · 5d

CFP: “Shaping the Word: the Form and Use of Biblical Manuscripts in the Early Medieval West” at Durham University in July 2026. We are interested in a wide range of papers exploring ways in which scriptural texts (produced roughly c. 500-1000) were presented and used.

Durham Uni, 2–5 July 2026
From c. 500-1000, Christian scriptures were produced and used in a diverse range of forms and contexts. A manuscript may include a single biblical text (the psalter, a gospel), a collection of texts (the Hexateuch, the gospels), or, rarely, a complete “New Testament” or “Bible” in the modern sense. The distinctiveness of a manuscript is shown by content and textual affiliation, its palaeographical and codicological characteristics, and its paratextual features – from illustrations of biblical narratives, author portraits, and illuminated lettering to canon tables, capitula, prefatory materials, and glosses. Once in circulation, a manuscript’s contexts of use may also vary. Different uses correspond to different users with distinct and perhaps conflicting priorities/goals. Production and use(s) may occur at the same site or at far distant times and places.

This conference aims to explore topics related to both the physical presentation and the use of scriptural manuscripts produced in the Early Medieval period (c. 500–1000 CE). We welcome paper proposals from scholars working in all areas of this field, including PhD students. Whatever the specific topic, priority may be given to papers that also relate it to the wider focus of the conference on both “form” (or “production”) and “use”. We hope to be able to cover presenters’ full conference costs with the exception of travel.
Titles and Abstracts of proposed papers should be submitted to Lauren Randall (lauren.m.randall@durham.ac.uk), copied to Francis Watson (francis.watson@durham.ac.uk), by Monday 17 November. Abstracts should not exceed 150 words. Papers should be 25 minutes, allowing 20 minute discussion. There will be keynote papers/presentations. Please contact us if you have any questions!

This event forms part of our sub-project “Text, Format, and Reader”, focused on Codex Amiatinus and funded by the Glasgow-based “Paratexts Seeking Understanding” project (Templeton Religion Trust)

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Rhiannon Warren @rhnnnwrrn.bsky.social · 6d

Very excited to be contributing a chapter (titled ‘Collecting Culture: Árni Magnússon’s Latin Liturgical Manuscript Fragments’) to this volume!

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 6d

🔈🔔 I’m very happy to announce the contract is signed for ‘Medieval Fragmentology: Provenance, Contexts and Interdisciplinarity’. This edited volume will bring together a great range of exciting research into MSS, textiles, architecture…

I can’t wait to get started!

@archumanities.bsky.social

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 6d

🔈🔔 I’m very happy to announce the contract is signed for ‘Medieval Fragmentology: Provenance, Contexts and Interdisciplinarity’. This edited volume will bring together a great range of exciting research into MSS, textiles, architecture…

I can’t wait to get started!

@archumanities.bsky.social

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 7d

The wonderful Björn Weiler on Matthew Paris ⬇️

Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 7d

Matthew Paris: Was This Medieval Chronicler a Reliable Source? www.medievalists.net/2025/07/matt... #Medieval

Matthew Paris: Was This Medieval Chronicler a Reliable Source? - Medievalists.net

Discover how Matthew Paris shaped medieval history through his chronicles, blending observation with commentary. Was he a faithful recorder of events or a monk with a message to deliver?

www.medievalists.net

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 8d

Obviously meant ‘to all that attended’, I’m exhausted lol

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for all that attended, in person & virtually. It was really enjoyable and I received much appreciated feedback 🎉

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 16d

Now that I'm back in the UK, a little announcement: I'll be speaking at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar (Senate House Library) on Tues 30th. Expect fragments galore!

The event is held in person & online!
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Pieces of the past: the Small Fragment folder in the Rosenthal Collection at Keio University

ies.sas.ac.uk

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 8d

This evening!

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 16d

Now that I'm back in the UK, a little announcement: I'll be speaking at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar (Senate House Library) on Tues 30th. Expect fragments galore!

The event is held in person & online!
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Pieces of the past: the Small Fragment folder in the Rosenthal Collection at Keio University

ies.sas.ac.uk

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 11d

On Tuesday!

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 16d

Now that I'm back in the UK, a little announcement: I'll be speaking at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar (Senate House Library) on Tues 30th. Expect fragments galore!

The event is held in person & online!
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Pieces of the past: the Small Fragment folder in the Rosenthal Collection at Keio University

ies.sas.ac.uk

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 12d

Don’t miss out!

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laurajcleaver.bsky.social @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 14d

FRAGMENTS GALORE 👇

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 16d

Now that I'm back in the UK, a little announcement: I'll be speaking at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar (Senate House Library) on Tues 30th. Expect fragments galore!

The event is held in person & online!
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Pieces of the past: the Small Fragment folder in the Rosenthal Collection at Keio University

ies.sas.ac.uk

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 15d

So pleased with all the paper proposals received for #medievalfragments #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social. If successful, these sessions will be 🔥🔥

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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 16d

Don't forget to register for my hybrid #Voynich lecture on Friday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 PM Eastern at the University of Toronto! After a year of work, Colin Layfield & I have important data- and material-results about the original structure of the manuscript!

www.medieval.utoronto.ca/events/lisa-...

Lisa Fagin Davis, The Materiality of the Voynich Manuscript | Centre for Medieval Studies

The Centre for Medieval Studies welcomes Lisa Fagin Davis (Executive Director, Medieval Academy of America) to present "The Materiality of the Voynich Manuscript", a talk on her recent work using fore...

www.medieval.utoronto.ca

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Dr David Rundle @drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 16d

Here's a treat for manuscript- and fragment-lovers everywhere: @manuelmunoz.bsky.social will speak at Senate House Library @ies-sas.bsky.social Tuesday, 30th September, 5:30pm on his research into fragments at Keio University. To attend in-person or online, register at ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 16d

Now that I'm back in the UK, a little announcement: I'll be speaking at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar (Senate House Library) on Tues 30th. Expect fragments galore!

The event is held in person & online!
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Pieces of the past: the Small Fragment folder in the Rosenthal Collection at Keio University

ies.sas.ac.uk

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 19d

Made it!

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 21d

Yes! I made it to my hostel at 3am though so I’m running on caffeine 😂

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 21d

23rd Colloquium of the Comité International de Paléographie Latine!

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 22d

We start the pilgrimage to the Comité International de Paléographie Latine in Vienna with drama: delayed flight making me go beyond check-in at my accommodation & possibly the trains won’t be running… sigh

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 23d

5 DAYS LEFT! Keep those abstracts coming!

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · Sep 3

‘Medieval Fragments’ at the #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social is shaping up to be great. There’s still time to join! Open for expressions of interest until Sept 20th 💙 #fragments #medieval #medievalsky

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 27d

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT! #fragments #imc2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · Sep 3

‘Medieval Fragments’ at the #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social is shaping up to be great. There’s still time to join! Open for expressions of interest until Sept 20th 💙 #fragments #medieval #medievalsky

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · 28d

Oh how interesting! Thanks for the heads up ☺️

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Pieter Beullens @pieterbeullens.bsky.social · 28d

Unnoticed fragment from Jean de Joinville's Histoire de Saint Louis. According to the Jonas database @irht-cnrs.bsky.social (jonas.irht.cnrs.fr/consulter/oe...), there is only one extant medieval witness. More study needed!
www5.kb.dk/manus/vmanus...

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · Sep 3

‘Medieval Fragments’ at the #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social is shaping up to be great. There’s still time to join! Open for expressions of interest until Sept 20th 💙 #fragments #medieval #medievalsky

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Sep 4

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