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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 14h

I had the best time speaking @bristolcms.bsky.social last week! The loveliest and warmest community, thank you so much for having me. And what a full-circle moment to be introduced by Ian Wei, who I heard speak at UCL when I first started studying medieval universities!

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday, we were lucky enough to hear about Dr Elena Rossi’s (@elenarossi.bsky.social) work on female employment in medieval universities. A HUGE thank you to Elena for sharing such a fascinating paper with us all: we really hope to welcome you back to Bristol soon! 🥰 #medievalsky #skystorians

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Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 12d

#MedievalSky #EarlyModernists you may not be aware that I offer several services: transcription (no hand too tricky), archival visits and more. I’m happiest in the period 1200-1700 but will consider anything. Get in touch via my website!

joanneedge.co.uk/freelance-wo...

Freelance Work

Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript te…

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Giulia Zornetta @gzornetta.bsky.social · 14d

The book "Stranieri. Itinerari di vita studentesca tra XIII e XVIII secolo", which I edited for the anniversary of the establishment of the University of #Padova, is finally available in #openaccess.

you can find it here:
www.padovauniversitypress.it/it/publicati... #HistoryOfUniversities #HighEd

STRANIERI

Questo volume osserva l’università come punto di incontro tra uomini di età diverse e di origini geografiche molteplici. Ciò vale in particolar modo per l’Ateneo patavino, che deve le sue origini prop...

www.padovauniversitypress.it

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 24d

We can't wait to hear all about this! 😀

Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 27d

Heading to one of my fave cities and unis to talk about one of my fave topics: women employed in university colleges! It will feature some new material from Cambridge and King’s College’s cute account books 👀

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 27d

A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 27d

Heading to one of my fave cities and unis to talk about one of my fave topics: women employed in university colleges! It will feature some new material from Cambridge and King’s College’s cute account books 👀

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 27d

A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Gilmore-Girls-watching season to all who celebrate 🎉

two women are standing next to each other in a room .

ALT: two women are standing next to each other in a room .

media.tenor.com

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 29

Horizontal on the sofa is my go-to transcribing position 👌🏻😅

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 28

A hard day at the office:

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Spot the little dog flying with a massive stick…

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 22

The many sleeping positions of Muffy Moo, ft the final look of “I’ve made mistakes”.

(Yes, the donut is back, this dog’s spay recovery has been a never-ending saga)

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Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · Aug 20

I was a mature student who came back to learning via Continuing Education. These courses are precious and must be protected. Please sign.

Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just re-posting this for those who haven't seen it yet and might be scrollling with their lunch.

Please sign and share if you feel able and help us advocate for our unique and accessible part-time degree, known as ELCE against the planned closure by Bristol Uni.

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Save our pioneering widening participation undergraduate degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol

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Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · Aug 19

I've got a new website! Thanks to Man Kit Lam for design, and @knifewitch.bsky.social and @soranasantos.bsky.social for photos and encouragement! #MedievalSky #EarlyModern

joanneedge.co.uk

Dr Joanne Edge

Historian and writer

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 19

Slinky returns to the local Facebook group. This cat has too much audacity..

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 18

New job, same assistant

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Started my new job today and as part of the intro we had to share the most unusual food we had eaten. Of course, mine was the weird nun sweets we had in Seville. Our faces sum it up:

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Basically trying to fill your office with Rossi originals

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 15

A present for a friend: illuminated initial of us having a bath based on BnF Français 12323, f. 77r. Yes, there is gold foil all over the house now.

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 15

And this scary dude guards the toilet

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 14

Walked up the stairs to King’s College archives multiple times this week… how did I only just notice the dog with the massive dick and balls? Looks like they’ve either been restored or were added later, which is a choice in itself.

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 14

On the final day in the archive, I thought I’d share all the different shapes and sizes of medieval college account records. The skinny books from King’s are cute but Peterhouse’s rolls were a joy to use 📜

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 13

The horses in the stables of King’s College in the 1450s would have wanted me to be listening to ‘Pink Pony Club’ whilst reading about them. Guys, you would have loved Chappell Roan 🐴

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Alas, no female employees recorded at G&C (not really any servants recorded at all until the cook at the end of the fifteenth century). Doesn’t necessarily mean they weren’t working for the college 👀 For now, back to King’s where the laundress was paid very handsomely compared to some of her peers…

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you, I did! They’ve been my mascots during my time at Magdalen 🦌

Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Moved to Gonville and Caius where there aren’t as many surviving documents but if there’s no luck here, back to King’s!

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · Aug 13

First archive of the day: King’s College. Always nice to be looking for laundresses with a pretty view.

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