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Jennifer

@bibliojenni.bsky.social

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Librarian at Hereford Cathedral. Librarian cliche & loving it. Expect books, tea, crafts & cats. All views my own, in case it needs to be said.

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Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · Jul 30

Here, have a smiley carrot to brighten your life. (This is my mom's picture, not mine.) #TinyJoys

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 6h

It was a great show. Cheese, music and poetry, what's not to like?

Yes, at Hereford Cathedral. Still sorting out a few details, but watch this space.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 11h

Brilliant to hear Caedmon's Hymn get a shoutout in @cathamclarke.bsky.social's appearance on 6 Music: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Our copy will be in an exhibition next year so I'm extra thrilled to learn more about it.

Cerys Matthews - Slow Sunday: Margaretha Van Dam & Catherine Clarke – Curds, Culture & Verse - BBC Sounds

Cerys dials down the tempo for Slow Sunday with Margaretha Van Dam & Catherine Clarke.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 1d

Winter is coming.

Knitting resting on a cat on Jennifer's lap.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 1d

Just gonna underline this.

Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 1d

That said, we’ve got to get better at distinguishing between the activities of:

- critique (creator-facing private feedback by peers/mentors)
- criticism (audience-facing public assessment)
- hype/boost (public-facing PR)
- fandom (public-facing enthusiasm)

Only 2 of those are uniformly positive.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 1d

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Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great thread, thank you you! Really useful for a manuscript newbie like me.

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RCP museum @rcpmuseum.bsky.social · 3d

Join us Sat 29 Nov for an all day practical workshop to create your own illuminated letter to take home or give as a festive gift.

Artist Sarah Davis will lead the session using an array of medieval techniques & materials, including 23ct gold leaf.

Book👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/event/illumi...

A close up of Sarah Davis' hands as she paints an illuminated letter

Photo of artist Sarah Davis at her workbench

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

I mean, all look great, but suspect this is just the sort of thing I need.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

This looks absolutely ideal, thank you!!

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

In hindsight, not sure liturgy is even the right word. I want to know how different types of religious text would have been used. I can find a little about Bede & Northumbria, but not finding much more.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

Good idea. We certainly do have some. But probably above my head...

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

I think I need to learn about insular/Anglo-Saxon liturgy. Anyone know any particularly accessible resources?

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

Notes written and now I have to wrangle them into meaningful minutes. Hilarious moment when the door buzzer went on the recording and I ran to the desk to let someone in.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 3d

Feeling virtuous as I'm about to write up minutes from a 1.5 hour recording, when in fact all I want to do is revise a poem.

(I'm at work so really this isn't virtuous at all, but on a beautiful day like today the poetry call is strong.)

Canon's Garden at Hereford Cathedral, with golden autumnal trees at back.

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 7d

Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland

Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe

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Dr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · 7d

A weird question for my museum collections nerds on a Monday:

Human Hair in collections. Who's thinking about/ writing about/ discussing this? What hair have you got? How do you approach potential sensitivities?

Please share far and wide! #Museums #Collections #CulturalHeritage

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DACT Fragments @dact-fragments.bsky.social · 10d

around 1592 somebody used an antiphoner to be a cover for their college textbook. it really must have been a pretty big antiphoner, so one wonders how many other texts it was used for... #fragmentfriday fragmentarium.ms/view/page/F-...

the cover of a splayed book. In the upper right, what would be the cover, is part of the verse "In omnem terram" in a large script; below it is the title of the book it bound in its second life, Exercitationes ethicae Goclenii (pub. 1592)

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you! It was good to see you.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 11d

Woop, I thought it was! I was looking at our copy at Hereford Cathedral this morning. It's such a beautiful book; excellent choice for your display. :)

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 11d

Woop, I thought it was! I was looking at our copy at Hereford Cathedral this morning. It's such a beautiful book; excellent choice for your display. :)

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 11d

I think it is, but sometimes I think I maybe have a harder time ignoring sadness/distress than other people.

I was at a birthday party the other day and a random child asked me to take her to the bathroom, so I did after confirming with another adult where we were going.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 11d

What book is that on the left? I can't quite read the caption in the image, sorry!

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 11d

That is terrible, Sarah-Jane! I really can't imagine ignoring that. How sad.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 13d

Self-soothing by writing up procedures. What a week.

Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 13d

That's the context it came up in! I've never quite believed everyone thought mermaids were real...