Ivo Wolsing 🟥
@ivowolsing.bsky.social
Dr | Lecturer in Medieval history @ Utrecht University | Postdoctoral Researcher @ Leiden University | Medieval history and literature | Classical reception | East, West, and everything in between
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Ivo Wolsing 🟥
@ivowolsing.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Diplomatie en hofceremonieel in het oostelijke Middellandse Zeegebied, ca. 900-1200 | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online
Abstract
Diplomacy and court ceremonial in the Eastern Mediterranean, c. 900-1200. Ritual receptions in comparative perspective
This article investigates a group of ritual receptions that took place i...
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Very happy with the publication of this piece that I wrote on Byzantine and Abbasid/Buyid court rituals. Available open access (in Dutch) here: www.aup-online.com/content/jour...
On strike today.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
On strike today.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
Do I have time to strike? No. I'd rather spend my day prepping my final classes of the year or doing some research (if only). But as long as the government's massive budget cuts still stand, chances are that this may be my final year of academic teaching altogether. So here we are.
Brb, just deleting every "Indeed, ..." that my former self wrote
Me submitting a paper to an editor vs. that same paper coming back to haunt me after a couple months
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Brb, just deleting every "Indeed, ..." that my former self wrote
Me submitting a paper to an editor vs. that same paper coming back to haunt me after a couple months
October 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Me submitting a paper to an editor vs. that same paper coming back to haunt me after a couple months
An Old Testament (?) figure riding a camel. Meuse valley, c. 1160. London, V&A.
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
An Old Testament (?) figure riding a camel. Meuse valley, c. 1160. London, V&A.
#medievalsky Does anyone know where the idea that something can be both entertaining and educational at the same time comes from? It's probably something very obvious but I only know it from a Dutch proverb (ter leering ende vermaeck) so any clues would be helpful!
August 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#medievalsky Does anyone know where the idea that something can be both entertaining and educational at the same time comes from? It's probably something very obvious but I only know it from a Dutch proverb (ter leering ende vermaeck) so any clues would be helpful!
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Hey kids! First time at the #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social?
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
July 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hey kids! First time at the #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social?
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
Preparing my talk for #IMC2025 I came across this fascinating depiction of Hector's tomb in a 14th-c manuscript of the Roman de Troie. If you are at @imc-leeds.bsky.social and want to hear more about this, drop by on Wednesday when we will host not one, but four full sessions on classical reception!
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Preparing my talk for #IMC2025 I came across this fascinating depiction of Hector's tomb in a 14th-c manuscript of the Roman de Troie. If you are at @imc-leeds.bsky.social and want to hear more about this, drop by on Wednesday when we will host not one, but four full sessions on classical reception!
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Am I the only one who didn't know you need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization to travel to the UK these days? Fortunately, I just applied using the app and was approved in about 15 seconds! If you're going to @imc-leeds.bsky.social next week, don't forget to apply! www.gov.uk/eta
Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK
Apply for an ETA to come to the UK if you’re a tourist, visiting family or for certain other reasons for up to 6 months. It costs £16. Find out if you need an ETA or a visa instead.
www.gov.uk
July 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Am I the only one who didn't know you need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization to travel to the UK these days? Fortunately, I just applied using the app and was approved in about 15 seconds! If you're going to @imc-leeds.bsky.social next week, don't forget to apply! www.gov.uk/eta
Look at this ✨️fabulous✨️ rendition of the prophet Isaiah!
(Souillac, France)
(Souillac, France)
June 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Look at this ✨️fabulous✨️ rendition of the prophet Isaiah!
(Souillac, France)
(Souillac, France)
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KRUISTOCHTEN | Ook het tweede deel met dr. Ivo Wolsing (@ivowolsing.bsky.social) over de kruistochten staat nu online! Van de kruistochten tot het nachleben en gebruik van die term, tot op de dag van vandaag.
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
De kruistochten (2/2)
Middeleeuwen · Episode
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June 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
KRUISTOCHTEN | Ook het tweede deel met dr. Ivo Wolsing (@ivowolsing.bsky.social) over de kruistochten staat nu online! Van de kruistochten tot het nachleben en gebruik van die term, tot op de dag van vandaag.
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
Een half jaar geleden schreef ik een blogpost over Cleopatra. Wat ik toen nog niet wist, is dat die blogpost uiteindelijk de basis zou vormen voor de volgende publicatie: doi.org/10.5117/LAM2...
(Helaas de eerste twee jaar achter een betaalmuur voor niet-abonnees)
(Helaas de eerste twee jaar achter een betaalmuur voor niet-abonnees)
June 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Een half jaar geleden schreef ik een blogpost over Cleopatra. Wat ik toen nog niet wist, is dat die blogpost uiteindelijk de basis zou vormen voor de volgende publicatie: doi.org/10.5117/LAM2...
(Helaas de eerste twee jaar achter een betaalmuur voor niet-abonnees)
(Helaas de eerste twee jaar achter een betaalmuur voor niet-abonnees)
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Een paar maanden geleden was ik te gast bij de @middeleeuwen.bsky.social om over de Kruistochten te praten. Dat was erg leuk om eens te doen! (Al heb ik het nog niet aangedurfd om mezelf terug te luisteren.)
KRUISTOCHTEN | Deze week neemt dr. Ivo Wolsing (@ivowolsing.bsky.social) van de Universiteit Leiden ons uitgebreid mee in een zoektocht naar de kruistochten: over definitie, bronnen, nummering en meer!
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
De kruistochten (1/2)
open.spotify.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Een paar maanden geleden was ik te gast bij de @middeleeuwen.bsky.social om over de Kruistochten te praten. Dat was erg leuk om eens te doen! (Al heb ik het nog niet aangedurfd om mezelf terug te luisteren.)
Een paar maanden geleden was ik te gast bij de @middeleeuwen.bsky.social om over de Kruistochten te praten. Dat was erg leuk om eens te doen! (Al heb ik het nog niet aangedurfd om mezelf terug te luisteren.)
KRUISTOCHTEN | Deze week neemt dr. Ivo Wolsing (@ivowolsing.bsky.social) van de Universiteit Leiden ons uitgebreid mee in een zoektocht naar de kruistochten: over definitie, bronnen, nummering en meer!
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
➡️ Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧
#podcast #geschiedenis #Middeleeuwen
De kruistochten (1/2)
open.spotify.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Een paar maanden geleden was ik te gast bij de @middeleeuwen.bsky.social om over de Kruistochten te praten. Dat was erg leuk om eens te doen! (Al heb ik het nog niet aangedurfd om mezelf terug te luisteren.)
Hosting a "tips and tricks" for your first ever (or second, third ...) @imc-leeds.bsky.social session for colleagues here at Leiden this afternoon. Any last-minute suggestions as to what to incorporate?
March 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hosting a "tips and tricks" for your first ever (or second, third ...) @imc-leeds.bsky.social session for colleagues here at Leiden this afternoon. Any last-minute suggestions as to what to incorporate?
On strike today, against the demolition of higher education in the Netherlands.
March 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
On strike today, against the demolition of higher education in the Netherlands.
The paperwork is signed, that means I can now announce that I'll be starting a new job as lecturer in Medieval History at @humanitiesuu.bsky.social from April onwards!
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The paperwork is signed, that means I can now announce that I'll be starting a new job as lecturer in Medieval History at @humanitiesuu.bsky.social from April onwards!
#medievalsky Is there anyone who could help me to a copy of the following article?
Schonhardt, M. 2016. "Scientific Renewal and Reformed Religious Life: The Case of the Arnstein Bible" Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies 5, 43-60.
Schonhardt, M. 2016. "Scientific Renewal and Reformed Religious Life: The Case of the Arnstein Bible" Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies 5, 43-60.
March 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#medievalsky Is there anyone who could help me to a copy of the following article?
Schonhardt, M. 2016. "Scientific Renewal and Reformed Religious Life: The Case of the Arnstein Bible" Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies 5, 43-60.
Schonhardt, M. 2016. "Scientific Renewal and Reformed Religious Life: The Case of the Arnstein Bible" Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies 5, 43-60.
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Ancient historians/Classicists!
I'm trying to trace the history of racial theories of the fall of the Roman Empire – i.e. that Rome's expansion led to too much 'race mixing' which undermined the state's supposed racial foundations.
I know about Tenney Frank, but did anyone suggest this before him?
I'm trying to trace the history of racial theories of the fall of the Roman Empire – i.e. that Rome's expansion led to too much 'race mixing' which undermined the state's supposed racial foundations.
I know about Tenney Frank, but did anyone suggest this before him?
February 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Ancient historians/Classicists!
I'm trying to trace the history of racial theories of the fall of the Roman Empire – i.e. that Rome's expansion led to too much 'race mixing' which undermined the state's supposed racial foundations.
I know about Tenney Frank, but did anyone suggest this before him?
I'm trying to trace the history of racial theories of the fall of the Roman Empire – i.e. that Rome's expansion led to too much 'race mixing' which undermined the state's supposed racial foundations.
I know about Tenney Frank, but did anyone suggest this before him?
A fantastic image of Satan and his demons in a Beatus manuscript from southern France, late eleventh century.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
February 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A fantastic image of Satan and his demons in a Beatus manuscript from southern France, late eleventh century.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
#medievalsky This is a very specific question, but I'm looking for manuscripts (pre-1200) that combine some sort of time reckoning (e.g. computus) with T-O maps. I know they exist, but until now it's like searching for a needle in a haystack. For instance: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/cca3...
St John's College MS 17 [2024 images]
View high resolution digitized images of St John's College MS 17 [2024 images] Computistical miscellany
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#medievalsky This is a very specific question, but I'm looking for manuscripts (pre-1200) that combine some sort of time reckoning (e.g. computus) with T-O maps. I know they exist, but until now it's like searching for a needle in a haystack. For instance: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/cca3...
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Zojuist was ik te gast bij de nieuwe podcast van @timoepping.bsky.social om over de Kruistochten te praten. Best spannend om te doen! We hebben uiteindelijk genoeg materiaal opgenomen om twee afleveringen te vullen. Vanaf april/mei te beluisteren op je favoriete podcastapp!
February 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Zojuist was ik te gast bij de nieuwe podcast van @timoepping.bsky.social om over de Kruistochten te praten. Best spannend om te doen! We hebben uiteindelijk genoeg materiaal opgenomen om twee afleveringen te vullen. Vanaf april/mei te beluisteren op je favoriete podcastapp!
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Voor mijn onderzoek kom ik geregeld in aanraking met manuscripten. Gelukkig zijn er nu veel gedigitaliseerd, wat het makkelijk maakt om ze op afstand te bekijken. Zo kwam ik net dit prachtige chronologische schema tegen, met in het midden, heel prominent, een portret van Homerus!
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Voor mijn onderzoek kom ik geregeld in aanraking met manuscripten. Gelukkig zijn er nu veel gedigitaliseerd, wat het makkelijk maakt om ze op afstand te bekijken. Zo kwam ik net dit prachtige chronologische schema tegen, met in het midden, heel prominent, een portret van Homerus!
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Volgens de trendwatchers New York Times worden de Middeleeuwen weer hip in 2025. Ze noemen als voorbeeld Chappell Roan, die tijdens de VMA's van 2024 als een moderne Jeanne d'Arc in een volledig ridderharnas optrad.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/s...
February 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Volgens de trendwatchers New York Times worden de Middeleeuwen weer hip in 2025. Ze noemen als voorbeeld Chappell Roan, die tijdens de VMA's van 2024 als een moderne Jeanne d'Arc in een volledig ridderharnas optrad.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/s...