Dr David Rundle
@drdavidrundle.bsky.social
Historian, palaeographer, Renaissance man. Managing Editor, @mediumaevum.bsky.social . Found in libraries or restaurants.
Bookmarks of yesteryear. A leaf between the leaves of this manuscript @magdalenoxford.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Bookmarks of yesteryear. A leaf between the leaves of this manuscript @magdalenoxford.bsky.social
Yesterday the latest cohort of @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students graduated. Congratulations to all of you on your success. I enjoyed teaching you and wish you all the best for your next adventures!
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November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Yesterday the latest cohort of @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students graduated. Congratulations to all of you on your success. I enjoyed teaching you and wish you all the best for your next adventures!
research.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
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And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
These are going from Baden to wurst.
Everyone loves a Trier
Writing good jokes about German cities takes a lot of Erfurt.
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
These are going from Baden to wurst.
How to tease:
Tomorrow, we at the @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded Knowledge Orders before Modernity Doctoral Programme will have some exciting news for you... Keep those eyes peeled.
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How to tease:
Are you up for some more palaeographical excitement? Then ready yourself for next Tuesday's seminar in London's Senate House where we can offer you not one but two scintillating papers featuring new research from early career scholars.
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Early Career Researcher Papers
ies.sas.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Are you up for some more palaeographical excitement? Then ready yourself for next Tuesday's seminar in London's Senate House where we can offer you not one but two scintillating papers featuring new research from early career scholars.
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
When you know civilisation is coming to an end:
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
When you know civilisation is coming to an end:
Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
MEMS to Host the Fifteenth Century Conference 2026
www.kent.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
It was two months ago now, so a good moment to remember a highlight of our Austrian jaunt: a trip to Weiz, with its taborkirche (fortified church) dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. That's Becket to us who obey Henry VIII's laws.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It was two months ago now, so a good moment to remember a highlight of our Austrian jaunt: a trip to Weiz, with its taborkirche (fortified church) dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. That's Becket to us who obey Henry VIII's laws.
Next to Jesus Maria Johannes, another triad: amen amen amen. Unusually, the reason for invoking it thrice is explained: it is in honour of the Trinity as the superscript letters show (p[ater], f[ilius], s[spiritus sanctus]). @magdalenoxford.bsky.social MS. lat. 71.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Next to Jesus Maria Johannes, another triad: amen amen amen. Unusually, the reason for invoking it thrice is explained: it is in honour of the Trinity as the superscript letters show (p[ater], f[ilius], s[spiritus sanctus]). @magdalenoxford.bsky.social MS. lat. 71.
More evidence of the fun we had at the @memsunikent.bsky.social led and @chase-dtp.bsky.social funded Bookscapes workshop on Traditions of Lettering - from calligraphy to needlework via print, epigraphy and stained glass. Quite a day. Thank you, @cburycathedral.bsky.social Archives for hosting us.
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
More evidence of the fun we had at the @memsunikent.bsky.social led and @chase-dtp.bsky.social funded Bookscapes workshop on Traditions of Lettering - from calligraphy to needlework via print, epigraphy and stained glass. Quite a day. Thank you, @cburycathedral.bsky.social Archives for hosting us.
The latest @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes workshop is about to begin. It is on Traditions of Lettering, run by @memsunikent.bsky.social and hosted by our friends at @cburycathedral.bsky.social Archives.
November 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The latest @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes workshop is about to begin. It is on Traditions of Lettering, run by @memsunikent.bsky.social and hosted by our friends at @cburycathedral.bsky.social Archives.
The @memsunikent.bsky.social MA team are back in their second home, the Archives @cburycathedral.bsky.social for their first session of the term close up with manuscripts.
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The @memsunikent.bsky.social MA team are back in their second home, the Archives @cburycathedral.bsky.social for their first session of the term close up with manuscripts.
A meeting @cburycathedral.bsky.social to discuss the next @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes workshop on traditions of lettering, and had a few minutes to enjoy some of the new (and relevant) temporary display. Timeless questions in present dress. I found it thought-provoking. Thank you.
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A meeting @cburycathedral.bsky.social to discuss the next @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes workshop on traditions of lettering, and had a few minutes to enjoy some of the new (and relevant) temporary display. Timeless questions in present dress. I found it thought-provoking. Thank you.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Medieval Latin teachers, help! Disaster for our @memsunikent.bsky.social Latin learners: the Memrise pages for Collins's Primer have disappeared. Do you know where they might be now and, crucially, what substitutes there are.
I have seen pages on Quizlet and Brainscape. Recommendations?
I have seen pages on Quizlet and Brainscape. Recommendations?
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Medieval Latin teachers, help! Disaster for our @memsunikent.bsky.social Latin learners: the Memrise pages for Collins's Primer have disappeared. Do you know where they might be now and, crucially, what substitutes there are.
I have seen pages on Quizlet and Brainscape. Recommendations?
I have seen pages on Quizlet and Brainscape. Recommendations?
A reminder that this is on this very afternoon, 21st instant:
An opportunity next Tuesday at 5:30pm to enjoy some palaeography without moving from the comfort of your own chair:
Next Tuesday the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar is online. Kate Gerry will be sharing her work on the Guthlac Roll. Book 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A reminder that this is on this very afternoon, 21st instant:
That was quick (and suggests the Paper holds few surprises). Good on value of humanities; wise to be concerned about the International Student Levy; disappointing in not pointing out the fundamental flaws in a policy tied to tuition fees.
Read our response to the Government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published today: https://bit.ly/48z0QOe
The UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, The British Academy responds to the Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
That was quick (and suggests the Paper holds few surprises). Good on value of humanities; wise to be concerned about the International Student Levy; disappointing in not pointing out the fundamental flaws in a policy tied to tuition fees.
Quite so. But also: if this is the most the White Paper has to announce on HE, it speaks of a paucity of ambition. If there is nothing on how to attract more international students, nothing on how to ensure ongoing provision across all regions, it will be less use than a wet sticking plaster.
and I will say what I always say about this which is that I am not in favour of fees rise and no one who cares about universities should be: it is fees themselves that are the problem. raising them in line with inflation is “good news” in the same way that methadone is good news for an addict
tuition fee rises in line with inflation. great: will please NOONE (too little too late for unis) and infuriate students and the normal bores who complain about “death trap” degrees.
honestly Laura Trott’s response was… annoying but felt like it might convince more people
honestly Laura Trott’s response was… annoying but felt like it might convince more people
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Quite so. But also: if this is the most the White Paper has to announce on HE, it speaks of a paucity of ambition. If there is nothing on how to attract more international students, nothing on how to ensure ongoing provision across all regions, it will be less use than a wet sticking plaster.
An opportunity next Tuesday at 5:30pm to enjoy some palaeography without moving from the comfort of your own chair:
Next Tuesday the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar is online. Kate Gerry will be sharing her work on the Guthlac Roll. Book 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
An opportunity next Tuesday at 5:30pm to enjoy some palaeography without moving from the comfort of your own chair:
So true - but the humanities provides so much more than preparation for the economy: it is a training for the whole of life, not just the job. Every well-functioning civil society needs a critically attuned citizenry.
What HE managers fail to understand is that in the context of the Humanities, ‘employability’ isn’t teaching coding or carpentry, but skills around writing, presenting, reasoning, evaluation, analysis, research etc. In an 80% service economy, these are the skills that fundamentally matter.
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
So true - but the humanities provides so much more than preparation for the economy: it is a training for the whole of life, not just the job. Every well-functioning civil society needs a critically attuned citizenry.
Back in Guersney for some #fragment fun with @tamarajatkin.bsky.social hosted by the Island Archives's Callum Tostevin-Hall.
October 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Back in Guersney for some #fragment fun with @tamarajatkin.bsky.social hosted by the Island Archives's Callum Tostevin-Hall.
Scotney not-so-much-a-Castle (and looking good on it). @nationaltrust.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Scotney not-so-much-a-Castle (and looking good on it). @nationaltrust.org.uk
I'm sure all manuscript scholars want to second that vote of thanks. MLGB3 goes beyond what the hardcopy Medieval Libraries of GB could provide. It was a sad day when it had to be taken down; it is great to see it back and functioning well. And it is going to get better! Congratulations to the team.
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
October 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I'm sure all manuscript scholars want to second that vote of thanks. MLGB3 goes beyond what the hardcopy Medieval Libraries of GB could provide. It was a sad day when it had to be taken down; it is great to see it back and functioning well. And it is going to get better! Congratulations to the team.
Have you been bereft without MLGB3? It was the essential and much-used online listing of extant books from British medieval libraries. Those good people @bodleian.ox.ac.uk have been working away and have just re-launched it, with the promise of more in the year ahead:
mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Medieval Libraries of Great Britain
Medieval Libraries of Great Britain
mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Have you been bereft without MLGB3? It was the essential and much-used online listing of extant books from British medieval libraries. Those good people @bodleian.ox.ac.uk have been working away and have just re-launched it, with the promise of more in the year ahead:
mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk