Ennius
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Independent scholar: research interests in hermeneutics, textual criticism, and the classical tradition; aurum in stercore
This ms contains a Hebrew Psalter which has been annotated by Christian Hebraists and has a Latin translation in the margins. Here is Psalm 150.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.133r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.133r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This ms contains a Hebrew Psalter which has been annotated by Christian Hebraists and has a Latin translation in the margins. Here is Psalm 150.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.133r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.133r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
The world is beginning to wind me up!
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The world is beginning to wind me up!
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
Remind yourself of Hebrew, Greek, and Runic.
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 878; Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo (ca. 808 CE-849 CE, Abbot of Reichenau); between about 825 CE and 849 CE; Reichenau; pp.320-1
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 878; Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo (ca. 808 CE-849 CE, Abbot of Reichenau); between about 825 CE and 849 CE; Reichenau; pp.320-1
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November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Remind yourself of Hebrew, Greek, and Runic.
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 878; Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo (ca. 808 CE-849 CE, Abbot of Reichenau); between about 825 CE and 849 CE; Reichenau; pp.320-1
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 878; Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo (ca. 808 CE-849 CE, Abbot of Reichenau); between about 825 CE and 849 CE; Reichenau; pp.320-1
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A table of the Hebrew alphabet at the beginning of Lamentations
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 048; Bible; c.1170 CE; England (St Albans); f.121r
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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 048; Bible; c.1170 CE; England (St Albans); f.121r
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A table of the Hebrew alphabet at the beginning of Lamentations
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 048; Bible; c.1170 CE; England (St Albans); f.121r
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 048; Bible; c.1170 CE; England (St Albans); f.121r
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
The Hebrew alphabet in the lower margin
BnF MS Latin 1822; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Jeremiam; 12th century; France; f.41v
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BnF MS Latin 1822; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Jeremiam; 12th century; France; f.41v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Hebrew alphabet in the lower margin
BnF MS Latin 1822; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Jeremiam; 12th century; France; f.41v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 1822; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Jeremiam; 12th century; France; f.41v
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
Always a good thing to have one's alphabet list to hand.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Always a good thing to have one's alphabet list to hand.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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I serendipitously stumble upon a new article on Carolingian border controls, by Marco Franzoni.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Mobility, Trade and Control at the Frontier Zones of the Carolingian Empire ( 8th–9th Centuries AD ) *
This contribution highlights the measures taken by the Franks in the eighth and ninth centuries to control the movement of goods and people on the peripheries of the empire. It focuses on the northeas...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I serendipitously stumble upon a new article on Carolingian border controls, by Marco Franzoni.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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I'm 75 & still renting with my husband who's 64, so for us it's not about loneliness but about security of tenure. We've been lucky with our rented homes: 11 yrs & 22 yrs, but now we're facing eviction, & the cheaper end of the market has all but collapsed due to landlords fearing the new Bill!
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm 75 & still renting with my husband who's 64, so for us it's not about loneliness but about security of tenure. We've been lucky with our rented homes: 11 yrs & 22 yrs, but now we're facing eviction, & the cheaper end of the market has all but collapsed due to landlords fearing the new Bill!
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This is so deeply sad. It’s about people in their 60s without a place of their own having to rent. I have a friend in that situation. All our conversations are heartbreaking ones about loneliness and poverty.
The rapid rise of renters in their 60s: ‘I hate the idea of house-sharing – but I have no choice’
It is often assumed that people of retirement age will no longer have housing costs to cover. But for a significant and growing group, this is far from the case
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This is so deeply sad. It’s about people in their 60s without a place of their own having to rent. I have a friend in that situation. All our conversations are heartbreaking ones about loneliness and poverty.
St Jerome flanked by Eustochium and Paula, with Blessila lying in her coffin on which is being placed the lid. At Jerome's feet lies the monk Ivo.
BnF MS Latin 13350; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten ; 12th century; France (Corbie?); f. Bv @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 13350; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten ; 12th century; France (Corbie?); f. Bv @gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
St Jerome flanked by Eustochium and Paula, with Blessila lying in her coffin on which is being placed the lid. At Jerome's feet lies the monk Ivo.
BnF MS Latin 13350; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten ; 12th century; France (Corbie?); f. Bv @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 13350; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten ; 12th century; France (Corbie?); f. Bv @gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Beware of the Salamander!
BL Royal 12 C XIX; Bestiary; 13th century; England; f.68v
BL Royal 12 C XIX; Bestiary; 13th century; England; f.68v
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Beware of the Salamander!
BL Royal 12 C XIX; Bestiary; 13th century; England; f.68v
BL Royal 12 C XIX; Bestiary; 13th century; England; f.68v
Points of view: 'You look strange!' 🤔
BL Add MS 62925; 'The Rutland Psalter'; c1260; London;
f.88v
BL Add MS 62925; 'The Rutland Psalter'; c1260; London;
f.88v
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Points of view: 'You look strange!' 🤔
BL Add MS 62925; 'The Rutland Psalter'; c1260; London;
f.88v
BL Add MS 62925; 'The Rutland Psalter'; c1260; London;
f.88v
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Tonight’s Unspun World (11pm BBC Two) is a cracker: Russia’s aims in Ukraine, plans to rebuild Gaza (worse destroyed than Berlin 1945), Iraq improving, & the promise/threat of quantum computing. Also on iPlayer/News Channel/World Service. Our last show of 2025 - back in the New Year.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tonight’s Unspun World (11pm BBC Two) is a cracker: Russia’s aims in Ukraine, plans to rebuild Gaza (worse destroyed than Berlin 1945), Iraq improving, & the promise/threat of quantum computing. Also on iPlayer/News Channel/World Service. Our last show of 2025 - back in the New Year.
'The Map Psalter' with Jerusalem in the centre, and the location of the so called 'monstrous races' identified.
BL Add MS 28681; 'The Map Psalter'; 1262-1300 CE; England; f.9r
BL Add MS 28681; 'The Map Psalter'; 1262-1300 CE; England; f.9r
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
'The Map Psalter' with Jerusalem in the centre, and the location of the so called 'monstrous races' identified.
BL Add MS 28681; 'The Map Psalter'; 1262-1300 CE; England; f.9r
BL Add MS 28681; 'The Map Psalter'; 1262-1300 CE; England; f.9r
The burial of Adam, with Seth placing the seeds of the tree of knowledge in his mouth
BL Add 24189; Sir John Mandeville, Illustrations for Mandeville's Travels; 15th century; Bohemia; f.17v
BL Add 24189; Sir John Mandeville, Illustrations for Mandeville's Travels; 15th century; Bohemia; f.17v
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The burial of Adam, with Seth placing the seeds of the tree of knowledge in his mouth
BL Add 24189; Sir John Mandeville, Illustrations for Mandeville's Travels; 15th century; Bohemia; f.17v
BL Add 24189; Sir John Mandeville, Illustrations for Mandeville's Travels; 15th century; Bohemia; f.17v
A representation of the legendary Prester John, labelled 'Rydynge of Prester Johan'
BL Royal MS 17 C XXXVIII; Travels of Sir John Mandeville in Middle English; 15th century; Southern England; f.54v
BL Royal MS 17 C XXXVIII; Travels of Sir John Mandeville in Middle English; 15th century; Southern England; f.54v
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A representation of the legendary Prester John, labelled 'Rydynge of Prester Johan'
BL Royal MS 17 C XXXVIII; Travels of Sir John Mandeville in Middle English; 15th century; Southern England; f.54v
BL Royal MS 17 C XXXVIII; Travels of Sir John Mandeville in Middle English; 15th century; Southern England; f.54v
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#medievalsky
Learn to read Old English from scratch! The CEMA has been hosting monthly manuscript reading sessions at @sorbonne-universite.fr since 1984 🥰 We are now also online, one Saturday morning a month -- next session this coming Saturday, 10-12 CET. Ping me if you want to partake 🎉🎉🎉
Learn to read Old English from scratch! The CEMA has been hosting monthly manuscript reading sessions at @sorbonne-universite.fr since 1984 🥰 We are now also online, one Saturday morning a month -- next session this coming Saturday, 10-12 CET. Ping me if you want to partake 🎉🎉🎉
![Illustration = the Old English Hexateuch, w. an image of the creation of Eve.
Text = Everything you always wanted to know about medieval manuscripts — but were too afraid to ask
Attend the 2025-2026 CÉMA/AMAES Saturday morning sessions and learn to read medieval English manuscripts from scratch!
When — Saturday 10 am-12 noon — October 11, November 15, December 13, January 24, February 21, March 21, April 11, May 30, June 13
Where — Sorbonne & Zoom
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November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#medievalsky
Learn to read Old English from scratch! The CEMA has been hosting monthly manuscript reading sessions at @sorbonne-universite.fr since 1984 🥰 We are now also online, one Saturday morning a month -- next session this coming Saturday, 10-12 CET. Ping me if you want to partake 🎉🎉🎉
Learn to read Old English from scratch! The CEMA has been hosting monthly manuscript reading sessions at @sorbonne-universite.fr since 1984 🥰 We are now also online, one Saturday morning a month -- next session this coming Saturday, 10-12 CET. Ping me if you want to partake 🎉🎉🎉
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Obama surprises plane full of Korean and Vietnam War veterans on an honor flight in DC
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Obama surprises plane full of Korean and Vietnam War veterans on an honor flight in DC
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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Justice and the Rule of Law
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c.1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.21r
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c.1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.21r
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Justice and the Rule of Law
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c.1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.21r
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c.1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.21r
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On this day in 1918 the parents of the poet Wilfred Owen were just listening to the church bells ringing to announce the Armistice when a telegram boy arrived with the message that their son had died.
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On this day in 1918 the parents of the poet Wilfred Owen were just listening to the church bells ringing to announce the Armistice when a telegram boy arrived with the message that their son had died.
11th November is the feast of St Martin of Tours. Here men and women are depicted hawking while St Martin is sharing his cloak with a beggar.
BL Add MS 15219; 2nd half of the 12th century; Tournai; ff.11v, 12r
BL Add MS 15219; 2nd half of the 12th century; Tournai; ff.11v, 12r
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
11th November is the feast of St Martin of Tours. Here men and women are depicted hawking while St Martin is sharing his cloak with a beggar.
BL Add MS 15219; 2nd half of the 12th century; Tournai; ff.11v, 12r
BL Add MS 15219; 2nd half of the 12th century; Tournai; ff.11v, 12r
11th November is the feast of St Martin of Tours. Here is St Martin as initial 'I'(gitur).
Trinity Hall Library, MS 21; Various including the Vita Sancti Martini by Sulpicius Severus; 11th century; Canterbury?, England; f.2v @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social
Trinity Hall Library, MS 21; Various including the Vita Sancti Martini by Sulpicius Severus; 11th century; Canterbury?, England; f.2v @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
11th November is the feast of St Martin of Tours. Here is St Martin as initial 'I'(gitur).
Trinity Hall Library, MS 21; Various including the Vita Sancti Martini by Sulpicius Severus; 11th century; Canterbury?, England; f.2v @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social
Trinity Hall Library, MS 21; Various including the Vita Sancti Martini by Sulpicius Severus; 11th century; Canterbury?, England; f.2v @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social