Peter Kidd
@mssprovenance.bsky.social
Oxford-based researcher of medieval manuscripts; formerly of the Bodleian and the BL; especially interested in provenance and illumination; currently preparing a catalogue of the medieval and renaissance manuscripts of University College, Oxford.
"between September & November" = October
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"between September & November" = October
Maybe I am misunderstanding you. When I catalogue a 13th-cent. Bible, I do not cite Laura Light unless one of her articles is directly relevant. Are you suggesting that I should cite tangentially-relevant scholarship? I don't think that would be practical: my bibliographies would be enormous!
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Maybe I am misunderstanding you. When I catalogue a 13th-cent. Bible, I do not cite Laura Light unless one of her articles is directly relevant. Are you suggesting that I should cite tangentially-relevant scholarship? I don't think that would be practical: my bibliographies would be enormous!
Auction houses are primarily trying to sell things, not do scholarship. If they advance scholarship, that's a bonus to be grateful for.
Scholars (who *are* supposed to advance scholarship) make and perpetuate most(?) false claims ... so maybe you're aiming criticism at the wrong people?
Scholars (who *are* supposed to advance scholarship) make and perpetuate most(?) false claims ... so maybe you're aiming criticism at the wrong people?
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Auction houses are primarily trying to sell things, not do scholarship. If they advance scholarship, that's a bonus to be grateful for.
Scholars (who *are* supposed to advance scholarship) make and perpetuate most(?) false claims ... so maybe you're aiming criticism at the wrong people?
Scholars (who *are* supposed to advance scholarship) make and perpetuate most(?) false claims ... so maybe you're aiming criticism at the wrong people?
Boo! We want you back in Oxford!
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Boo! We want you back in Oxford!
I'm confused!
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm confused!
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
The April page has the expected layout: Dominical letters, Golden numbers, etc. at the left.
But the first side you posted appears to have the gradings at the left, which is very weird.
Was it written with two months per page, or something?
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September 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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How far did you get?
And can you share an image of the other side?
And can you share an image of the other side?
September 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How far did you get?
And can you share an image of the other side?
And can you share an image of the other side?
The short answer is: I don't know. (I assumed that the wax was mixed with soot, or something, but the example in the display-case is a facsimile, not the original, so I am reluctant to base anything on what it looked like).
September 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The short answer is: I don't know. (I assumed that the wax was mixed with soot, or something, but the example in the display-case is a facsimile, not the original, so I am reluctant to base anything on what it looked like).
L'expert, Le dupe, & Le faussaire!
September 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
L'expert, Le dupe, & Le faussaire!