Today was my first opportunity to access items from Bodleian Libraries special collections, which was as exciting & inspiring as expected, starting with this 1463 pocket almanac. I think it was intended to hang from a belt, and I wanted a good look at the binding, to recreate later.

I thought this truly tiny bit of mischief was very, very funny.

Shelfmarks & links to partial digitisations: Folding almanac: MS Rawl D 928, shorturl.at/3RTvi Astronomical calendar: MS Laud Misc 662, shorturl.at/w4iLs First volvelle: MS Ashmole 370, shorturl.at/wwtNs Second volvelle: MS Ashmole 391, shorturl.at/cAMaW

It's an amazingly small world! x.com/Stewart_Brooke…

📯 Everyone, we have wonderful news! For a second time, the Medieval Women's Writing Research Group has been chosen as a TORCH Oxford Critical-Thinking Community! 🥳 We're so delighted by this and really excited for our next phase!

First week of term completed ✔️

You've read our booklet and watched our TikToks, but have you ever wondered what Oxford Medieval Studies is actually meant to be? We've put together a short promotional video to explain exactly who we are and why you should join us! Watch it now at youtu.be/Jy1M4pP5cAc?si…

Our latest exhibition in the Voltaire Room is not to be missed (it's no lie that these books are stunning)!

Had a fantastic afternoon showing Bodleian Libraries medieval manuscripts, woodcuts, and bindings galore to the new Oxford History of the Book students with Lyell Fellow Laure Miolo! 📜🎉

Excited to share that on Monday I will be starting as the College Archivist and Records Manager for Lincoln College Lincoln College Library, Oxford, working alongside my current role at the fantastic St Peter's College! 📜🎉

📚STEAL NOT THIS BOOK FOR FEAR OF SHAME FOR HERE DOTH STAND THE OWNER'S NAME🗡 My author copies of ✨Book Curses✨ arrived yesterday, so today I'm having some quality time with them, and inducting them into my spooky table decorations!

… Islamic scribe’s colour palette. I'll describe their preparation and behaviour from a practitioner’s perspective, and share process photos from my re-creation of ink recipes from the 10th to 13th centuries, along with insights into inkmaking practices gleaned from these texts.

The Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference committee is delighted to announce this year's Call for Papers! We look forward to receiving submissions for 20 minute papers from graduate students on ‘Rituals and Ceremonies’. Details below: #OMGC2025 #cfp #medieval #medhist

Today is All Souls' Day. This day developed in the Middle Ages as a time for comfort and connection between the living and the dead: a day to ensure no one was left alone in death, and to reassure the living of their place within a vast community of souls. unherd.com/2020/11/how-we…

Did you know: St John’s has a remarkable collection of late medieval liturgical vestments and embroidery, including a rare set of vestments for the pre-Reformation High Mass. They are some of the finest examples in England, but these treasures were almost lost forever...

My team at Oxford is recruiting three new Senior Research Software Engineers. If you can see yourself working with researchers & innovative methods to build & implement digital tools to explore culture & ideas, this may be for you! More information: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Dating the Undatable: From woodblock to print. A session sponsored by the Society in memory of John Flood at Oxford’s lively Reading in the Woods study day. Thanks to Julianne Simpson, Ed Potten and Elizabeth Savage for speaking about methods and perils in dating woodblocks.