
Dr Alison Ray
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Archivist @lincolllib and Support Officer for Academic Engagement @bodleianlibs π
Medievalist @mems_ukc (she/her)
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#Maythe4th be with you! This mid 12th-century astrological compilation is filled to the brim with Star Wars style characters, now Bodleian Libraries MS. Bodl. 614 β¨



Let's have a conclave! Here's a fantastic grisaille illustration of the apostles dressed as cardinals enthroning St Peter as pope, from a mid 14th-century Franciscan Missal produced in France and now Bodleian Libraries MS. Douce 313, f. 262v π¨


Excited to speak at Combe Church on Sunday as a Lincoln College Oxford living about its amazing medieval history! π€π


In a video recorded earlier this week, 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden honored and thanked the crucial and important work performed by the Library of Congress staff, the heart of the institution. (1/2)

Had a fantastic evening speaking to Combe Church about its medieval history and connections to Lincoln College Oxford! Thank you to everyone who came along and to the organisers for a goodie box of local treats! π€π


An amazing gold workshop this afternoon led by Sara Charles and hosted by the Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group this afternoon! My hilarious attempt at an initial from the Eadui Psalter! πππ¨






Our brand-new Dye Garden is coming to life! With guidance from colleagues across the UL, and Cam Botanic Garden, our Conservation team has planted traditional dye plants once used in manuscript painting. π¨ #CambridgeUniversityLibraries #CULconservation #DyeGarden



Had a fantastic time on a medieval-themed Lincoln College Oxford Day Out following the British Pilgrimage Trust route from Islip to Oxford! π₯Ύπ britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/isliβ¦




ποΈ Friday 30 May ποΈ Join us at Lincoln College this Friday for 'Fragments of Lives', a day of discoveries about medieval lives in the muniments of Magdalen College, Lincoln College Oxford and beyond!

