I'm beginning a new book! Medieval Animals: A Cultural and Literary History w/Reaktion Books. It will have many beautiful illustrations and 10 short chapters. What would you like to see included? Feel free to post images as well as ideas. Thanks!

We are extremely concerned about Derek, a much-loved member of our maintenance team who has been missing since last Thursday. Have you seen him? Please share our post if you can; we are desperate to reunite Derek safely with his family as soon as possible st-annes.ox.ac.uk/appeal-for-hel…

Wonderful to be back at @MertonCollege introducing the Merton’s Beasts manuscript MS 249 to this year’s UNIQ #DH interns. Thank you Julia Walworth for making it possible and for showing us the old library too! 📚

Just rediscovered @anjdunning's manuscript contribution to Bodleian Libraries's Beasts on sheep - watch it for some #Christmas cheer! Oxford Medieval Studies Merton’s Beasts youtu.be/NUf2sIoK1s0

A shout-out to our new followers, among them @buercky, @Eliz_Scully, Anthony Royle, @RubaSkala, & many thanks for carrying us across the 1500 mark. Celebrate in style by watching some of the Oxford treasures come to life e.g. Merton’s Beasts youtu.be/G0bLy3LhJTA

🇺🇦 Can you help me make this post and photo BIG on Twitter? It’s University of Oxford solidarity protest against the war since we #StandWithUkriane! Please follow Oxford University Ukrainian Society media to learn how may we help from the UK

Looking forward to welcoming Merton’s Beasts @_linehenriksen_ Nayanika Mathur Dr Lachlan D. Urquhart @[email protected] 胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net & more to Big Data Institute tomorrow to begin making a Critical Bestiary of AI. Thank you TORCH Oxford and @WEH_Oxford for making it possible! torch.ox.ac.uk/critical-besti…

I had a great time taking part in this #Beasts of #AI workshop last week, with a truly interdisciplinary panel 🦁 Thanks to Rachel Douglas-Jones, TORCH Oxford, & co. for making it possible! I look forward to seeing how our beasts evolve as they meet new audiences! 👹

wild medieval beliefs about animals, a thread:

Treated myself to a manuscript day at the British Library today, and got to meet this beauty 📖😍 It contains one of only three copies of Philippe de Thaun’s #bestiary, another being Merton’s Beasts! 🦁 📷 BL, Cotton MS Nero AV #books #manuscripts #library #medievaltwitter

Another couple of indulgent days at the British Library Medieval Manuscripts this week, looking at some (nominally) thesis-relevant material 📚 Herewith a short thread containing a few highlights from the ones I could photograph 🧵 #books #manuscripts #library #medieval #medievaltwitter

When the cat jumps on the bed and wakes you at 2 o’clock in the morning, so you have to chase it out of the room. #Medieval #Manuscripts #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #Caturday

Stephanie J. Lahey, PhD 🇨🇦 edited by Seb Dows-Miller editions.mml.ox.ac.uk/editions/besti…

Stephanie J. Lahey, PhD 🇨🇦 Seb Dows-Miller Oxford History of the Book Oxford Modern Languages Merton’s Beasts Watch the video of the Oxford History of the Book launch event where Seb explained how he created the vector graphics youtu.be/G0bLy3LhJTA

Visited the amazing chained #library and #MappaMundi at Hereford Cathedral yesterday. A real treat to see that the (named!) scribe’s exhortation to pray for him was in Anglo-Norman, despite the rest of the Mappa being in Latin

Happy new year! #CodingCodices returns with a discussion informed by Heather Bamford and @CFranquely's recent article, "Whose digital Middle Ages?" open.spotify.com/episode/7cIFTS…

It’s shaping up to be an exciting week! First, I get to be a part of the #CROSSREADS workshop on abbreviation at @MertonCollege, where I’ll talk about the Merton bestiary 🦁⬇️ Then, there’s the The Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference, where I’m presenting on authorship 📖 Can’t wait! #Medieval

What better way to end the #CROSSREADS workshop on abbreviation than with some abbreviations “in the wild” in the funerary inscriptions in @MertonCollege chapel! This one is a perfect example of the complexities we talked about in the sessions Now on to The Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference!