Once again: why context matters (thanks Jens Notroff) 😑

Riccius the notary was looking forward to a night at the tavern (Bologna, 1288) - relatable?

Joseph Campbell’s no. 1 piece of advice

So, Google is killing its cache (which was amazingly useful), and replacing it with a third-party solution of linking to the Internet Archive. I really hope the Internet Archive is being paid -- and paid a lot -- for this.

È stato digitalizzato il Fondo Manoscritti della Biblioteca Universitaria Alessandrina, ora disponibile su #InternetCulturale: una collezione di #codici dal IX al XV secolo che comprende 450 unità codicologiche in forma di volumi e di carte sciolte 👉internetculturale.it/it/41/collezio…

Latest amusement: me cited in a class action lawsuit against all publishers... ... and they left the all caps section in. The 450 Movement represent!

Dateable ‘handsome’ English minuscule in the glorious Salisbury Psalter, probably written by women in around 980AD with a ‘thin’ later Old English gloss #DigitalKer 379

Honest, I swear I had nothing to do with this. "To remove or not to remove: Debate over taking horns off Viking statue in Manitoba community" winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/to-remove-or-n…

This early printed book is full of colourful woodcut engravings of historical and mythological women. 'De Claris Mulieribus’ is notable as the first collection devoted exclusively to biographies of women in post-ancient Western literature. 106 women are featured. MS Douce 287

Two days ago, a lawfirm filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against 6 commercial publishers (incl Elsevier & Wiley) in the federal district court in New York. They allege a 3-part scheme on part of publishers. 🧵 lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/acad…

What does the outcome of the publishers' lawsuit mean for library users? Patrons like Kaan in Turkey consider it a devastating loss that impacts education.⁠ Let the publishers know that you want access to over 500,000 books restored. ✍️➡️ change.org/p/let-readers-… #LetReadersRead

With the greatest pride I present: For over two years, the #OG_H_AM project, with the expert support of Daniel Bălteanu (Communications Office, Maynooth University) has been producing an info video about the ogam script and ogam texts. It was launched yesterday: youtu.be/wN_5lhovPbw

You cannot comprehend the RAGE that rushed through me as I saw that the first google result for googling Hieronymus Bosch is incestuous AI sloop. What are we even doing here...?

A mnemonic for the nine Muses, daughters of Memory (for those who enjoy reciting Latin hexameters). Ecce novem Musae, quarum alma Memoria mater: Clio Melpomeneque, Euterp(e) Eratoque,Thalia, Urania alta et Terpsichore, Polyhymnia docta, denique Calliope, dulci pulcherrima voce.

Life is short,folks. What will you do today? 😏

We have a list of every Anglo-Saxon whose name we know: it's an astonishing achievement & research tool. It took 10 years & is now available again: pase.ac.uk Reeves, moneyers, pilgrims; anchorites, assassins, archpriests; sisters, sons & seventeenth-grandfathers...

Nobody knows

Today the Abbey of Jouques celebrates the Solemnity of its Patron Saint, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. Let us celebrate this Solemnity with the Communion chant • Redime me: app.neumz.com/.../missa-redi…

And don't miss our follow-up conversation with the great Stephanie J. Lahey, PhD, talking about the incredible challenge of transcribing a book like the DIVINE COMEDY. (lnk in comment)

Critical thinking