In February 1477, Margery Brews dictated the earliest known Valentine's letter in English, to her suitor John Paston III. 💘💘💘 Margery's letter is on display in our #MedievalWomen exhibition. Learn more about its fascinating story in today's blogpost. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

RIP Gene Hackman. The most Polish looking actor who wasn’t Polish.

Tomás Yepes - Virgin of the Forsaken, c.1644

A new frame on Antonello’s Study of Saint Jerome. We replaced a late 16th century dark reverse moulding frame with a plain 15th century oak frame. We were struck by the effect the clam, serious light and narrow frame has on the illusionistic setting.

Superb & important work on books before texts from the brilliant Tom Sawyer (and in open access): read.dukeupress.edu/jmems/article/…

I am once again pitching my romantic comedy: - two academics start dating - discover they are each other's terrible reviewer - hijinks ensue Working title: Love is Double-Blind

A fabulous foursome of ‘F’s, to celebrate the last Friday of term! 😁 (New College, Oxford, MSS 272, 322, 26, and BT1.70.2) #FridayFeeling #Medieval #Vacation

New Cambridge Element The Invention of Colonialism by Sebastian Sobecki is now free to read for 2 weeks! cup.org/4l7YxoL #cambridgeelements #literature

The Invention of Colonialism is now out! Please share widely & read it FOR FREE until 15 July: cambridge.org/core/elements/…

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My latest, The Invention of Colonialism, is FREE TO DOWNLOAD for another week: lnkd.in/gMfDPhwh doi.org/10.1017/978100…

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UTP author Jennifer Neville was a guest on a recent episode of the Active History (ActiveHistory.ca) podcast, discussing her new book Truth is Trickiest: The Case for Ambiguity in the Exeter Book Riddles. Listen here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/01/2…

The University of Toronto ranks 16 in the world out of 2250 universities, tied with Princeton and Cornell. Not bad for a public university, where tuition is under $7000 Cdn, committed to access for all. #highered defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stori…

Four #UofT faculty members receive School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards 🏆 uoft.me/bJz

🌎 El mapa del mundo. Beato de Liébana de San Andrés de Arroyo (c. 1220, Palencia) Es considerado un beato tardío que armoniza dos aspectos: sus imágenes contienen las fórmulas del románico pleno y algún recuerdo de la ...👉 moleiro.com/es/beato-de-li… Románico en España

Roseate Spoonbill bird in flight

I realise the high price point of the book, but this 20% discount should ease some of the pain. For full contents and details, go to cambridge.org/ca/universityp… #medievaltwitter

An Oxford fact for #InternationalCatDay 🐾 Oriel College is home to a Grade I listed cat flap, installed for a previous Provost's feline companion. 📷 | Oriel College