Not every night you randomly hop on Twitter and see an article that contains what might be the absolute coolest Ottoman manuscript you've ever seen, vibes on this one are OFF THE CHARTS

A new article on Middle Armenian in the Ottoman court “Learning Middle Armenian at the Court of Meḥmed II”

Armenian language at the Ottoman court 🤔??? Our article (authored by Michael Pifer and yours truly) is out and open access! Special thanks to Alison M. Vacca @medievalqabq and Zayde Antrim Zayde Antrim ! See below for a polychromatic story.

This is a path breaking article on language politics in the 15th century... I highly recommend it to all who are interested in cultural history of the 15th century.

Important article about how and why the study of Arabic poetry—or “unlearning” that study—matters in the world

Patricia Blessing, “Mail-Order Mihrabs: Collaborative Labor in the Design of Tile Revetments in Iran and the Ottoman Empire.” Dr. Patricia Blessing Stanford Islamic Studies

Out now, my new article on the logistics of tile making in Al-ʿUsur al-Wusta