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Dr Alison Ray

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Archivist @SPC_Oxford and @LibAllSouls πŸ“–
Medievalist @mems_ukc and @OxfordHistory (she/her)

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Happy ! The medieval bestiary tells us that bats are not noble birds, they prefer to fly at dusk, hang from high places like a bunch of grapes, and their voice is like a mouse squeak πŸ¦‡πŸ–€

The 13th-cent. Ashmole Bestiary, Bodleian Libraries MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 63r

Happy #BatAppreciationDay! The medieval bestiary tells us that bats are not noble birds, they prefer to fly at dusk, hang from high places like a bunch of grapes, and their voice is like a mouse squeak πŸ¦‡πŸ–€ The 13th-cent. Ashmole Bestiary, @bodleianlibs MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 63r
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