Coffee with a Codex: Middle English Religious Poems An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different...

For #CoffeeWithACodex On April 2 (12pm Noon ET, on Zoom), curator @leoba.bsky.social will bring out Ms. Codex 196, a collection of three devotional works in metrical verse in Middle English and Latin. Written in England, circa 1400. #medievalsky #manuscriptsky

Register here: https://bit.ly/3NIssbv

Hey #medievalsky #manuscriptsky - do you have any examples of codices made into scrolls or rolls? Any genre.

London International Palaeography School The London International Palaeography School is a series of intensive courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies.

Do you or your students need to hone your skills for working with medieval manuscripts? We have in-person short courses for you in June. Book now to avoid disappointment! 👇 #MedievalSky #ManuscriptSky

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Am I seeing things, or are these figures in the bathroom wallpaper at Bobo in the West Village taken from al-Jahiz’s Kitab al-Hayawan aka Book of Animals? Because who what where when why and how.

#manuscriptsky #arabicsky #medievalsky #bestiarysky #animalstudies #menasky #wallpaper #bookhistory

#BookHistory #BookSky #ManuscriptSky

Today we have this little Persian collection of astronomical works, including works on the astrolabe, horoscopes, and the risings and settings of the planets - including many tables. It was written in Iran around 1670 (AH 1081) (LJS 414) #ManuscriptSky

#manuscriptsky really has a nice ring to it!

This morning I followed @erikkwakkel.bsky.social and @ejjohnson.bsky.social, #manuscriptsky is really shaping up!