Initial 'S'(eguita) begins Book 18 in which are discussed agriculture and grain. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.205r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'H'(abbiamo) at the beginning of Bk 17 in which is discussed the natural history of cultivated trees. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.190v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'H'(abbiamo) at the beginning of Bk 14 in which vines and viticulture are discussed. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.163r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'S'(iamo) at the beginning of Bk 32 in which are discussed remedies derived from aquatic creatures. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina in fiorentina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.350v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'N'(arreremo) at the beginning of Bk 33 in which the metals gold, silver, & mercury are discussed. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina in fiorentina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.358v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'H'(abbiamo) at the beginning of Bk 30 in which magic is discussed. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina in fiorentina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.334r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'E'(rano) at the start of Bk 28 in which are discussed drugs obtained from man; magic & superstition Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina in fiorentina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.311r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'P'(otevono) at the beginning of Bk 22 in which plants are discussed and the remedies derived from them. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.257v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Initial 'E' at the beginning of Bk 21 in which flowers and garlands are discussed. Bodleian Library Arch. G b.6; Historia naturale di Caio Plinio Secondo, tradocta di lingua latina per Christophoro Landino; 1476 CE; Venice; f.246v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Micrographical depiction of Jonah being swallowed by the fish, at the text of Jonah, the haftarah for the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. #YomKippur BL Add 21160; 'the Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.292r

Decorated initial-word with hybrid of Kol Nidrei (All vows), the opening prayer of Yom Kippur which begins sunset 1 October. #YomKippur Bodleian Library MS. Bodley Or. 167; Maḥzor for the Days of Awe and Tabernacles; 1275–1325 CE; Germany (Cologne? ); f.51r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

Since I have deleted my profile at academia . edu, I have put together a list of articles that I have published over the years. Those that are available online are accessible through links. Feel free to ask me for any PDFs you might need: my-albion.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-li....

Time for a snack BnF MS Latin 14267; Petrus Lombardus , in epistolis s. Pauli ; 12th century; Abbaye de Saint-Victor de Paris; f.6r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

"Can I call you back? I'm stuck in an O at the moment." St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 711; Abbreviatio Decreti "Quoniam egestas"; second half of the 12th century; p.18 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

"Can I call you back? I'm stuck in an O at the moment." St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 711; Abbreviatio Decreti "Quoniam egestas"; second half of the 12th century; p.18 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

The Ascension Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 30; Various including Calendarium, Latin Bible selections, Liber Psalmorum, Cantica with prayers, & Hymns; around 1200 / 13th / 14th centuries; Southern Germany; f.46v (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

Decorated initial-word at the beginning of Kol Nidrei for Yom Kippur, which begins on the evening of 1 October. #YomKippur Bodleian Library MS. Bodley Or. 501; Maḥzor for Yom Kippur, Western Ashkenazi rite; 1326–1375 CE; Germany; f.1r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

October is the time for sowing the seed. #medievalcalendar Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 939; Astrological and ecclesiastical calendar in six pieces; 14th century; England; section 2ar @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

October is the time for knocking down acorns for swine to eat. #medievalcalendar Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 6; c.1140 CE; England (St. Albans); f.6r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

For some, October is the time for treading grapes #medievalcalendar BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; 12th century; England; f.7v

Much work needs to be done in October: ploughing the fields and sowing the grain. #medievalcalendar BL Add MS 18852; the 'Hours of Joanna I of Castile' or the 'Hours of Joanna the Mad'; 1486-1506 CE; Bruges; ff.10v-11r

October is the time for sowing the seed. #Medievalcalendar BnF MS Latin 1156B; Horae ad usum romanum; 15th century; f.10r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

October is the time for selling your ox and gathering grapes. #MedievalCalendar Morgan Library MS M.399; Da Costa hours, illuminated by Simon Bening; ca. 1515 CE; Belgium; f.11v

Yom Kippur begins at sunset 1 October. Hybrids inhabit the initial-word panel of Kol Nidrei (All vows), the opening prayer of Yom Kippur. #YomKippur Bodleian Library MS. Reggio 2; Maḥzor for the entire year, Western Ashkenazi rite; 1291 CE-1325 CE; Germany; f.1v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1 October. Here is the initial-word at the beginning of Kol Nidrei (All vows), opening prayer for Yom Kippur. #YomKippur BL Add 16916; Mahzor; 2nd half of the 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century; Germany; f.48v

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1 October. Here is Jonah being swallowed by the fish, at the text of Jonah, the haftarah for the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. #YomKippur Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.305r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1st October. Here is the Initial-word panel at the beginning of Kol Nidrei. #YomKippur Bodleian Library MS. Michael 619; Maḥzor for the High Holidays; Western Ashkenazi rite (Tripartite Maḥzor, volume 3); 1320-1330 CE; f.100v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Wake up, it's Saturday! BL Royal MS 15 D II; 'The Welles Apocalypse'; c. 1310; England; f.136v

De boeken van de zusters van Soeterbeeck zijn eeuwenlang intensief gebruikt. Nu hebben ze onze zorg nodig. Draag bij aan het behoud van de boeken van Soeterbeeck! radbouduniversiteit.voorradboudfonds.nl/project/soet...

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29th September is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. Here are the angelic orders of Seraphs, Cherubs, and Thrones. BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.6r

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels. Here is St Michael as depicted in the Gradual of Prüm Abbey BnF MS Latin 9448; Gradual of Prüm Abbey; end of 10th century; f.71r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

29th September is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. Here St Michael is depicted fighting a dragon in this initial 'Q'(uid). BL Royal 6 C VI; Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job; England, S. E. (Rochester); 12th c; f.33v

29th September is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. Here the Archangel Raphael is depicted curing the blind Tobit. Cambridge University Library, MS Kk.4.25; Bestiary; c.1230 CE; England; f.48r @camdiglib.bsky.social

The Feast of St Michael and All Angels is on 29th September. Here St Michael the Archangel is holding the scales to weigh the souls at the Last Judgement, and spears a dragon. BL Harley MS 624; Passionale; 12th century; England SE (Canterbury); f.134v

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels. BnF MS Grec 1189; Neophytus presbyter et monachus, Homiliæ; 13th-14th century; f.7v

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 23630; Oudalricus-Gospel Lectionary; 12th century; p.68

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels. BnF MS Latin 11685; Hrabanus Maurus, In honorem sanctae crucis (ff.5r-50v); 11th century; France (Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés) f.40r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels. BL Arundel 91; Passionale; 12th century; England, S. E. (Canterbury); f.26v

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels; and here St Michael is slaying the dragon, and pulling a soul from the dragon's mouth BL Egerton 3763; 'Prayer book of Archbishop Arnulph II of Milan'; between 998 CE & 1018 CE; Italy, N. (Milan); f.104v

29th September is the feast of St Michael and All Angels. BL Yates Thompson 2; 'The Ottobeuren Collectar'; 12th century; Germany, S. (Ottobeuren); f.37r

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Duck or rabbit creature in the initial-word panel which marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ). #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Torah, Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with masorah & Rashi's commentary; 14th c; Germany, S; f.411r

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ), in which Moses transfers leadership to Joshua, with a vessel in blue, green, & gold. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.116v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

The beginning of Torah Portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ) is marked by this intricate design. #ParashahPictures BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.117r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Looking up at the bird around the initial-word of Torah Portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ) #parashahpictures BL Add 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; France, N; f.111r

In Torah portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ): "Moses wrote this Torah, and gave it to the priests, the descendants of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant" #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.139v

29th September is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. Here St Michael is gently carrying the souls of the dead. #StMichaelandAllAngels BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; England; 12th century; f.168v