Man, I had been warned that there are a lot of rules and bureaucracy in Japan, but still gets me annoyed that you can't take pictures of any book in the university library – but you can fill in a lengthy form so that someone else can make a paper photocopy for you. Won't even send the digital scan!

Felix Liebermann owned quite a lot of very old books, including first editions of all previous editions of the early English laws. Lucky him! Here are his copies of Lambarde (1568), Whelock (1644) and Wilkins (1721)! 1/3

You can almost hear the crotchety voice of this retired WWI general in his volunteer form to help with evacuating London in 1939. "Previous experience: ??? - see books of reference Available now for voluntary social work if required? I don't know what social work means"

For anyone in Tokyo: I'll be speaking at this thing on Friday. Please come! #skystorians

Turns out there's more to Felix Liebermann than just obsessiveness about manuscripts and a fondness for difficult German. ingridfiv.github.io/ingridsblog/...

My whole career and life in the UK started with an Erasmus year in St Andrews. Safe to say it changed my life. Hurray for the British students who'll get this opportunity again! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

If anyone should ever need an English translation of the mysterious IV Edgar Latin! ingridfiv.github.io/ingridsblog/...

I'm currently in the strange situation of living in Tokyo as a JSPS fellow to do my research on Anglo-Saxon law. Why? Well, just look here! ingridfiv.github.io/ingridsblog/...