CUSTOMER: Hi, I'd like two tickets to... what's the movie about the walking cadaver that hurts people? TICKET GUY: We have a 4:45 and a 7:15 for "Michael."

#FragmentOfTheDay: Welcome to the University of Auckland / Waipapa Taumata Rau with this lovely liturgical fragment draped around Petrarch's spine, with a Bonus Novellae incunable. Breviary or Office Lectionary? Pair with a Ventoux or a Sancerre? fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-l...

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The Exsultet, traditionally sung at tonight's Easter vigil, on a leaf from an elegantly written MS, now recycled as a book cover (Trier, Stadtbibliothek, Ad 104) nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0...

Flyleaves taken from a Carolingian MS of the Easter office with angry faces, used in an Augustine MS (Vendôme, BM, 140) arca.irht.cnrs.fr/ark:/63955/m...

Another great interview! Jamie's profound knowledge and passion can be seen in all his questions, carefully thought out, which lead to insightful and truly unique interviews. Preparation must take a lot of time, but the payoff is amazing. This is what sets this podcast apart from others.

It’s coming to something when Wikipedia—once synonymous with sloppy research and widely derided by academics—is setting higher intellectual standards than many universities…

This looks rather good… 😉 #medievalsky

Multiple layers of annotations of a leaf from a MS of Priscian, showing traces of earlier use in a book binding (Copenhagen, KB, Fragm. 1347) digitalesamlinger.kb.dk/manus/vmanus/2011/dec/ha/object99943/en/

I’ll reserve judgement on this new hypothesis, but am very pleased to see my brilliant student @tyguson.bsky.social offering the Grauniad her eminently sensible two cents.

A few shots from our recent LA trip. We got to interview some amazing people. Huge thanks to all the folks that donated to the GoFundMe. Our Joe Alves documentary has really levelled up!

I’ll be talking about my recent research on the Bayeux Tapestry in a public lecture here in Bristol on Thursday 30 April. Attendance is FREE and includes a drinks reception 🍷 Everybody welcome! Please join us if you can and help spread the word! #medievalsky #skystorians

Fancy knowing more about the Bayeux Tapestry? At a free public lecture and reception?? Look no further! 👁️ 👁️

Such a wonderful initiative! Please, support it if you can.

It was a pleasure to chat with @ecrpodcasters.bsky.social about visiting fellowships and how/why to apply for them. Hopefully folks will find it useful! @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

Want to impress someone special this Valentines Day? 'Medieval Love Letters' by Myra Stokes and our own Ad Putter has some helpful medieval love letter templates, including 'How to dissuade women from taking the veil' and 'Persuading someone to marry for money'! #medievalsky #skystorians

Episode 144 is up! This time I chat with Director of Sound at Skywalker Sound - Randy Thom! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

Mise au concours/Ausschreibung/call for applications Doctoral School Manuscripts and the Challenge of Immateriality Fribourg, IEM, 7-9 September 2026 French: www.unifr.ch/mediaevum/fr... German: www.unifr.ch/mediaevum/de... English (missing details): www.cuso.ch/activity/?p=...

Our latest quarterly round up: a busy three months in the life of the Hong Kong History Centre here at the University of Bristol @hongkonghistory.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

Leaves from an early gradual, with traces of textual criticism (populis => famulis). Look at the music, too! (Beaune, Bibliothèque Gaspard-Monge, 36 [35]) arca.irht.cnrs.fr/ark:/63955/m...

FitMA has its own webpage! If you want to know more about Fluidity in the Medieval Aristotle, have a look! Exciting events coming up (remote attendance is possible)! hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...

This is TODAY! Not too late to register. Hope to see you later.

Nice and early fragments from a MS of Jerome's commentary on Isaiah. The switch between Latin and Greek gives a fitting teaser for the announcements we have in store for you this week @ FitMA! (Colmar, Bibliothèque des Dominicains, 29 [40]) arca.irht.cnrs.fr/ark:/63955/m...

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As a teenager, I was obsessed by the potential of CGI and digital art, and I spent so much time doing silly little projects with 3ds Max. I somehow found some renderings from 2005-2008 and they don't look too terrible. I preferred drawing portraits, but I hope I never find any of those.

We are really excited to announce the second of our fantastic keynote speakers: author, literary historian, Middle English and Biblical poetry expert... our very own Dr Cathy Hume (@cathyhume.bluesky.social)! 🎉🎊🎉

Fragmentological curiosity made me discover these leaves from a manual on housekeeping. How was a medieval steward expected to keep the kitchen clean and the master's horse healthy? #medievalsky fragmentarium.ms/overview/f-c... My article in the latest issue of Fragmentology: doi.org/10.24446/dpf5

AND HERE IT IS, as reproduced by Kehr in 1953 (plate XII)! I give you...the latest known surviving papal bull on papyrus!

Great to see my new study of the Bayeux Tapestry getting some traction across the Channel! If you’re interested in my argument—namely that the embroidery was designed as mealtime reading in a monastic refectory—you can read the article for free here: academic.oup.com/histres/arti...

Fragmentology VIII (2025) is live. This is our biggest issue yet! doi.org/10.24446/qxs0 With studies of individual fragments and entire traditions, from the end of Antiquity through the present! All three eras: pre-medieval, medieval, and post-medieval!

Are we living through a new Victorian era? youtu.be/E4D5doaKulk

Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

The Earth’s core has more power than humanity could ever use. Clean heat, clean power, and even UK-sourced lithium to reduce our dependency on China. The tech hurdles are big, but the payoff is bigger and Cornwall is showing the way

The e-codices December 2025 update is live, with 31 manuscripts! Enjoy them all! www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/all/...

Hear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!) We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians

Delighted to announce that more than 80 MS fragments from Gubbio, dating to s. XI-XII, have just been published online, thanks to the hard work of my PhD student, Laura Rogari. You can access them on @fragmentarium.bsky.social: fragmentarium.ms/search?sQuer...

Tell you what, both Roofman (an excellent drama, despite the silly poster) and The Smashing Machine should also be on everyone's watch-list. These films won't not save cinemas, esp. in a disastrous box office year like 2025, but they show that movies are alive and kicking.

Big thanks to the folks at Industrial Light & Magic Vancouver for making me feel so welcome this week. And to the amazing people I had the fortune to interview for my upcoming article.

If you enjoyed The Ballad of Wallis Island, then maybe Good Fortune is worth a try. Keanu Reeves does a pretty bad Johnny Depp impression throughout, and the finale is weak, but I'd still recommend it.

I missed my train this evening and, as it was late, I bought a pasty from West Cornwall Pasty inside Temple Meads station. The last time I bought a pasty from them, in 2014, it was ca. £4.50. Now it's £7.59. That's an increase of about 68.7%. Happy inflation, everybody!

Objectively the best Medieval Summer School out there 😉 Please consider sharing and, even better, applying! 🙂

If you liked, as I did, The Baltimorons, then chances are you're really going to enjoy The Ballad of Wallis Island.

Now equivalent to 3 US credit-hours, so go fill an elective with some intense medieval studies in this 3-week short-course!

We can't wait to watch this!

We hope that everyone is having a wonderful reading week! Here's a sneak peek at some of the CMS Research Seminars we can look forward to in the second half of the semester! #medievalsky #skystorians