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The modern world in old Ladybird books. The radio ham (1968) Artist: Robert Ayton

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Folks, you might all want to check Word now and un-tick that bloody box.

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Collating manuscripts brings you very close to the text, and to those who have walked this way before you in medieval times. Some notes on the text of the 11th c. Life of St Botulf by Folcard. www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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If you like manuscripts, there's lots of interesting stuff in this new open access volume. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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A 7th century grave-marker reading: CATGVG C [FI]ILIVS GIDEO Cathug, son of Gideon Reused in the fabric of an 8th century church, itself destroyed in 1841 Now built into the church of Lady St Mary, Wareham #Dorset 📷 May 2025 A once standing stone for #StandingStoneSunday

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#OnThisDay - 11 May - in AD 330 the 'Column of Constantine' is thought to have been dedicated, marking Constantinople's becoming the chief city of the empire. It was surmounted by a statue of Constantine himself (Ioan.Mal. XIII.320). (1/2)

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Time to remember one of the greatest name translations ever. The Syriac priest Adam ܐܵܕ̣ܵܡ is rendered in Chinese as priest “Dharma-source” 法源 (*pjop-ngjwon) 😁

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This silver shilling of Elizabeth I is one of the 1st coins minted by machinery. Eloy Mestrelle struck machine-made coins in England from 1561 to 1571. He was way ahead of his time, machinery did not supplant the hand-struck method in England until the 1660s. From the Hunterian collection.

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Collating manuscripts, looking for more! www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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Comparing and transcribing text from a 12th century Latin manuscript. Rather fun! www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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A short post on Sergius of Rešʕaynå's preface to his translation of the De Mundo, with vocalized Syriac text, English translation, and glossary ✌️ www.patreon.com/posts/sergiu...

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A movingly sparse window display at Gammarelli, the papal outfitter since 1798 (a troubled year for the papacy)

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St Andrew Undershaft (burial place of the great historian John Stowe) is so called because the great maypole that stood next to it was once higher than the church tower (before its destruction in 1517). There's now a replica on a building opposite the church #MayDay

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First (pieces of a) breviary from medieval Bristol discovered, and she's a beaut! (Kath Thompson with the find, I'm just the identifier heh) Reused as the wrapper for mid-16thc accounts.

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‘Horse chestnut’ Trees (1963) Artist: SR Badmin

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So what's the real name of this "Red Valley" abbey then? And where is the manuscript now? www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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Utterly fascinating to read. MorphGNT has been incredibly important.

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An Anglo-Saxon helmet was unearthed from Benty Grange barrow, Derbyshire, by archaeologist Thomas Bateman #OTD in 1848. Made c.650, the iron bands originally secured horn plates, and it bears both pagan and Christian motifs. 📸Museums Sheffield #medievalsky

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You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment. "Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right? The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank." 🧵 1/4

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The Latin text of the "Life" of St Botolph is in a mess. Do I want to go down the rabbit hole? Does anyone want me to? www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass garland bowl, that represents a peak of Roman glassmaker’s skill at producing vessels. Very few ancient vessels were made of large sections or bands of different colored glass, and this is the only known example that combines...🧵1/2 🏺

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Tracking down the mysterious "MS Cod. Uticensis" of the "Life" of St Botolph. www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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Starting to work on the "Life" of St Botolph once more. Many avenues to look into! www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to digitally unroll many more. #ClassicsBluesky 🏺 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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I used to ask my students a question. On your first day at university, you're accosted by a well-dressed gentleman with a faint aroma of sulphur. He offers you a deal: if you take it, he will guarantee that you graduate with a 2.1, but you will never learn anything beyond what you know right now.

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I'll be talking about paratexts at the Chester Beatty museum on 19 November 2025 in their Manuscripts and the Mind Lecture Series.

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New #openaccess Literary Papyri from the Bodleian Library and Other Collections (P.Lit.Var.) / Lucio Del Corso, Raffaele Luiselli books.fupress.com/catalogue/li... @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

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Parthian word of the day /wēm/ rock (cf. Arm վէմ) 🪨 as in the Ḥāǰīābād inscription, Parthian 6-7 (ed. MacKenzie) /pāδ pad ēd wēm awestād ud tiγr tar hō čēd bēh abgand/ "We fixed our foot on the rock and shot an arrow beyond the cairn" 🏹

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Likely #OnThisDay - 22 April - in AD 238, following the defeat of the Gordians, the Senate confirm Pupienus and Balbinus as co-emperors in order to oppose Maximinus Thrax. #YearOfTheSixEmperors 🏺 Image: RIC IV Pupienus 9A; ANS 1944.100.13004. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

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Re-posting for the morning crowd...

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Gəʕəz word of the day መሥገርት፡ /mäśgärt/, pl መሣግር፡ /mäśagər/ snare, trap, fishhook, ambush as in Patericon Aeth (ed. Arras) 55.12-13 (here spelled w/ <s> rather than <ś>) ርኢኩ፡መሳግረ፡ሰይጣን፡ኵሎሙ፡ሥጉራነ፡ዲበ፡ምድር፡ወኃዘንኩ፡ I saw all Satan's traps laid upon the earth and I was sad

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Identifying "an ancient homily for Holy Saturday" by "Epiphanius". www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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A Norman abbot explains how he composed the "Life" of St Botolph. www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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Looking into the rather excellent Encyclopedia Aethiopia, and the Ethiopian "Nine Saints". www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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OK. It seems that AI cannot in fact translate Ge`ez adequately. It is nearly there. But not quite enough. Yet. www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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How do I find out what work has been done on an Ethiopian Saints' Life since 1890? www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2025/...

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