What absolutely gorgeous initials in this 15th C Italian Psalter at Loras College @peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medieval

From the Loras College collections, the *best* vine-bird-dragon of all time?! I think so, yes! 😍😍 @peripheralmss.bsky.social #medievalsky #midwestmss #medievalmss

What an amazing collection Loras College has! It's such a pleasure to spend this week recording information about their diverse holdings.

Dr. Liz Hebbard@lizhebbard.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This little 15c missal (still at Loras College) is full of cadelle letters inhabited by little men with distinctive chins and noses, all wearing hats. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #medievalsky #medievalmss #midwestmss #manuscripts @peripheralmss.bsky.social

Our @peripheralmss.bsky.social site visit to Loras College is off to an incredible start!!! (feat. @sarahloleet.bsky.social and her incredible student David!) #medievalsky #manuscripts #midwestmss #medievalmss #adventuresinspecialcollections

Dr. Josh Mugler, curator of Eastern Christian & Islamic manuscripts at HMML, presents today at a workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Details: https://bit.ly/4nHQst1. Learn more about HMML's projects to preserve manuscripts located in Bosnia and Herzegovina: https://bit.ly/4wAxM2t

Cleveland Public Library has some pretty okay books 😊 [091.9927 J339D3]

8000 fragments! Congratulations, @fragmentarium.bsky.social! Folks, PLEASE survey your early modern bindings and share what you find. #fragmentology

At the Cleveland Public Library today for another @peripheralmss.bsky.social site visit, this time with @sarahloleet.bsky.social !! Already enjoying this incredible space and excited to dig into their tasty manuscripts!! #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts

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Folks! I'm teaching a one-day workshop for DMSI in Leeds. If you're already planning to attend the conference, consider sticking around for one more day to learn all about Manuscript Materiality in a Digital World. We'll look at manuscripts from Leeds' collections and then we'll talk digital!

Digital Medievalist@digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢 Applications are OPEN for #DMSI 2026! Join us for the fourth #Digital #Medieval Studies Institute in: 🇺🇸 US: 13 May (at ICMS Kalamazoo) 🇬🇧 UK: 10 July (at IMC Leeds) ⚠️ Bursary Deadline: 20 Jan 2026 ▶️ Info: US: tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-US UK: tinyurl.com/DMSI-2026-UK Questions? 📧 dmsi.hello@gmail.com

The @peripheralmss.bsky.social project had its first delivery of mss from Saint Meinrad Archabbey as part of our @nehgov.bsky.social HCRR grant. I'll leave it to @lizhebbard.bsky.social & @sarahloleet.bsky.social to provide a more substantive assessment, but ahhhhhh look at some of these beauties.

Medieval manuscripts are shaped by countless decisions made by scribes, illustrators, binders, and other hands. Thomas C. Sawyer explores how these choices, both material and textual, reveal the rich and complex world behind the making of a #medieval book. Read the blog: buff.ly/1iqlhvD #medievalsky

so this one is very fun because 1. green staff lines are fun but also

The Peripheral Manuscripts Project@peripheralmss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This GORGEOUS music leaf. Look at that green!!! 💚💚💚 #midwestmss #medievalsky #manuscripts

A lovely volume!! Saint Meinrad's has such a fantastic collection of medieval manuscripts. So happy to have them as a partner in our project for both our first and second round!

The Peripheral Manuscripts Project@peripheralmss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A teensy, precious book of hours! 😍😍😍 #midwestmss #medievalsky #manuscripts

I’ll share some of the items to be contributed from Saint Meinrad, starting with this amazing Hebrew scroll: #midwestmss #medievalsky #manuscripts

This GORGEOUS music leaf. Look at that green!!! 💚💚💚 #midwestmss #medievalsky #manuscripts

So excited to see the second round of our project taking this important step!

The Peripheral Manuscripts Project@peripheralmss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Dan from Saint Meinrad made our first delivery of manuscripts this morning for this second round of the project! It is always such a fun time to see items again, and to get excited about digitizing and describing them! #midwestmss #medievalsky #manuscripts

Books of Duchesses collects, organizes, and presents data related to late-medieval laywomen and their books. Through an interactive map of Europe, users are able to visualize networks of manuscripts, texts, and readers and explore the libraries and peregrinations of woman book owners. #siteoftheweek

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Metadata is hard especially for Medieval Manuscripts ... check out our latest blog post about the @peripheralmss.bsky.social project: peripheralmss.org/metadata-for.... #midwestmss #medievalmss

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Okay check out this fragment!!!! Painted later by… a genius? (Even if I’m not happy that they painted on the leaves I also kind of love these dudes in the bottom margin. Feelings are complex!) @peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments

Hello 👋 from the Beauvais Missal leaf in Atchison, KS! I’m visiting the Sisters of Mount St Scholastica and their manuscripts today, as well as the mss from their neighbor, Benedictine College!! @peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments

Another incredible treasure from Grinnell, this time in the art collection, is this set of cuttings of the miniatures from what must have been a gorgeous book of hours! 🌟 (1985.003.001-009) #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments

Another site visit for @peripheralmss.bsky.social! Today I’m at Augustana College (Rock Island, IL) looking at a bunch of binding fragments to start (my favorite!! 😍).

Another @peripheralmss.bsky.social site visit to share with you, this time at Grinnell College! #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts

JOB POSTING! Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...

Wee Chaucer has been reading some exciting submissions on the culture and writing of late medieval Britain - and he's looking forward to seeing yours!* newchaucersociety.org/page/submiss... *submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain

Excited to be giving a talk about the Peripheral Manuscripts Project @peripheralmss.bsky.social at WashU later in the month! WashU is a round 2 partner, and we are thrilled to have them on board! library.washu.edu/events/medie...

Medieval Manuscripts at WashU - WashU Libraries

Tens of thousands of medieval manuscripts and documents have made their way from Europe to collections across North America. The Peripheral Manuscripts Project (2020-present) seeks to advance the stud...

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Saint Mary's College is hiring for a 2yr VAP in Global Anglophone Literature! I'm happy to answer any questions about working at SMC via DM. Please share widely! joblist.mla.org/job/2000469/...

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Saint Mary's College invites applications for a 2-yr Visiting Assistant Professor of English (Global Anglophone Lit), with the possibility of renewal.

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