Now out, latest from d’Avray. Great for conversation starters!

Still time to register for tomorrow’s virtual visit to Vatican Apostolic Library!

The Bibliographical Society@bibsoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On Tuesday 3 March 2026, at 15.30 GMT, the Bibliographical Society will travel virtually to the Vatican Apostolic Library. Founded in 1450 by Pope Nicholas V to promote Humanistic studies, the Vatican Library is one of the world’s most famous libraries.

Congrats to the amazing Oxford Conservation Consortium team for their new article in the @araukie.bsky.social journal on their projects to rehouse estates and livings records of @lincoln.ox.ac.uk and other colleges! 📜🎉 doi.org/10.1080/2325...

Very interesting position at ASNC for a Celticist: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

When they said the library could have some additional study spaces, this wasn’t what I had in mind.

Will you be spending time with extended family over the holidays? Avoid those tedious annual arguments about politics & life choices — instead, this year try debating papal history! Out now, d’Avray’s new book offers themes & case studies galore! Tis the season! 🎄

15 and + years 🎉 Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...

Celebrating 15 years of Parker Library On the Web

The Parker Library guards the legacy of Matthew Parker: a remarkable heritage that is safe, unharmed and yet accessible to all through Parker Library On the Web

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There is still time to apply for the position of Fellow Librarian at All Souls College Oxford (deadline is 5 December). Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra... Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!

Thrilled that the Merton Library window project has been awarded the plaque for Building Conservation by @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Thanks to York Glaziers Trust who did magnificent work!🎉🎉

It's a busy month: join me on Nov. 18, the UNESCO International Day of #IslamicArt, for an in-depth talk about "Kufi" as defining a self-contained early tradition of Arabic calligraphy. For Islamic Art Week 2025, I've prepared a brand new, exhaustive (& kickass) presentation that will take us from…

MAA News - The Academy’s First Members As the Medieval Academy marks its centenary, today’s members may be interested in learning about their counterparts a hundred years ago. www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-the...

Intermediate Latin palaeography will run online in February 2026 for those who want more advanced training. Book now 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Intermediate Latin Palaeography

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Tonight’s #Halloween special was a highly atmospheric visit of Merton College’s 14th c. library, guided by @juliawalworth.bsky.social. Talk about gothic…

An atmospheric Halloween visit to the Merton library tonight.

A great pleasure to display some of the beautiful book creations by Paul Johnson and @majnouna.com for the Oxford Bibliophiles this evening!

Next Tuesday the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar is online. Kate Gerry will be sharing her work on the Guthlac Roll. Book 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Delighted we could help! The manuscript comprises eight tables, which bring together the fundamental tools for computing conjunctions (a term encompassing planetary conjunctions and lunar and solar eclipses), one of the most complex phenomena to compute in the Middle Ages.

A new academic year & the Upper Library is finally re-opened. The exhibition this term features Merton's 'newest' medieval manuscript (MS 329) acquired this year with the generous help of @thefnl.bsky.social. Booklet of 14th-century astronomical tables! Eclipses, conjunctions and more!

Merton College Chapel putting on a good welcome for today’s wedding! 😍

The joy of the pop-up display—greatly enhanced by the cup of tea afterwards!

It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so here’s some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v 🌘

Call for Papers - The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600) Call for Papers The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600) Workshop www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...

Kloster Andechs in Bavaria August 1985 and August 2025! We’ve changed, but the church is still stunning.

Apply now! John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application Deadline: November 3, 2025 POSITION DESCRIPTION The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D. www.themedievalacademyblog.org/apply-now-jo...

Zwetschgenkuchen 2023 and 2025– thank goodness some good things don’t change. #vacation #Allgäu

The Society was kindly gifted a replica model of 'The Monk Astride a Wyvern' from The Met Museum by Prof. Mary Carruthers. The original dates from the mid c.12th, and was made in Magdeburg, Germany. We need your help naming our new wyvern-riding wordsmith mascot! Comment your suggestions below 👇

Astrolabes and quadrants return to display in the Upper Library at Merton College with special thanks to Nikki Tomkins, Oxford Conservation Consortium, Khris Watts, Harriet Campbell Longley, and @stephenaj.bsky.social It took many hands! #astronomy #astrolabes

I'm so thrilled to have this published! Starting from a chat over lunch at @girtoncollege.bsky.social, James Wade & I chipped away at this & have made some fascinating discoveries. The actual article should be published later today. In the meantime, more here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...

@sebfalk.com Who do I hear on the radio this morning?? 👏👏

Books, Beer, and Murder! Excited to give this upcoming talk on scribal shenanigans in Medieval Oxford on 14 August in the incredible @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Painted Room, check out the OPT’s event page to join the fun! 📜🍺🗡️🎉 www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/event/books-...

Books, Beer, and Murder: The Medieval Scribes of Oxford

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