Teaching the Codex

More exciting #teachingcodex content for you! The marvellous @olde_bookes has turned her presentation from the workshop into a blog post: teachingthecodex.com/2024/07/24/tea…

Latin hymns conference at Oxford in Sept. In-person only. Come one, come all! Registration free but required. classics.ox.ac.uk/event/the-lati… @OxMedStud

I notice that the learned editors of _The Library_ have set my recent article to be downloadable for free, for the time being: academic.oup.com/library/articl… So, if you are interested in medieval libraries or John Fastolf or the role of Latin, there's some reading awaiting you.

With the greatest pride I present: For over two years, the #OG_H_AM project, with the expert support of Daniel Bălteanu (Communications Office, @MaynoothUni) has been producing an info video about the ogam script and ogam texts. It was launched yesterday: youtu.be/wN_5lhovPbw

Scribe in 1470 writes 'turn over' and 'turn over the page'. Planning the lay-out is difficult! This is probably the first neat (presentation/promotion?) copy of a Middle Dutch translation of #Boethius De consolatione philosophiae, by Bruges goldsmith Jacob Vilt. @UniUtrechtLib

It doesn't happen every day you're allowed to (or have reason to) handle such a precious medieval binding.

@liber_ray @bodleianlibs @OxMedStud @BkHistOx It's been a hectic week, but the reblog is now up (with link to the original): teachingthecodex.com/2024/07/26/med…

One of the most dangerous enemies of #manuscripts is dust: It provides nesting material for insects and is an incubator for mould spores. The new episode of our video series on #Nepalese manuscripts deals with appropriate cleaning measures. Full version: csmc.uni-hamburg.de/news/2024-07-2…

@olde_bookes Thank you for this fab post — and for presentation it’s based on!

Always a joy being involved in @TeachingCodex (go and follow them if you don’t already!)

@liber_ray @bodleianlibs @OxMedStud @BkHistOx Thanks!

@liber_ray @bodleianlibs @OxMedStud @BkHistOx Could we reblog your overview post?

The #teachingcodex blog is back! Committee member @DowsMillerSeb has adapted his presentation from our workshop in May so that we can share it with all of you! All together: 'Don't mention the punctuation!' teachingthecodex.com/2024/07/17/don…

Our colleagues arrive in Puducherry @ifp_india and @EFEO_Paris today to start examining historical palm-leaf #manuscripts in our Container Lab. Our local partners have built a superb palm roof over it to protect it from the heat: It's now all set and stays there until late 2025

Download Arabic texts and see much information about them with KITAB's new web application. We will get you started! KITAB/Centre for Digital Humanities online Open House When: Tuesday 23 July at 2:30 pm UK eventbrite.co.uk/e/aku-ismcs-ce…

If you're in Oxford, make sure you take advantage of this fantastic opportunity.

Do you know someone not on Twitter who wants to know what we talked about at our #teachingcodex workshop on 17th May? Send them to teachingthecodex.com/2024-timetable/ It's got hyperlinks to @threadreaderapp archives of the live-tweeted threads of each presentation. No Twitter login needed!

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Are we too close to books to think that they're physical objects as well? #teachingcodex

Now we're hearing from Andrew Honey, book conservator at the @bodleianlibs #teachingcodex

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We teach with real MSS, not facsimiles. Are there occasions when facsimiles or reproductions might expose students to more questions of materiality without such intensive use of resources like library time? #teachingcodex

Next up in the #teachingcodex round table is @MatthewHolford, Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts