Reposted by Calum CockburnElaine Treharne @etreharne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ignorance comes at a cost. Everpure's 'stuck in the Dark Ages' stereotyping (on left) shows how little they know about the early provision of data (on the right). Why does ushering in technologies mean mocking those upon whose knowledge we build? Clearly, these companies need trained humanists! 34911
Reposted by Calum CockburnHelen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Coming soon to @britishlibrary.bsky.social - Conquest: The Making of Norman England 1 Oct 2027 - 27 Feb 2028 events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...events.bl.ukConquest: The Making of Norman England | British LibraryBeyond the battlefield lies a story of ambition, upheaval and reinvention. Spanning the generations before and after 1066, this exhibition traces the impac 24715
Reposted by Calum CockburnLeonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026You might have heard me mention that 2027 is the European year of the Normans and @britishlibrary.bsky.social is now advertising its major exhibition for that. Think of it as the sequel to the excellent Anglo-Saxon ehibition several years ago. events.bl.uk/exhibitions/... #medievalsky 1/events.bl.ukConquest: The Making of Norman England | British LibraryBeyond the battlefield lies a story of ambition, upheaval and reinvention. Spanning the generations before and after 1066, this exhibition traces the impac 37027
Reposted by Calum CockburnMedieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 16/06/2026We have released a few more tickets for our upcoming conference on the Cotton Genesis, taking place this Friday 19 June. We'll be celebrating new research on the manuscript which has been supported by multispectral imaging of the entire volume and its fragments. events.bl.uk/events/multi...events.bl.ukMultispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis | British LibraryThe Cotton Genesis (British Library, Cotton MS Otho B VI) is one of the greatest works of manuscript art to survive from late Antiquity and one of the most 01814
Reposted by Calum CockburnMedieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The Cotton Genesis (Cotton MS Otho B VI, 5th century) was left barely legible after the Ashburnham House Fire in 1731. Multispectral imaging on the MS has now uncovered texts and images unseen for hundreds of years. Join us at our upcoming conference to learn more. events.bl.uk/events/multi... 08130
Reposted by Calum CockburnBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 23/03/2026We’re delighted to welcome @blmedieval.bsky.social to Bluesky 👋 Follow for fascinating insights into medieval manuscripts, music, and history from the British Library’s collections. 06526
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026The British Library’s Medieval MSS team now have a presence on Bluesky @blmedieval.bsky.social Follow for updates as we restore more of our digitised content online! 714473
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records. 16240
Reposted by Calum CockburnUKSG @uksg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025British Library Chief Executive steps down after less than a year: www.bl.uk/about/press/...bl.ukBritish Library Board statementThe British Library Board has announced that Rebecca Lawrence has stepped down as Chief Executive. 042
Reposted by Calum CockburnAlice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 04/11/2025British Library Board statement: www.bl.uk/about/press/...bl.ukBritish Library Board statementThe British Library Board has announced that Rebecca Lawrence has stepped down as Chief Executive. 125
Reposted by Calum CockburnDr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Publication day! My book on the Knights Hospitaller, 'Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain' is now out. Available in all good and evil bookshops: www.amazon.co.uk/Warrior-Monk... 2548
Reposted by Calum CockburnDr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 24/09/2025A strolling eagle looking at the stars. LFC Ch XXV 12. #medievalsky 051
Reposted by Calum CockburnDr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Author copies! My book on the Knights Hospitaller and their part in medieval Britain's wars, politics, and intrigue will be out on 25 September. #medievalsky 3518
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 31/07/2025In June 1513, Henry VIII launched an invasion of France, attempting to reclaim lost English lands. Today's blogpost by @rorymaclellan.bsky.social looks at three documents which shine a light on the preparations for this campaign and the supply of armour for Henry's troops. t.co/rYaeYw6Jbq 095
Reposted by Calum CockburnDr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025A post on my latest cataloguing project: the Campbell Charters, which include a collection of grants from Scotland's kings and a roll for calculating dice probabilities. #medievalsky blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman...blogs.bl.ukCataloguing the Campbell chartersA new project is underway to examine an important collection of charters and rolls housed at the British Library. The Campbell charters are being catalogued as part of the British Library’s Hidden Col... 034
Reposted by Calum CockburnLambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 07/03/2025For our latest exhibition 'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar', we borrowed two concertina-fold almanacs from @britishlibrary.bsky.social. To learn more about these remarkable objects, check out this blog by @ccockburn.bsky.social. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... pic.x.com/jAoEC1Ct87 19621
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025They’re so brilliant! And I love the the one with its own leather pouch :) 010
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025My latest post for @BLMedieval looks through the folds of a fascinating collection of concertina-fold almanacs, currently on loan to @lampallib.bsky.social's latest exhibition, Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Almanac. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 12810
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025😍 There’s a special place in my heart for Rhygyfarch! 000
Reposted by Calum CockburnAlicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · 25/02/2025More thoughts on Eleanor Rykener in the BL's #MedievalWomen exhibition. Her inclusion is majorly important, not just because of *her* importance as a beacon of trans visibility in the historical record, but also the current anti-trans environment in the UK & elsewhere 520279
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I’m so sorry that you’ve not been able to see it! It’s going to be a really tough one to say goodbye too as well! 220
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025It's the final week of our #MedievalWomen exhibition and we've been working on restoring our Medieval and Renaissance Women digitisation project online. The first manuscripts are now available! blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 312139
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 07/01/2025So pleased to reveal a project I've been working on the last few months: an animation inspired by our Medieval Women exhibition, telling the story of five of its key figures. The full animation can be seen in today's post on the Medieval MSS blog! blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 053
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 03/12/2024The ivory cross of Sibylla, Countess of Flanders, currently on display in our Medieval Women exhibition. She was left as regent while her husband was on Crusade; decided to join him on his next trip and then left him to join a convent outside Jerusalem. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 032
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024On this day in 1290, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England died. Her body was taken from Lincoln to Westminster to be buried and 12 stone crosses were later commissioned to mark the route and later became known as the Eleanor Crosses. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 0104
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024An order for the enclosure of an anchoress in her anchorhold, from a 15th-century Pontifical (Lansdowne MS 451, f. 76v) blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 060
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024There are many good reasons to visit our #MedievalWomen exhibition, and the BL shop’s themed Christmas jumper is definitely one of them 🎅🎅 blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus… 37410
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Having fun exploring magical manuscripts today, with some fantastic charms, including ‘how to make a loaf of bread dance in an oven or on a table’ (involves putting quicksilver/mercury in the dough) and ‘how to make stars seem like they’re lying on the ground’. 1266
Reposted by Calum CockburnBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 18/11/2024In case you haven't heard – Medieval Women: In Their Own Words is open! *cue medieval fanfare* Step into the Middle Ages and explore the lives of women both well-known and long-forgotten, and their stories of creativity, courage, and resilience: bit.ly/BLMedievalWo... P.S. Members go free! 11550128
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 15/11/2024A copy of Cicero’s treatise on Old Age, written by Ippolita Maria Sforza in 1458, when she was only 14 years old (Add MS 21984) blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... 040
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 10/11/2024They don’t but it’s definitely the Riom one! In the others the elements of her ‘J’ have more of a curve to them. 110
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Ikr - I made a beeline for that signature in the secondhand book shop 110
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Found this edition of Vita Sackville-West’s biography of Joan of Arc, with these gorgeous woodcuts and a reproduction of her signature on the cover. #MedievalWomen 140
Calum Cockburn @ccockburn.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Starting again on here! A few behind the scenes shots from our Medieval Women exhibition. 082