Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For our final September recommendation, we have to include "Teaching 'Beowulf': Practical Approaches," edited by Larry Swain and Ophelia Eryn Hostetter. Balancing both pedagogy and research, this is an invaluable volume for any instructor. Snag yours here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl... 053
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesDe Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Connect with us in Frankfurt! This year, you'll find us in Hall 4.1 at Stand E92. Stop by from October 7–11 to have a chat, browse our books and take home some of our must-have merch. We can't wait to see you! @buchmesse.de #fbm25 1413
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📢 Buchpräsentation 📅 heute, 28.9.2026! 🕖 19:00 Uhr 🧭 Augustinerkloster, Luthersaal, Augustinerstraße 10, Erfurt 🔗 www.historische-kommission-fuer-thueringen.de/fileadmin/us... 📖 www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde... 122
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Heute startet der 16. Frühneuzeittag – dieses Jahr an der Universität Frankfurt unter dem Motto „Frühe Neuzeit erzählen“. Unsere Kolleginnen Dorothee Wunsch und Bettina Neuhoff sind vor Ort und haben – wie Sie sehen können – auch unser Programm zum Anfassen dabei. Sprechen Sie sie gern an! 171
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Did writers use Aphrodite/Venus as an example to positivise femininity? Beatrice Nickel explores how an ancient myth shaped lyric poetry and representations of womanhood in early modern France and Spain. Find "Literarische Frauenbilder im Zeichen der Venus": www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 110
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Second day at the "27. Arbeitstagung der Skandinavistik" in Greifswald, meeting Prof. Lena Rohrbach, one of the editors of our series "Memory and the Medieval North". It was great to meet and discuss further projects! For more on the series, see: www.degruyterbrill.com/de/serial/mm... 182
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Come see us at the "27. Arbeitstagung der Skandinavistik" at the University of Greifswald! It was great meeting amazing students and scholars and we will be here the entire next two days! Also, check out our series on memory in the medieval Northern world: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/mmn-b... 161
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How did writers in seventh-century Ireland use saints' narratives in political and ecclesiastical conflicts? Find out with this week's recommendation, "Hiberno-Latin Saint's 'Lives' in the Seventh Century: Writing Early Ireland" by John Higgins! See more here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl... 043
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026😮Great discovery: Can the history of De Gruyter Brill be traced back to the 13th or even the 12th century? #medievalsky #eschenbach 030
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Our editor Isabell Väth is on site at the 30. Colloquium of the Wolfram von Eschenbach Society, hosted by the @hhu.de, where this year’s focus is Wolfram’s "Willehalm"! Come say hi at our stand, talk books, or chat Willehalm with an expert! 📚 #medievalsky 151
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Bayeux Tapestry takes centre stage at the British Museum today! Want to discover more? Our book "The Design of the Bayeux Tapestry" explores its conception and creation, with high-quality images of the entire tapestry: brill.com/display/titl... #medievalsky #bayeuxtapestry #britishmuseum 1107
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesRike Chill @chillrike.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Super thrilled that my PhD 'Inscribing Conquest. Trauma and Diaspora after the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453' will be published on 2 November 2026 as OpenAccess with @dgb-mem.bsky.social: www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/... ! Thanks so much to everyone who was part of the way. 85218
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Coming soon from the Late Tudor and Stuart Drama Series: "The Edges of Early Modern English Drama: History, Performance, and the Scholarship of Lisa Hopkins" edited by Aidan Norrie and Matthew Steggle. Look for it this fall, or preorder your copy now! wmich.edu/medievalpubl... 096
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesInternational Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We are excited to announce that Katherine L. Jansen, of Catholic University of America, will present a plenary lecture, sponsored by @mip-medpub.bsky.social and @degruyterbrill.bsky.social, titled "The Veil of Veronica in Premodern Rome" at ICMS 2027. 062
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Let's get back to school with our first recommendation for September, "The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland" by Ryder Patzuk-Russell! Grab your copy here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl... 0124
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Katalog der magischen Literatur des Spätmittelalters Vol. 1: Die lateinischen und deutschsprachigen Chiromantien / Marco Heiles @heiles.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... @dgb-mem.bsky.social #openaccess 0157
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Still at "The Fifteenth Century Conference", hosted by @kent.ac.uk in beautiful Canterbury? Interested in talking books or all things medieval with a fellow expert? Then there's still time to meet our editor Isabell Väth, who sends us beautiful pictures from the Archives at Canterbury Cathedral 171
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Of Almaine, to Caunterbury they wende! Come say hi to our editor Isabell Väth at "The Fifteenth Century Conference" in Canterbury on 03.-05.09., hosted by @kent.ac.uk In the meanwhile, get in the mood with a new take on a medieval classic: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #medievalsky 122
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What happens when stories shaped by oral tradition become texts? The Eddas and sagas of medieval Iceland offer a fascinating case, one this groundbreaking new volume explores in unprecedented depth. Check it out on our website: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #medievalsky #sagas #iceland 040
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Happy World Letter Writing Day! ✉️ Explore medieval & early modern lettercraft (and even the practice of eating the written word) with this selection of works and more at www.degruyterbrill.com #medievalsky #earlymodern www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/... brill.com/display/titl... 172
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesDe Gruyter Brill Ancient Studies @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful place for a book exhibtion than at the 25th ICBS in Vienna (main building of the university)! We congratulate our author Sergio Basso on a fantastic book presentation and look forward to more wonderful conversations at our booth through Friday. 092
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesCentre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Graffiti is not just a modern phenomenon. It is as old as writing itself, and always multifaceted: ancient graffiti makers were as likely to praise a king as to mock a colleague. ‘Graffiti Quest’, a new volume co-edited by our colleague Marina Sartori, sheds new light on ancient graffiti in Egypt.brill.comGraffiti Quest"Graffiti Quest" published on 20 Jul 2026 by Brill. 092
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Our final recommendation for August is... "The Wisdom of Exeter: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Honor of Patrick W. Conner," edited by E. J. Christie! Pay special attention to the chapter "Andreas's Blooming Blood" to keep with this month's theme. Grab yours here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl... 021
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesUHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026New Book by UHI Institute for Northern Studies Dr Andrew Lind...digitally released tomorrow, 27/08/2026, followed by full release 17/09/26. 'His Majesty's Loyal Subjects': The Scottish Royalist Armies of the British Civil Wars, 1639-1655 published @degruyterbrill.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ctfa6nhztinyurl.com‘His Majesty’s Loyal Subjects’: The Scottish Royalist Armies of the British Civil Wars, 1639-1655"‘His Majesty’s Loyal Subjects’: The Scottish Royalist Armies of the British Civil Wars, 1639-1655" published on 25 Aug 2026 by Brill. 022
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Three editors for the price of one! Come by our stand to chat with Mirko (De Gruyter), Kate (Brill), and Oliver (V&R) about all things Byzantine #ICBS2026 041
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Rarely have we been in such a grand location for a conference book fair! We're waiting for you at the International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Vienna #ICBS2026 #medievalsky 0171
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A Brill book for only $38? That’s dangerous indeed! Order your copy now at brill.com/display/titl.... #earlymodern 0133
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Explore ideas of how the foreign becomes native, and how plants can be symbols of a far-reaching exchange with this week's recommendation: "The Edges of Christendom on the Early Modern Stage" by Lisa Hopkins! See more here: wmich.edu/medievalpubl... 063
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 17/08/2026How did early modern artists give the figure its expressive power and vitality? This new volume explores the pictorial figure in early modern art, offering fresh perspectives on the transformation of the visual arts in the period. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social 031
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Want to publish your research on Medieval Chronicles with us? Watch this short introduction to our Journal “The Medieval Chronicle” with editor Alison Williams Lewin. We look forward to submissions in English, French, and German! brill.com/view/journal... #medievalsky #medievalhistory #medievalists 041
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Today we're looking back a few weeks at an exciting volume on philological practices across the centuries, from Ancient Egypt and Assyria to Medieval China and Modern Europe. A fascinating glimpse into a Global History of Philology! www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/... @lmu.de @uni-wuerzburg.de 041
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesDe Gruyter Brill Ancient Studies @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Today, the sun will disappear for a moment. Ovid tells us why: it is not the Moon coming between the Earth and the Sun, but Apollo’s love for Leucothoe that makes him turn pale! «nec tibi quod lunae terris propioris imago obstiterit, palles; facit hunc amor iste colorem.» (Ov. Met. 4.200–203) 1111
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Coming soon to our Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture series, it's "Neoplatonism and the Art of Calculation in Medieval Iceland" by Daniel Sloughter! 033
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 08/08/2026To celebrate International Cat Day, meet the cats of MIP! These dedicated employees work day and night in various positions throughout Medieval Institute Publications, lending their expertise to our work. And only occasionally knocking books off their shelves. 142
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Neu erschienen: der jüngste Band unserer Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Erstmals erschließt dieser die Formen der Literatur des 15. bis frühen 16. Jahrhunderts systematisch, von religiösen Texten bis zu Reiseberichten. www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/... 060
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Today is Farmworker Appreciation Day in the USA. Want to know how farmers (and many other social groups) lived in the early medieval world? Here's a good place to start! www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/... #medievalsky 0104
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesDe Gruyter Brill Language, Literature & Culture @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Discover a key text from medieval Sardinia: this volume is the first edition of an early codification of norms in Logudorese Sardinian. With parallel Sardinian and Latin versions and historical essays, it opens new perspectives on the island’s rich cultural heritage. 🔗📖 www.degruyterbrill.c... 052
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Historians love a good turn, from the Spatial to the Emotional Turn, from the Environmental to the Digital Turn. So “turn” to this excellent study! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #earlymodern @massimorospocher.bsky.social @toffolosandra.bsky.social 0318
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🥂 Es ist Tag des Champagners – und es gibt allen Grund zum Feiern! Die ersten Liedbände der Kritischen Gesamtausgabe Paul Gerhardts sind "mit neuen sechsstimmigen Melodeyen gezieret" erschienen - ein Meilenstein. Also: Champagner und Buch öffnen & genießen! 🍾📖 #earlymodern @uni-hamburg.de 120
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Summer Time? 🌞 Chaucer Time! 📖 We're thrilled to be at the New #Chaucer Society Congress in Freiburg! 🏘️ Wish you were here? If that's not possible, take comfort in Chaucer's translation of "The Consolation of Philosophy": brill.com/display/titl... #NCS2026 #medievalsky 071
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Our penultimate recommendation is Frederika Elizabeth Bain's "Dismemberment in the Medieval and Early Modern English Imaginary: The Performance of Difference." This study argues that representations and instances of bodily fragmentation illustrated and performed acts of exclusion and inclusion, 1/2 174
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesKarl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026New open-access book for #MedievalSky on Jewish craftspeople in the European Middle Ages, with chapters on weavers, book binders, metal workers, and more: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #HistSTM @dgb-mem.bsky.social 17638
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesDe Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Our #SummerSale is back! Enjoy 40% off our books and eBooks. Whether you're doing research or preparing for next semester, now's the perfect time to add to your library. Offer valid until August 11. Simply use code DGBSUMMER26 at the checkout. Shop now! 🔗 www.degruyterbrill.com?utm_source=b... 168
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesDe Gruyter Brill Language, Literature & Culture @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We are thrilled to announce the publication of the first critical edition of Giovanni Pietro Maffei's "Historiae Indicae" (1588) – the first major global account of Portuguese expansion in East Asia –, making available the only existing Spanish translation from 1588–98. 🔗📖 www.degruyterbrill.c... 063
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The @kzooicms.bsky.social 2027 Call for Papers is live, and we're excited to announce one of our sponsored sessions! Submit your abstract here --> icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr... 032
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This week, we recommend Christine Schott's "Canon Fanfiction." This book offers a study of novelizations based on Classical, medieval, and Renaissance literature and suggests ways in which such “literary fanfiction” can be harnessed in the classroom. By responding in kind to literature 1/2 162
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesCentre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How do libraries uncover the hidden layers of their collections? Kyle Ann Huskin and Ivan Shevchuk spent four intensive weeks @labnf.bsky.social in Paris. They led an in-depth professional workshop for the BnF’s photographers on the application of multispectral imaging (MSI). uhh.de/csmc-bnf-msi 0101
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We were there! Our Acquisitions Editor, Helena Schöb, attended the 25th International Medieval Sermon Studies Symposium. Thank you to the organizers and everyone who made it such an engaging and inspiring event! www.ru.nl/en/about-us/... #medievalsky #sermon @helenaschoeb.bsky.social 011
Reposted by De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern StudiesBonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies @dependencybonn.de · 14/07/2026📚️ We're thrilled to share the new publication by Anka Steffen, Samuel Eleazar Wendt, and Jutta Wimmler as part of BCDSS' DSS series. 👉 buff.ly/Xs1yWp9 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @degruyterbrill.bsky.social 183
De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Thanks, @imc-leeds.bsky.social for another lovely conference. See you next year! #medievalsky 0162