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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 22h

Not sure what to read this week? Check out "VIkings, Knights, Elves, and Ogres: Essays in Honor of Saun F.D. Hughes," edited by Eric R. Carlson, Dorsey Armstrong, and Arielle C. McKee. This volume of essays covers a lot of ground, and you're bound to find something good! wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "Vikings, Knights, Elves, and Ogres."

Graphic reading: " This title highlights Dr. Shaun Hughes’s decades of research in a variety of fields: Old English language and literature, Middle English language and literature, Old Norse language and literature, and Tolkien."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thank you Fiona Harris-Stoertz and 'Speculum' for the thoughtful and thorough review! View the title here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "English Birth Girdles" by Mary Morse with text beside it reading: "“The author [Morse] has read extraordinarily widely and provides exhaustive commentary on the texts, making this an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of late medieval childbirth or
textual amulets.” -Fiona Harris-Stoertz, Speculum 101/4, p. 1368."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Up next for our October spooky recommendations: 'The Iconography of Hell' edited by Clifford Davidson and Thomas H. Seiler. See more here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Graphic reading: “The present volume cannot claim to provide a history of hell, but rather concentrates on some questions concerning belief in its reality and on some ways in which hell was understood in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. The focus is on England, especially on the art and drama and music of that country…” -- Clifford Davidson, “Preface,” p. ix.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our fall newsletter is live! mailchi.mp/30b96e6be1f6...

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thank you to Elizabeth Shirmer and 'The Medieval Review' for the insightful review on "The Language of Heresy in Late Medieval English Literature" by Erin K. Wagner! See more about the title here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "The Language of Heresy..." next to a quote reading: "...Wagner's book contributes substantially to the (pre-)history of European colonialism, white supremacy, and Christian nationalism. We need more work like it.” – Review by Elizabeth Shirmer, New Mexico State University,
The Medieval Review

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A new month means a new theme for our recommendations! Of course, October means this month will be focused on all things spooky and paranormal. Join us as we highlight titles that deal with Hell, monsters, horror, and alterity. Let's kick it off with "Monsters in Society" by Rebecca Merkelbach!

Graphic reading: "Employing literary and cultural theory as well as anthropological and historical approaches, this title reads the monsters of the ‘Íslendingasögur’ in their literary and socio-cultural context, demonstrating that they are not distractions from feud and conflict, but that they are in fact an intrinsic part of the genre’s re-imagining of the past for the needs of the present."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For 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...

Text reading: "“Beowulf” is by far the most popular text of the medieval world taught in American classrooms, at both the high school and undergraduate levels. More students than ever before wrestle with Grendel in the darkness of Heorot or venture into the dragon’s barrow for gold and glory. This practical guide to teaching “Beowulf” in the twenty-first century combines scholarly research with pedagogical technique, imparting a picture of how the poem can be taught in contemporary American institutions."

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Dr Aidan Norrie 🦄 @aidannorrie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mine & @matthewsteggle.bsky.social's festschrift for the incomparable @lisahopkins.bsky.social is due for publication on 19 October. Each day until then, I'm going to give an overview of the chapters to get you excited for the volume's early moderny goodness. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

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The Edges of Early Modern English Drama

Thanks to the pioneering work of Professor Lisa Hopkins, the field of early modern English drama is now much more attuned to the various edges, spaces, and intersections that characterise the dramatic...

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What does your favorite scholarly book series say about you? Part 3/3.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What does your favorite scholarly book series say about you? Part 2/3.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What does your favorite scholarly book series say about you? Part 1/3.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

2/2 of 46 years. He also served as the series editor for the TEAMS Documents of Practice series for over 30 years. His legacy has had a far-reaching impact in the field of medieval studies and beyond, and he will be greatly missed.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We regret to report the passing of Joel T. Rosenthal, medieval studies scholar and professor emeritus at Stony Brook University. Professor Rosenthal was a founding editor and later a member of the executive board of the journal Medieval Prosopography (succeeded by Medieval People) for a total 1/2

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our penultimate recommendation for September is "Inscribing Knowledge in the Medieval Book: The Power of Paratexts." This multi-disciplinary title examines the power in medieval books and how paratexts constructed understanding. Add it to your library here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "Inscribing Knowledge in the Medieval Book."

Text reading: "This collection, which brings together scholars from the history of the book, law, science, medicine, literature, art, and philosophy, interrogates the role played by paratexts in establishing authority, constructing bodies of knowledge, promoting education, shaping reader response, and preserving or subverting tradition in medieval manuscript culture."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's the last day of the extended deadline! Feel free to submit!

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's the last day of the extended deadline for ICMS 2027! Submit to this session today.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Early Drama, Art, and Music series is getting a new title soon! 'Gendered Violence and Violent Genders on the Premodern Stage,' edited by Melissa Ridley Elmes and Matthew Charles Carter, will be out later this fall. Preorders are available now! wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "Gendered Violence and Violent Genders on the Premodern Stage."

Text reading: "Through an approach that includes essays crossing methodologies and the artificial boundaries of periodization, as well as essays that engage with similar concepts in different genres and across national divides in an era in which France and England were decidedly influencing one another, this book provides a single-volume starting point for (re)considering periodization, genre, and the representation of gender according to social contexts."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How 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...

Cover of "Hiberno-Latin Saints' 'Lives' in the Seventh Century."

Text reading: "The authors of Irish saints’ Lives used the literary form of hagiography (Christian biography), miracle stories, and an elaborate rhetorical style to present the words and actions of their subjects. These Lives created a narrative of early Irish history that supported the political/ecclesiastical elites by showing that their power derived from the actions of their patron saints."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Throwback to a blog post from last spring, written by editor of Authenticity in Medieval and Early Modern Literature Rebbeca Menmuir, discussing authenticity and generative AI! Read the blog --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Graphic reading "Is AI authentic? That depends, in part, on your definition of authenticity." -- Rebecca Menmuir, "Authentic Artifice?"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

supplement your knowledge with Rabbi Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona's "Commentary on the Song of Songs." www.facebook.com/share/18Reox...

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We've got a unique mid-week recommendation for you today! On Saturday, our friends over at Early Music Michigan will be holding a workshop titled "Hebrew Harmonies: Discovering Salmone Russi" (see event link below). If this is topic is of interest, we encourage you to check out the workshop and 1/2

Cover of "Commentary on the Song of Songs."

Text reading: "The commentary of Rabbi Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona (d. ca. 1245) on the Song of Songs is one of the most important texts of the first clearly identified circle of Kabbalists, those operating in the Catalonian town of Gerona at the middle of the thirteenth century."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MIP is excited to announce a new addition to our RMEMC series. "Neoplatonism and the Art of Calculation in Medieval Iceland: Algorithms, Geometry, and the Platonic Elements in the Medieval North" by Daniel Sloughter is a wonderful addition to the series, and to your collection! 1/2

Cover of "Neoplatonism and the Art of Calculation in Medieval Iceland."

Text reading: "This volume has several goals: to present two mathematical texts from the medieval Icelandic manuscript GKS 1812, along with historical context and exposition of the methods presented; to investigate the origins of the final section of the Old Norse Algorismus, from the Timaeus up to the revival of neoplatonism in the later Middle Ages; and to set these ideas in the context of a modern view of algorithms and the role of mathematics in modeling the natural world."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Next up in our knowledge and education themed recommendations is all about what we DON'T know. Blind Spots of Knowledge in Shakespeare and His World: A Conversation, edited by Subha Mukherji, makes a great addition to any bookshelf! Add it to your collection here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "Blind Spots of Knowledge in Shakespeare in His World: A Conversation."

Text reading: "A "blind spot" suggests an obstructed view, a partisan perception, or a localized lack of understanding. Just as the brain "reads" the "blind spot" of the visual field by a curious process of readjustment, Shakespearean drama disorients us with moments of unmastered and unmasterable knowledge, recasting the way we see, know, and think about knowing. Focusing on such moments of apparent obscurity, this volume puts methods and motives of knowing under the spotlight."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? Check out past issues and sign up for the next one here: wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Coming 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...

Cover of "The Edges of Early Modern English Drama."

Text reading: "Thanks to the pioneering work of Professor Lisa Hopkins, the field of early modern English drama is now much more attuned to the various edges, spaces, and intersections that characterise the dramatic output of the period...

This collection examines works by a range of dramatists—including Beaumont, Dekker, Fletcher, Heywood, Jonson, Lyly, Marlowe, Massinger, Middleton, Sampson, and Shakespeare—and demonstrates that paying close attention to the edges of these dramatic works reveals much about the conditions in which these texts were conceived, produced, and received."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Let'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...

Cover of "The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland."

Text reading: "This book investigates the institutions and practices of education which lay behind medieval Icelandic literature, as well as behind many other aspects of medieval Icelandic culture and society. By bringing together a broad spectrum of sources, including sagas, law codes, and grammatical treatises, it addresses the history of education in medieval Iceland from multiple perspectives."

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We 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.

Photo of Katherine L. Jansen, with text reading "The Veil of Veronica in Premodern Rome" and a caption identifying her.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just two weeks left to submit to this session!

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We've got two weeks left to submit to our roundtable at ICMS 2027!

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Get ready for back to school with this month's knowledge-themed recommendations! Every Friday in September we're going to highlight titles that deal with knowledge, traditions of education, and the way humanity has learned through the ages.

A meme featuring manuscript illustrations of two men dancing in silly positions with text above reading: "When someone asks, 'Are you excited for the semester to start?'"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our 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...

Graphic reading: "Introduction by E. J. Christie
The Connors of Exeter, 1070-1150 by Elaine Treharne
Winchester Revisited: Æthelwold, Lucifer, and the Place of
Origin of MS Junius 11 by David F. Johnson
Metrical Footprints and Pat Conner's Exeter Booklets by
Thomas A. Bredehoft
The Early Modern Afterlife of Exeter's Anglo-Saxon
Manuscripts by Timothy Graham
The Divisions of the Ruthwell Cross by Catherine E. Karkov
lagustreamas: The Changing Waters surrounding J. R. R.
Tolkien and “The Battle of Maldon” by Stuart D. Lee
The Curse of Sleep in Anglo-Saxon England by Robert
Hasenfratz
Andreas's Blooming Blood by Thomas N. Hall
Guthlac as Potential Brigand: Guthlac A lines 114-40 by
Thomas D. Hill
Performance and Audience in the Exeter Book Riddles by
Jill Frederick"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The semester is about to start, but let's avoid the responsibilities of fall for a bit longer with a fun read from the Middle English Text Series, "Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems"! Check it out here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems," next to text reading:

"Including The Balletis of the Nine Nobles
Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland
The Talis of the Fyve Bestes
Answer to the Kingis Flyting
The Historie of Squyer Meldrum
The Testament of Squyer Meldrum"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Extra recommendations this week! This special issue of Medieval Feminist Forum is titled "Gender, Science, and the Natural World: Essays on Medieval Literature from the 2020 Gender and Medieval Studies Conference." Read on Scholarworks --> scholarworks.wmich.edu/mff/vol58/is...

Cover of Volume 58, Issue 1 of Medieval Feminist Forum, titled as the post says.

Graphic reading: "Including...
“Female Masculinity in the Embodied Beowulf Wetlands: A New, Radical, Ecofeminist Approach” by Teresa Pilgrim, “Being the Bigger Ram: Arable vs. Pastoral Masculinities in the Towneley Mactacio” Abel by Daisy E. Black, "May Medica: Divine Healing and the Garden in ‘The Merchant's Tale’" by Maria Zygogianni."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A new special issue of ROMARD has just dropped over on Scholarworks, check it out here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Text reading: "Introduction: Performing Celebration; Celebrating Peformance by Jeff Stoyanoff and Lynneth Miller Renberg
"In the pretended celebration": Frustrated Celebration in Shakespeare and Fletcher's The Two Noble Kinsmen by Angeline Morris
“To bringe yowe alle to joye”: John Lydgate’s The Mumming at Bishopswood as Children’s Entertainment by Clint E. Morrison Jr.
Legal Time: Curfew and the York Corpus Christi Cycle by Jordan K. Skinner
Trans Pregnancy in Performance: Birth Imagery in the Mystery Plays by A. E. Whitacre
How the Vote was Medieval: Archiving the Pageant, the Guild, and the Quest for Modern Female Emancipation by Stacie Vos
Ordo Societatus: Imparting Cultural Literacy via the York Corpus Christi Plays by Elizabeth D. Brissey
“Ill spon weft”: Joy and Judgement in the Second Shepherds’ Play by Sydney Owada Welk
Afterword by Theresa Coletti and Margaret A. Pappano"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In the spirit of a grass-green August, learn to make various green inks from volume 2 of "The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript," edited and translated by Susanna Fein with David Raybin and Jan Ziolkowski! Get Volumes 1-3 here --> wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Cover of "The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript."

Graphic reading: "Including... Booklet 3
9. De l’Yver et de l’Esté / Debate between Winter and Summer
10. Vorte make cynople / How to Make Red Vermilion
11. Vorte temprene asure / How to Temper Azure
12. Vorte make gras-grene / How to Make Grass-Green
13. Vorte maken another maner grene / How to Make Another Kind of Green
14. Yet for gaude-grene / Another for Yellow-Green"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Don't forget to submit your abstract to ICMS Kalamazoo; we're co-sponsoring this session with the Richard Rawlinson Center and we'd love to hear from you! icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

Graphic reading: "ICMS 2027 Call for Papers. Northern Medieval World (2): New Directions. Session sponsored by Medieval Institute Publications and Richard Rawlinson Center."

Graphic reading: "We are interested in new approaches or new scholarship about the northern medieval world. Proposals may deal with any aspect of the North Sea, Baltic Sea, or Atlantic and adjacent regions, or those which interact with them. Early career scholars from any discipline are encouraged to apply."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Summer is creeping towards its end, so make sure to soak up the last of the sun with a good book! "Sir Torrent of Portingale," edited by James Wade, has everything you could want from a medieval poolside read: a spirited princess, a valorous hero, huge scope, and romance tropes on every page. 1/2

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Explore 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...

Cover of "The Edge of Christendom on the Early Modern Stage".

Graphic reading: Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the edges of Europe were under pressure from the Ottoman Turks. This book explores how Shakespeare and his contemporaries represented places where Christians came up against Turks, including Malta, Tunis, Hungary, and Armenia... Edges of Christendom could be found in areas that were or had been pagan, such as Rome itself and the Danelaw, which once covered northern England; they could even be found in English homes and gardens, where imported foreign flowers and exotic new ingredients challenged the concept of what was native and natural.

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Check out our summer round up from MIP over on the blog! wmich.edu/medievalpubl...

Graphic reading: New post on the MIP blog

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We'd love for you to submit to the roundtable Medieval Institute Publication is sponsoring at ICMS next spring! Follow the link to view the full CFP and make your submission soon. icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

Graphic reading: "ICMS 2027 Call for Papers. Publishing as a Potential Career: What, Why and How of Getting into the Field (A Roundtable). Session sponsored by Medieval Institute Publications."

Graphic reading: "There are many potential career paths after an academic degree has been completed, and this roundtable hopes to shed some light on one of those options: publishing. What are the various job opportunities at a press, and how do you find information about job listings? What experience is needed, and how can you get that experience? What exactly happens day-to-day at a publisher?"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Coming 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!

Graphic reading: "This volume has several goals: to present two mathematical texts from the medieval Icelandic manuscript GKS 1812, along with historical context and exposition of the methods presented; to investigate the origins of the final section of the Old Norse Algorismus, from the Timaeus up to the revival of neoplatonism in the later Middle Ages; and to set these ideas in the context of a modern view of algorithms and the role of mathematics in modeling the natural world."

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

And our final installment of the cats of MIP!

A calico cat in her cat bed, peering down at a book. Text reads: "Name: Twix, Job Title: Peer Reviewer"

A white cat with grey spots, flopped on his back next to a bookcase. Text reads: "Name: Nimbus, Job Title: Mop."

A calico cat sprawled over an open book. Text reads: "Name: Roo, Job Title: Copyeditor."

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