Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Im not going to lie, the very real degrading of history as method(s), as expertise by the AI pushers, by Big Tech and edtech and our own administrators at a time when fascists across the world are seeking to rewrite histories to their liking occasionally gives me a particular kind of stomach ache 514640
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyKristen Haas Curtis @hellomizk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If you are an NCS member, this arrived in your inbox with some bonus material. Everyone can read it on my website! 023
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyOnce Upon A Time On The Internet @newgroundsdoc.newgrounds.com · 01/09/202623 YEARS AGO TODAY, @mrweebl.bsky.social posted BADGERS to @Newgrounds.com 8450262705
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyBOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This LibGuide is specifically about Black people and African-Americans as customers, rather than as enslaved people. 062
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyLarisa Grollemond @larisag.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It's me, I'm the medieval art curator 0132
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyProf Kate Loder @kghist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026BIG recommend to this short, very moving thread. ‘Illegal immigration’ is a harsh, catch-all term that obscures the humanity, the care that can lie behind global mobility 13616
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyDr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Our medieval comics collab (organised by @hellomizk.bsky.social) is a-go! Just had a brilliant conversation with the incredibly talented Sarah Gordon @scarygorgon.bsky.social and I can’t wait to see the results!! 2188
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyLisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 02/08/2026METADATA SURVEY! 034
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b 7778522571
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyJared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 27/07/2026retelling of the Iliad but in a university classics department. camps of professors fighting it out. it lasts for tenures 412825
Siglum Calligraphy @siglum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026"Just fiddle with the dial until it stops hissing..." 051
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyKarl 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 Siglum CalligraphyMonica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Latest addition to the 2nd Plague Pandemic biblio: "this article ... asks how often women were employed as wage workers in the rural economy of medieval England, how they were paid relative to men, and to what extent change is evident after the Black Death." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWomen's Wage Labour in Rural England, c. 1250-c. 1450: Identifying the Known Unknowns in Manorial AccountsRodney Hilton’s observations about women’s work recorded in manorial accounts underpin Tine De Moor and Jan Luiten van Zanden’s influential argument that paid work for women expanded significantly ... 0298
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyEb @ebthen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026So what using ableist language does, ultimately, is it signals norms and beliefs about devaluing Disabled people. And a culture that devalues Disabled people is dangerous to Disabled people. 18635
Siglum Calligraphy @siglum.bsky.social · 03/07/2026If anyone's trying to put together a handwriting class for penitent reactionaries, please know that your friendly neighborhood calligrapher is totally on board to teach lessons... 000
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyMedieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 26/06/2026It wouldn't be Pride Month if we didn't remind you of Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality. See the link for back issues, submission guidelines, and more! scholarworks.wmich.edu/mff/ 043
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyDot Porter @leoba.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Hello folks who work with digitized manuscripts. What is your preferred metadata format? If you could get ONE, what would it be? TEI, Json, a spreadsheet, MARC, or something else? Please let me know and share this query! This is important! 142125
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyAda Basilisk, Haunted Doll VTuber @comfybasilisk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026SHUT THE FUCK UP, HOLY SHIT IT'S REAL the essay deadass starts with "it is unknowable through what lens and mentality daisuke operated when he declared that bridget was a girl" i am going to Throw Up 3330441010
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyThe Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 19/06/2026'All these contextual networks build on each other. The material difficulties of life as scribe help me talk about the material difficulties of life as a minstrel.' We are delighted to share the next Meet a Medievalist Maker blogpost by @siglum.bsky.social! 👇guildmedmak.comMeet a Medievalist Maker: Tim - Siglum Calligraphy — The Guild of Medievalist Makers“ Meet a Medievalist Maker ” is an ongoing series of blog posts introducing our members and the work they are doing. Each post is organized around our Four P’s: a project they are working on... 1113
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyResearch Group on Manuscript Evidence @rgmemss.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Making a point. #worksonpaper 042
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyTim Schmalz @timschmalz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Rosamond McKitterick (1949-2026) A formidable scholar, an inspiring teacher, a generous spirit and a supportive colleague - truly, we have lost one of the great ones. @sidneysussex.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @camedieval.bsky.social 1515355
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyRyan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 12/06/2026All y’all book history nerds, historical making nerds, or just plain nerd nerds, Sean Silver posted the recipes and instructions for making historical ink that we used in our “Thinking Through Printing” symposium workshop last week. Go brew some stuff, get inky!sites.rutgers.eduAn Ink-Making Workshop - The Motley EmblemI recently ran an ink-making session in Toronto at the Thinking Through Printing workshop– a sort of colloquium of pressmasters and book-lab directors from across North America. Inks and washes … Rea... 12811
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyCarin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026This was MUCH more interesting than I thought it would be. Typesetting! Syllabification! Aldus Pagemaker! Loebs! And a living and contrite Chortlemuffin! And at the bottom of the rabbit hole is someone many of us #bookhistory types studied with. youtu.be/kL1PDqzqhM4?...youtu.beThe Unsolved Mystery of Lorem IpsumYouTube video by Rabbit Hole 181
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyChickadee In Flight⚢ 飛翔でアメリカコガラ @xybutch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026 028232
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026Today is the last day to comment to the FCC that LGBTQIA2S+ names, stories, identities don't need a warning label. This new potential rulemaking is an attempt at criminalizing the mere fact of being trans or otherwise queer, in the name of discrimination, bigotry, and persecution. Tell them no, now.glaad.orgTell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAADThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous... 1511501328
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyStephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Funny things still happen over at the bad place This guy put a prompt in his LinkedIn and now AI recruiters are writing him in Old English and calling him "my lord" 2235531048
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyJosé García @misterjgarcia.bsky.social · 03/05/2026It's Mother's Day in Spain today. Featuring the amazing Cuban-Jamaican artist Harmonia Rosales, check her art if you haven't already! www.harmoniarosales.art 644520805
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyEnnius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Behar (בְּהַר) with a bear with its nose in a jar of honey. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.73v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk 48619
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyStephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026My favorite art history genre is "Judith beheading Holofernes" 5065211390
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyBOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Still thinking about Bodedo 1175
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyREwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026best news story of the day by far www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEndangered Mexican axolotl discovered by girl, 10, under a bridge in WalesEvie and her mother were enjoying a day trip to south Wales when they came across the amphibian. 61157212
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyChris Clare DJ @cdjtheology.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Turns out you can now pre order my forthcoming book on Anglo-Catholicism and trans feminism! Baffled by the link? Intrigued? Check it out! blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...blackwells.co.ukSacramental Trans FeminismThis book engages at the intersection between transness, feminism, and theology, and seeks to work towards a sacramental trans feminism. It identifies 'gender t 36329
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/04/2026Hate will not win. apnews.com/article/ston...apnews.comTrump administration agrees to return rainbow Pride flag to New York’s Stonewall monumentThe Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag on a federal flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February. 61050129
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 13/04/2026A glimpse into #childhood in Roman #Egypt - some wooden action #toys from Karanis: a toy sword, a toy hammer, and a toy weaver's comb. Dating 1st to 4th century AD. 📷 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 🏺 231076
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyNatania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Appropriate since snakes do not have arms. 221701385
Reposted by Siglum Calligraphy👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/04/2026just to be clear, everyone, when 8 pm EDT comes and goes, regardless of what does or does not happen, the president still threatened genocide and war crimes and we should still impeach, arrest, and try him 19257596267
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyNaomi @naomicath.bsky.social · 05/04/2026It’s time to post one of my favorite memes of the year. 4698432147
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyDr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA 344362907568
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphySarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Daughter: What do you call a female Viking? Me: skjaldmær? Daughter: No, mommy (*rolls eyes*). A Viqueen. Me: Ah, I shall add this to my lecture notes. I stand corrected. 10823133
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyKathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Btw my press funded a small study into best-practices for alt text for illustrations, especially of illustrations of art. The resulting guide is short and clear and available free to download.spectrum.library.concordia.ca How Do You Picture It? Suggested Guidelines for Alt-text in Art Books - Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository 39664
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyOscar Lozada @oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Windows needed urgently! "Four of this type exactly. Exactly! But hurry, hurry, by tomorrow!" The writer provided a helpful diagram - notice the little man with his arms up denoting height! Egyptian hieratic script on a pot shard, c.1200 BC 📸 Me #FindsFriday #archaeology🏺 310737
Siglum Calligraphy @siglum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026So good to see everyone's amazing projects! And more #Flaxchat and #Linochat, of course! 161
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyLuke Kennard @lukekennard.bsky.social · 02/04/2026🎵 oldest tortoise crypto death scam! / Oldest tortoise crypto death scam! / Tortoise in a death scam! / Tortoise power! 1349
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyJohn Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset. 168183436900
Reposted by Siglum Calligraphyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/03/2026really can't be said enough that this case was decided by the same court that decided plessy v. ferguson. if they could have found a plausible rationale to limit birthright citizenship they would have done it. but there is none! the text is as clear as constitutional language can be. 5994672320
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyCarin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The St. Augustine Gospels will not be making an appearance, but the Saint John's Bible (facsimile edition) will! saintjohnsbible.org I also support this choice and am happy to see Minnesota Benedictines represented. The order of service is here: www.churchofengland.org/sites/defaul...churchofengland.org 141
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyMonica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026#MedievalSky I received a very important announcement today. Feminae, the bibliographical database on medieval women created and run by Margaret Schaus for the past couple of decades, is going offline as of 1 April. Download as much as you can ASAP: inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/Feminae/Adva...inpress.lib.uiowa.edu Feminae- Advanced Search 9204200
Reposted by Siglum CalligraphyCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Aesop: I TOLD YOU 10278882412