Medieval MSS Online: News

Greetings! Welcome to the first summary of the news coverage of medieval manuscripts. I hope that I can make this format more my own and not simply a copy of Dr. Nokes', but for now my imitation must be a shining compliment to the practical format adopted at UW. I've taken the liberty of adding an embedded video at the end of this entry; I've been wanting to find a way to include the interviews and interesting multimedia I find dealing with medieval MSS and this seems to fit in rather well.

Just a heads-up: So far, I haven't spoken of Evellum's products on this blog because I couldn't seem to find anything but advertisements online. Recently, I was at the the British Library and bought two of their interactive dvds. I hope to review them here soon.

• Got Medieval posts his monthly entry on medieval dates with a reference to some unfortunate swine in Welcome to December.
• At The Langar Hall, there is an article, Preserving What History We Have Left, on Sikh historical documents.
• Europeana.eu has been shut down due to traffic problems but is expected to be available again in the middle of this month.
• YLE Radio 1's weekly podcast has been uploaded, titled IMF: Pessima imminent.
• Here's a CFP for a conference on Digitizing Medieval and Early Modern Culture.
  
• Easily Distracted posts an entry he wrote to first-year students about Finding Primary Resources.
• There has been a slasher at the British Library! I'm just dumbfounded at this . . .
  
• On a lighter note, here is a recipe from several medieval manuscripts for pegions stewed.

Medieval Manuscripts of the Fitzwilliam Museum -- Part 1
"Dr Stella Panayotova, keeper of manuscripts and printed books Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, introduces the museum and shows a rare example of a Dutch medieval manuscript. http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/goto/medieval"

Medieval MSS Online: News Feature

Greetings! After guest-blogging over at Dr Nokes' Unlocked Wordhoard, I have come to realise just how often medieval manuscripts are brought into the blogosphere and even into mainstream news services. To keep up with this, I am going to try out something like what we've been doing at Unlocked Wordhoard and post periodic updates of how medieval manuscripts are being presented in the news.

Foreseeable problems: double-posting on UW, getting down the rhythm of the news so that I can post regularly instead of sporadically. These things will be worked out in time, I'm sure.

I'm grateful for your patience while I try something new, and would welcome your feedback if you have time to give it.

Thanks!