Brandon W. Hawk
@brandonwhawk.bsky.social
Professor of English at Rhode Island College (views my own). I’m a nerd for medieval things, biblical apocrypha, Star Wars, LotR, & Magic (TCG). He/him.
“Read some fucking apocrypha.”
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“Read some fucking apocrypha.”
https://linktr.ee/brandonwhawk
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New version of Girl Yelling In Guy's Ear at Concert Dropped:
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
New version of Girl Yelling In Guy's Ear at Concert Dropped:
It's pretty cool to be able to see a medieval person's own writing in their own hand in a manuscript like this. And it looks like Willibrord had a rather nice style!
The November page has a marginal autobiographical note in Willibrord's hand! See this ELMSS entry for Lowe's description of the manuscript's script and a transcription of the autograph note: elmss.nuigalway.ie/catalogue/975
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's pretty cool to be able to see a medieval person's own writing in their own hand in a manuscript like this. And it looks like Willibrord had a rather nice style!
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This is the feast–in all the churches!–of Willibrord, Apostle to the Frisians, d. 739. 🕯️ First up: the Calendar of Willibrord, BNF lat 10837, an early-8c manuscript written on the Continent, probably at Echternach, mainly in Insular majuscule. #medievalsky 🧵
portail.biblissima.fr/en/ark:/4309...
portail.biblissima.fr/en/ark:/4309...
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is the feast–in all the churches!–of Willibrord, Apostle to the Frisians, d. 739. 🕯️ First up: the Calendar of Willibrord, BNF lat 10837, an early-8c manuscript written on the Continent, probably at Echternach, mainly in Insular majuscule. #medievalsky 🧵
portail.biblissima.fr/en/ark:/4309...
portail.biblissima.fr/en/ark:/4309...
Ooohhh a manuscript mystery! I love a good "unidentified" text.
This 15th c. Italian manuscript contains the texts of two treatises, both attributed to Saint Augustine (erroneously). One is actually De anima et spiritu by Alcherus of Clairvaux, the other one is unidentified (UPenn Ms. Codex 17) #medievalsky
🔗: https://bit.ly/3WYaouZ
🔗: https://bit.ly/3WYaouZ
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ooohhh a manuscript mystery! I love a good "unidentified" text.
This is such an exciting story! BUT I do want to quibble with one statement in the news release:
"Documents and books from the Middle Ages are rare."
In reality, however, dozens of thousands of medieval manuscripts survive--in fact, so many that we don't even have accurate counts.
"Documents and books from the Middle Ages are rare."
In reality, however, dozens of thousands of medieval manuscripts survive--in fact, so many that we don't even have accurate counts.
So interesting to learn about this: a manuscript bound in seal skin, with eight surviving pages, possibly among the earliest surviving books written in Norway. www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his...
Eight pages bound in furry seal skin may be Norway's oldest book
The little book is so rare that the National Library of Norway is bringing in experts from around the world to learn more.
www.sciencenorway.no
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is such an exciting story! BUT I do want to quibble with one statement in the news release:
"Documents and books from the Middle Ages are rare."
In reality, however, dozens of thousands of medieval manuscripts survive--in fact, so many that we don't even have accurate counts.
"Documents and books from the Middle Ages are rare."
In reality, however, dozens of thousands of medieval manuscripts survive--in fact, so many that we don't even have accurate counts.
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So interesting to learn about this: a manuscript bound in seal skin, with eight surviving pages, possibly among the earliest surviving books written in Norway. www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his...
Eight pages bound in furry seal skin may be Norway's oldest book
The little book is so rare that the National Library of Norway is bringing in experts from around the world to learn more.
www.sciencenorway.no
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
So interesting to learn about this: a manuscript bound in seal skin, with eight surviving pages, possibly among the earliest surviving books written in Norway. www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Join us Friday for the November 2025 First Friday workshop with Ivan Miroshnikov (University of Helsinki). Register at the email in the image below for the pre-circulated paper and Zoom link.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Join us Friday for the November 2025 First Friday workshop with Ivan Miroshnikov (University of Helsinki). Register at the email in the image below for the pre-circulated paper and Zoom link.
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My book is now available open access on project muse, with OAPen launch coming soon. Hard copies should start going out this week (if they have not already): you can get yours for 50% off with code SAR50.
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My book is now available open access on project muse, with OAPen launch coming soon. Hard copies should start going out this week (if they have not already): you can get yours for 50% off with code SAR50.
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Eleven #Manuscripts from the #Vatican this week www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025...
Includes a text on the Barberini Lyre, more papal writings, Caesar's Wars (several), some Neo-Latin, a catalogue of printed books... and more! #MedievalSky #Skystorians
Includes a text on the Barberini Lyre, more papal writings, Caesar's Wars (several), some Neo-Latin, a catalogue of printed books... and more! #MedievalSky #Skystorians
Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 44 of 2025
Eleven total manuscripts were digitized in the past week. These consisted of six from Barb.lat, four from Ott.lat, and a single volume, a 17th C catalogue of printed books, from Vat.lat.
To the right...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Eleven #Manuscripts from the #Vatican this week www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025...
Includes a text on the Barberini Lyre, more papal writings, Caesar's Wars (several), some Neo-Latin, a catalogue of printed books... and more! #MedievalSky #Skystorians
Includes a text on the Barberini Lyre, more papal writings, Caesar's Wars (several), some Neo-Latin, a catalogue of printed books... and more! #MedievalSky #Skystorians
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November 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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For All Saints' Day, a reminder that ALL THE SAINTS I've posted so far—9 months' worth to date—are on this page at my website: ruffnotes.org/saints/
Entries include links to the posts here on BlueSky and directly to the digitized manuscripts used in those posts.
#medievalsky 🕯️
Entries include links to the posts here on BlueSky and directly to the digitized manuscripts used in those posts.
#medievalsky 🕯️
Saints+Manuscripts at BlueSky
In mid-January 2025, I began making posts on BlueSky most days in which I post one or more medieval manuscripts associated with a saint in the calendar for that day. (I work from several calendars:…
ruffnotes.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
For All Saints' Day, a reminder that ALL THE SAINTS I've posted so far—9 months' worth to date—are on this page at my website: ruffnotes.org/saints/
Entries include links to the posts here on BlueSky and directly to the digitized manuscripts used in those posts.
#medievalsky 🕯️
Entries include links to the posts here on BlueSky and directly to the digitized manuscripts used in those posts.
#medievalsky 🕯️
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Here's a thread of the Apocrypals Halloween episodes -- there's some pretty good ones in there, covering a wide variety of topics, from early Christian apocrypha to Jewish folktales to evangelical comic strips to a Christian found footage horror movie
Halloween means Haints and Saints, so here's some of our classic episodes on these topics, a thread:
The Testament of Solomon, in which the wise king subcontracts the construction of the temple to various demons, including a Butt Sex Dragon
apocrypals.libsyn.com/25-butt-stuf...
The Testament of Solomon, in which the wise king subcontracts the construction of the temple to various demons, including a Butt Sex Dragon
apocrypals.libsyn.com/25-butt-stuf...
Apocrypals: 24: Butt Stuff Dragon (The Testament of Solomon)
Get ready for HAINTS AND SAINTS, Theophiloi! It's Halloween and things are getting wild spooky up in here as we diver into the testament of Solomon, a very wise man who likes two things: glorifying Go...
apocrypals.libsyn.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here's a thread of the Apocrypals Halloween episodes -- there's some pretty good ones in there, covering a wide variety of topics, from early Christian apocrypha to Jewish folktales to evangelical comic strips to a Christian found footage horror movie
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If you want a good laugh, you will find Reuters' AI assistant pop up the minute you click on this link from Reuters about how AI assistants make widespread errors about the news
October 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you want a good laugh, you will find Reuters' AI assistant pop up the minute you click on this link from Reuters about how AI assistants make widespread errors about the news
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Happy Carrie Fisher's birthday
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Happy Carrie Fisher's birthday
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(But also so so so bad that all of our LMS stuff is through Amazon?!?)
October 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
(But also so so so bad that all of our LMS stuff is through Amazon?!?)
Does this mean my college will push back the submission due date for midterm grades (this Wednesday), or will I need to make up for it once Blackboard is back up? We have yet to see!
God bless this Amazon crash! No one’s LMS works. We can’t grade! YAYYYY! 🥹
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Does this mean my college will push back the submission due date for midterm grades (this Wednesday), or will I need to make up for it once Blackboard is back up? We have yet to see!
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38 new #Manuscripts this week from the #Vatican www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025...
Includes an oration by Ubaldi, a part of an Atlantic Bible, some crazy heraldry, Cassian on Monks, Ethiopic, Classics and more
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
Includes an oration by Ubaldi, a part of an Atlantic Bible, some crazy heraldry, Cassian on Monks, Ethiopic, Classics and more
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 42 of 2025
In total thirty-eight manuscripts were digitized this week. The recent pattern has remained, Ott.lat was the largest fond with twenty manuscripts and Barb.lat was the next largest, with ten. The res...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
38 new #Manuscripts this week from the #Vatican www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025...
Includes an oration by Ubaldi, a part of an Atlantic Bible, some crazy heraldry, Cassian on Monks, Ethiopic, Classics and more
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
Includes an oration by Ubaldi, a part of an Atlantic Bible, some crazy heraldry, Cassian on Monks, Ethiopic, Classics and more
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
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The temporal drag of techno-bubbles: speedy hype, slow harm
Yeah the speed of bubble cycles are now faster than our ability to pivot. We will just be approving an AI textbook for a program that won’t start until two years after AI mania has completely receded
October 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The temporal drag of techno-bubbles: speedy hype, slow harm
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In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
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New issue of Early Christianity Vol. 16, No. 3 (2025) www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/issue/ear... @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social
@megannutzman.bsky.social
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October 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New issue of Early Christianity Vol. 16, No. 3 (2025) www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/issue/ear... @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social
@megannutzman.bsky.social
@megannutzman.bsky.social
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Hell is other people('s AI decisions)
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hell is other people('s AI decisions)
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Ivor (3) was watching me charge something up using a USB C cable, and he asked if he could plug it in, and I said sure, and he asked which way up it goes, and I was able to proudly say “IVOR IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH WAY UP IT GOES AND THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN PROGRESS”
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Ivor (3) was watching me charge something up using a USB C cable, and he asked if he could plug it in, and I said sure, and he asked which way up it goes, and I was able to proudly say “IVOR IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH WAY UP IT GOES AND THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN PROGRESS”