Colleen Curran
@ccurran.bsky.social
Sermone nitidus. Hybrid Scripts and Early Insular Palaeography & Manuscripts. I love the letter g.
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Colleen Curran
@ccurran.bsky.social
· Sep 15
When I started BretPal (almost two years ago 😪), I had one very clear research goal: to establish parameters for Breton Caroline minuscule
(Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 85)
(Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 85)
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Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
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Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 at University of Cambridge
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January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
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Another snowy holiday here. Happy 2026, everyone.
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Another snowy holiday here. Happy 2026, everyone.
We've had an unexpectedly white Christmas this year! Happy Christmas to you and yours.
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We've had an unexpectedly white Christmas this year! Happy Christmas to you and yours.
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Initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51:
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
December 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51:
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
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An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
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2 scoláireacht ar fáil i Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh
2 scholarships available in the School of Celtic Studies
Sprioc: 5 Eanáir 2026
Deadline: 5 January 2026
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
@dias.ie
2 scholarships available in the School of Celtic Studies
Sprioc: 5 Eanáir 2026
Deadline: 5 January 2026
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
@dias.ie
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
2 scoláireacht ar fáil i Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh
2 scholarships available in the School of Celtic Studies
Sprioc: 5 Eanáir 2026
Deadline: 5 January 2026
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
@dias.ie
2 scholarships available in the School of Celtic Studies
Sprioc: 5 Eanáir 2026
Deadline: 5 January 2026
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
@dias.ie
I have been tasked with summarising the palaeography of tenth-century Britain and its wider context in about 2,000 words.
a woman with blonde hair is standing in front of a lamp and looking at the camera .
ALT: a woman with blonde hair is standing in front of a lamp and looking at the camera .
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December 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I have been tasked with summarising the palaeography of tenth-century Britain and its wider context in about 2,000 words.
Very interesting position at ASNC for a Celticist: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in Celtic
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, within the Faculty of English wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor in Celtic from 1 September 2026. We seek applicants who have research and
www.cam.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Very interesting position at ASNC for a Celticist: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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'Karolus magnus
pippini filius'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.24r @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
pippini filius'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.24r @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'Karolus magnus
pippini filius'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.24r @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
pippini filius'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.24r @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
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St Jerome poised to translate the Psalms.
#writingdesk
BnF MS Latin 1152; Psalter of Charles the Bald; 9th century (between 842 CE & 869 CE); School of the Palace of Charles the Bald; f.4r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
#writingdesk
BnF MS Latin 1152; Psalter of Charles the Bald; 9th century (between 842 CE & 869 CE); School of the Palace of Charles the Bald; f.4r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
St Jerome poised to translate the Psalms.
#writingdesk
BnF MS Latin 1152; Psalter of Charles the Bald; 9th century (between 842 CE & 869 CE); School of the Palace of Charles the Bald; f.4r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
#writingdesk
BnF MS Latin 1152; Psalter of Charles the Bald; 9th century (between 842 CE & 869 CE); School of the Palace of Charles the Bald; f.4r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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There's lots of ongoing work as we're preparing for the new Museum of the Viking Age to open in Oslo. Our museum, @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social is now hiring an Associate Professor in Nordic archaeology, with expertise in the Viking Age. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still... #Vikingtidsmuseet
Førsteamanuensis innen nordisk arkeologi (284576) | Universitetet i Oslo
Stillingstittel: Førsteamanuensis innen nordisk arkeologi (284576), Arbeidsgiver: Universitetet i Oslo, Søknadsfrist: lørdag 31. januar 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There's lots of ongoing work as we're preparing for the new Museum of the Viking Age to open in Oslo. Our museum, @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social is now hiring an Associate Professor in Nordic archaeology, with expertise in the Viking Age. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still... #Vikingtidsmuseet
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Interested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
Creative Practitioner in Residence
The Institute of Historical Research hosts a Creative Practitioner in Residence who is interested in working collaboratively with historians.
www.history.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Interested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
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The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin? If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆
Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026
2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026:
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026
2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026:
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
Vacancies: O’Donovan Scholarships – DIAS
www.dias.ie
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆
Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026
2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026:
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026
2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026:
www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
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An illustrated line from the Prayer Of St. Brendan The Navigator, who is said to have travelled from County Kerry in Ireland to America a thousand years before Columbus made his journey. Trust in the darkness. 🌌
Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
An illustrated line from the Prayer Of St. Brendan The Navigator, who is said to have travelled from County Kerry in Ireland to America a thousand years before Columbus made his journey. Trust in the darkness. 🌌
Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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We’re nominated for Research Project of the Year! 🎉
Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage:
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/V...
#MedievalIreland #IrishArchaeology
Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage:
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/V...
#MedievalIreland #IrishArchaeology
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We’re nominated for Research Project of the Year! 🎉
Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage:
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/V...
#MedievalIreland #IrishArchaeology
Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage:
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/V...
#MedievalIreland #IrishArchaeology
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The manuscript of the week is RIA MS C iii 1, the Annals of Connacht. This unique manuscript records episodes in the history of Gaelic Ireland for over three hundred years from AD 1224 to AD 1544, with one later entry added (in different ink) for the year 1562.
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The manuscript of the week is RIA MS C iii 1, the Annals of Connacht. This unique manuscript records episodes in the history of Gaelic Ireland for over three hundred years from AD 1224 to AD 1544, with one later entry added (in different ink) for the year 1562.
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The Psalters exhibition at the Morgan Library surpassed my already high expectations. This case was among my favorite: two manuscripts of the psalms made 600 years apart, on the left with Old English (the little words in between the main text) from c.750 & on the right in Middle English from c.1400.
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The Psalters exhibition at the Morgan Library surpassed my already high expectations. This case was among my favorite: two manuscripts of the psalms made 600 years apart, on the left with Old English (the little words in between the main text) from c.750 & on the right in Middle English from c.1400.
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This is the feast of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, d. 397. 🕯️ BNF lat. 1732 is an early-8th-c. Uncial MS of several of his works. The headings to the various items have lovely colors and some fun beasties. The Uncial is very mannered: look at the loops on those As! #medievalsky
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is the feast of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, d. 397. 🕯️ BNF lat. 1732 is an early-8th-c. Uncial MS of several of his works. The headings to the various items have lovely colors and some fun beasties. The Uncial is very mannered: look at the loops on those As! #medievalsky
Until next time, beautiful
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Until next time, beautiful
I was at a formal enough dinner recently, and the person next to me asked me when lowercase letters were invented. Finally. My knowledge and expertise were relevant in a social setting.
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I was at a formal enough dinner recently, and the person next to me asked me when lowercase letters were invented. Finally. My knowledge and expertise were relevant in a social setting.
Lord, grant me the same patience that these librarians have had with me while I've been trying to find this one microfilm
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Lord, grant me the same patience that these librarians have had with me while I've been trying to find this one microfilm
I will never tire of this view
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I will never tire of this view
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Do you or your students work with English manuscripts? We have a summer school course for you👇 Book now for June 2026 in person in London. #MedievalSky #RenaissanceSky 📖✏️ #palaeography
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
Introduction to Handwriting in England c. 700-1700
Introduction to Handwriting in England c. 700-1700
ies.sas.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Do you or your students work with English manuscripts? We have a summer school course for you👇 Book now for June 2026 in person in London. #MedievalSky #RenaissanceSky 📖✏️ #palaeography
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...