Dr David Rundle
@drdavidrundle.bsky.social
Historian, palaeographer, Renaissance man. Managing Editor, @mediumaevum.bsky.social . Found in libraries or restaurants.
I was so disappointed not to have known of the NYE event at Margate's Turner Gallery, until my wife explained it was not that type of Latin Party.
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I was so disappointed not to have known of the NYE event at Margate's Turner Gallery, until my wife explained it was not that type of Latin Party.
Nero liked a good fire.
January 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Nero liked a good fire.
My New Year's Day Gift to you: the latest version of the listing of the extant manuscripts once owned by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester, now standing at 51 items.
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A New Listing of Manuscripts from the Library of Humfrey, duke of Gloucester
As it is New Year, it is appropriate that I should have a gift for you. It is the latest version of the listing of the known extant manuscripts once owned by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester; it include…
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January 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
My New Year's Day Gift to you: the latest version of the listing of the extant manuscripts once owned by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester, now standing at 51 items.
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Looking for some diverting reading over what remains of the break? Recommend John Banville's latest, a skilful and beautifully written wrong-stepping novel. Enjoy the allusions (including to his own Book of Evidence).
PS Not for those who adore Venice.
PS Not for those who adore Venice.
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Looking for some diverting reading over what remains of the break? Recommend John Banville's latest, a skilful and beautifully written wrong-stepping novel. Enjoy the allusions (including to his own Book of Evidence).
PS Not for those who adore Venice.
PS Not for those who adore Venice.
Borges, it turns out, was not writing fantasy. He was a prophet.
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Borges, it turns out, was not writing fantasy. He was a prophet.
Not a bad place to visit to talk manuscript #fragments.
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Not a bad place to visit to talk manuscript #fragments.
Times New Roman has been trending. Some thoughts on the resonances it has:
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Radical Times New Roman
It is good to see Times New Roman making headlines (presented in a variety of fonts). The coverage makes me think of its radical origins. That may seem an odd claim for a typeface designed explicit…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Times New Roman has been trending. Some thoughts on the resonances it has:
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Sometimes you cannot fault medieval logic:
sed non omnis bona causalis est bona consequentia, sicut ista causalis est bona “Thomas studet, quia vult esse clericus’, et tamen non est bona consequentia, quia non sequitur 'Thomas vult esse clericus; ergo, Thomas studet’. +
sed non omnis bona causalis est bona consequentia, sicut ista causalis est bona “Thomas studet, quia vult esse clericus’, et tamen non est bona consequentia, quia non sequitur 'Thomas vult esse clericus; ergo, Thomas studet’. +
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sometimes you cannot fault medieval logic:
sed non omnis bona causalis est bona consequentia, sicut ista causalis est bona “Thomas studet, quia vult esse clericus’, et tamen non est bona consequentia, quia non sequitur 'Thomas vult esse clericus; ergo, Thomas studet’. +
sed non omnis bona causalis est bona consequentia, sicut ista causalis est bona “Thomas studet, quia vult esse clericus’, et tamen non est bona consequentia, quia non sequitur 'Thomas vult esse clericus; ergo, Thomas studet’. +
Palaeographers: you definitely should consider applying to this illustrious fund:
We are still accepting applications to the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026, open to both early career and established scholars of any nationality. Awards are tenable for a maximum of 12 months. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4hO0Oo1
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Palaeographers: you definitely should consider applying to this illustrious fund:
I am receiving emails offering 'last minute gift ideas'. I will not give in to buying Christmas presents so ridiculously early.
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I am receiving emails offering 'last minute gift ideas'. I will not give in to buying Christmas presents so ridiculously early.
When a plain old manicula is not sufficient (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social MS. lat. 92).
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When a plain old manicula is not sufficient (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social MS. lat. 92).
Congratulations to @emallis.bsky.social on being this year's @memsunikent.bsky.social winner of the Jayne Wackett Dissertation Prize!
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News - Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies - Research at Kent
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December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congratulations to @emallis.bsky.social on being this year's @memsunikent.bsky.social winner of the Jayne Wackett Dissertation Prize!
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Final Palaeography session of the term for our @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students and, as a special treat, they are having #fragment fun at their second home, the Archives of @cburycathedral.bsky.social.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Final Palaeography session of the term for our @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students and, as a special treat, they are having #fragment fun at their second home, the Archives of @cburycathedral.bsky.social.
The back cover of the new issue of @mediumaevum.bsky.social features my predecessor, the late great Nigel Palmer, with an appeal for the travel fund being established in his name. For more on that, visit mediumaevum.org.uk/donate/palme... .
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The back cover of the new issue of @mediumaevum.bsky.social features my predecessor, the late great Nigel Palmer, with an appeal for the travel fund being established in his name. For more on that, visit mediumaevum.org.uk/donate/palme... .
The latest issue of @mediumaevum.bsky.social in my editorial hands and soon to be in yours. It ranges from Beowulf to Henry VIII, from Sicily to Scandinavia, and includes articles by the likes of @edolmans.bsky.social, plus a review of recent Silk Roads exhibitions by @peterfrankopan.bsky.social.
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The latest issue of @mediumaevum.bsky.social in my editorial hands and soon to be in yours. It ranges from Beowulf to Henry VIII, from Sicily to Scandinavia, and includes articles by the likes of @edolmans.bsky.social, plus a review of recent Silk Roads exhibitions by @peterfrankopan.bsky.social.
What an inspiring session that was. As @laurajcleaver.bsky.social says, two highly impressive papers suggestive of great work ahead in late medieval/ Renaissance palaeography and codicology. Thank you to both speakers.
Two wonderful papers from Phoebe MacIndoe and Cecilia Sideri at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What an inspiring session that was. As @laurajcleaver.bsky.social says, two highly impressive papers suggestive of great work ahead in late medieval/ Renaissance palaeography and codicology. Thank you to both speakers.
Bookmarks of yesteryear. A leaf between the leaves of this manuscript @magdalenoxford.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Bookmarks of yesteryear. A leaf between the leaves of this manuscript @magdalenoxford.bsky.social
Yesterday the latest cohort of @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students graduated. Congratulations to all of you on your success. I enjoyed teaching you and wish you all the best for your next adventures!
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November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Yesterday the latest cohort of @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students graduated. Congratulations to all of you on your success. I enjoyed teaching you and wish you all the best for your next adventures!
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Reposted by Dr David Rundle
And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And the news is... We're recruiting! Applications are now open for our 2026 @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral Scholarships. So, if you want to study at PhD level pre-modern handwritten cultures and the organisation of knowledge and power within them, do investigate our refreshed website.
These are going from Baden to wurst.
Everyone loves a Trier
Writing good jokes about German cities takes a lot of Erfurt.
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
These are going from Baden to wurst.
How to tease:
Tomorrow, we at the @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded Knowledge Orders before Modernity Doctoral Programme will have some exciting news for you... Keep those eyes peeled.
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How to tease:
Are you up for some more palaeographical excitement? Then ready yourself for next Tuesday's seminar in London's Senate House where we can offer you not one but two scintillating papers featuring new research from early career scholars.
Register here:
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Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Early Career Researcher Papers
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November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Are you up for some more palaeographical excitement? Then ready yourself for next Tuesday's seminar in London's Senate House where we can offer you not one but two scintillating papers featuring new research from early career scholars.
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
When you know civilisation is coming to an end:
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
When you know civilisation is coming to an end:
Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
MEMS to Host the Fifteenth Century Conference 2026
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November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...
It was two months ago now, so a good moment to remember a highlight of our Austrian jaunt: a trip to Weiz, with its taborkirche (fortified church) dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. That's Becket to us who obey Henry VIII's laws.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It was two months ago now, so a good moment to remember a highlight of our Austrian jaunt: a trip to Weiz, with its taborkirche (fortified church) dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. That's Becket to us who obey Henry VIII's laws.