Nic
@eldergoth.bsky.social
Medieval dress historian 1200-1500.
Creative practice researcher: re-creating historic (medieval) dress as academic practice
They/them. Grimm fairy tales fancier.
And lots more, but we shall focus on that bit, shan't we?
Also, in Scotland. Plus bilingual.
Creative practice researcher: re-creating historic (medieval) dress as academic practice
They/them. Grimm fairy tales fancier.
And lots more, but we shall focus on that bit, shan't we?
Also, in Scotland. Plus bilingual.
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Nic
@eldergoth.bsky.social
· Feb 2
Throughout the month of February I am posting recs for research on natural dyes and (textile) colours in the Middle Ages. I am starting with the 'holy book': Cardon, D. (2007) Natural dyes: sources, tradition, technology and science. Translated by: Higgitt, C. London: Archetype Publications.
@fourredshoes.bsky.social hello! My PhD supervisor is trying to contact you re external examining.
October 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
@fourredshoes.bsky.social hello! My PhD supervisor is trying to contact you re external examining.
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Management's threat to make £140million of cuts at the University of Edinburgh is shocking.
Yesterday, we heard from branch president, Sophia, on the questions this announcement has raised.
The Scottish govt must call on university management to halt these devastating cuts.
Yesterday, we heard from branch president, Sophia, on the questions this announcement has raised.
The Scottish govt must call on university management to halt these devastating cuts.
February 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Management's threat to make £140million of cuts at the University of Edinburgh is shocking.
Yesterday, we heard from branch president, Sophia, on the questions this announcement has raised.
The Scottish govt must call on university management to halt these devastating cuts.
Yesterday, we heard from branch president, Sophia, on the questions this announcement has raised.
The Scottish govt must call on university management to halt these devastating cuts.
I am pondering what to focus on for next month's publication recs related to dress history. Shall March be about (medieval) textile embellishments and techniques?
#MedievalSky
#MedievalSky
February 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am pondering what to focus on for next month's publication recs related to dress history. Shall March be about (medieval) textile embellishments and techniques?
#MedievalSky
#MedievalSky
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When writing alt text, focus on what's truly important. In an image with text about a canceled event, the borders of the image are not nearly as vital as conveying that this event is now canceled. A decorative border can be mentioned, but it's not the most important element.
February 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
When writing alt text, focus on what's truly important. In an image with text about a canceled event, the borders of the image are not nearly as vital as conveying that this event is now canceled. A decorative border can be mentioned, but it's not the most important element.
White men's Jenga
In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity #writing #prompt
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity #writing #prompt
February 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
White men's Jenga
Yesterday was a dark day.
I made sure to vote by postal vote, so did my whole family no matter from which country. I suppose had we not, then it would have been even worse. I can't go protest on the streets, I am not in the country, but once I am, I will. Germany, of all countries!
I made sure to vote by postal vote, so did my whole family no matter from which country. I suppose had we not, then it would have been even worse. I can't go protest on the streets, I am not in the country, but once I am, I will. Germany, of all countries!
Knapp 1/5 der deutschen Wähler*innenschaft (1/3 im Osten) haben Faschismus gewählt. Das sind keine “Protestwähler”, keine “von den großen Parteien Verratene”, keine “von der Politik im Stich Gelassene”, keine, die es nicht besser wissen. Nein: das sind Rechtsextreme, Neonazis, Fremdenfeinde, etc.
February 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Yesterday was a dark day.
I made sure to vote by postal vote, so did my whole family no matter from which country. I suppose had we not, then it would have been even worse. I can't go protest on the streets, I am not in the country, but once I am, I will. Germany, of all countries!
I made sure to vote by postal vote, so did my whole family no matter from which country. I suppose had we not, then it would have been even worse. I can't go protest on the streets, I am not in the country, but once I am, I will. Germany, of all countries!
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Science being "apolitical" or "objective" is an illusion. If we do not act when fascists and liars are actively working to supress facts and eradicate institutions and humans, we are complicit in their agenda. Just speaking from experience as a German.
February 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Science being "apolitical" or "objective" is an illusion. If we do not act when fascists and liars are actively working to supress facts and eradicate institutions and humans, we are complicit in their agenda. Just speaking from experience as a German.
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We're doing a thing! ⚔️ @luiseborek.bsky.social @ladidalisa.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We're doing a thing! ⚔️ @luiseborek.bsky.social @ladidalisa.bsky.social
My Sunday is sorted. This is a great book, very enjoyable read.
Buettner, B. (2022) The mineral and the visual: Precious stones in Medieval secular culture. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press. #MedievalSky
Buettner, B. (2022) The mineral and the visual: Precious stones in Medieval secular culture. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press. #MedievalSky
February 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My Sunday is sorted. This is a great book, very enjoyable read.
Buettner, B. (2022) The mineral and the visual: Precious stones in Medieval secular culture. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press. #MedievalSky
Buettner, B. (2022) The mineral and the visual: Precious stones in Medieval secular culture. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press. #MedievalSky
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A fun romp through the Archaeology of Dr Who, including a name check for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social.
Archaeology and Doctor Who youtu.be/gCfxXnUoPZk
Archaeology and Doctor Who
YouTube video by Archaeodeath (Archaeodeath)
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February 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A fun romp through the Archaeology of Dr Who, including a name check for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social.
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Clapping when your plane lands now seems appropriate again
February 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Clapping when your plane lands now seems appropriate again
Were I 30 years or more younger and at the start of my career I'd do this one in a jiffy. Fabulous.
We offer an MSc, or Graduate Diploma (both on-campus) or Graduate Certificate (online, Distance Learning) in Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture programmes.
Lots of seminars, workshops, practicals every Friday or also options - if online -to travel to Ireland for a week’s crafts & making
Lots of seminars, workshops, practicals every Friday or also options - if online -to travel to Ireland for a week’s crafts & making
February 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Were I 30 years or more younger and at the start of my career I'd do this one in a jiffy. Fabulous.
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New book announcement!
Women Artists & Designers at the National Trust
by Rachel Conroy with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig
shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/women-artist...
Spanning six centuries, this book looks at some of the many women artists and designers represented in its vast collections.
Women Artists & Designers at the National Trust
by Rachel Conroy with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig
shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/women-artist...
Spanning six centuries, this book looks at some of the many women artists and designers represented in its vast collections.
February 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
New book announcement!
Women Artists & Designers at the National Trust
by Rachel Conroy with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig
shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/women-artist...
Spanning six centuries, this book looks at some of the many women artists and designers represented in its vast collections.
Women Artists & Designers at the National Trust
by Rachel Conroy with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig
shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/women-artist...
Spanning six centuries, this book looks at some of the many women artists and designers represented in its vast collections.
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There’s still time to book for this online short course next month. It is for anyone who wants to work with texts in medieval French 🇫🇷📖📝 #medievalsky👇
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Transcribing Old and Middle French (1300-1500)
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February 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There’s still time to book for this online short course next month. It is for anyone who wants to work with texts in medieval French 🇫🇷📖📝 #medievalsky👇
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/trans...
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/trans...
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Books designed to be read only by human eyes are different from books designed to be read by machines, which is why Google will tell you that the phrase “shake my booty” can be found in an 1863 English translation of Don Quixote.
March 24, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Books designed to be read only by human eyes are different from books designed to be read by machines, which is why Google will tell you that the phrase “shake my booty” can be found in an 1863 English translation of Don Quixote.
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Empathy and kindness are not weaknesses, they’re acts of solidarity and resistance
February 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Empathy and kindness are not weaknesses, they’re acts of solidarity and resistance
For all of you weird people who like rhubarb.
Personally, as a kid in the 70s all of our neighbours in the wee village had rhubarb in their gardens and they always had surplus they handed to my mum. I have never liked rhubarb, no matter what she made from it.
But good on you if you like it.
Personally, as a kid in the 70s all of our neighbours in the wee village had rhubarb in their gardens and they always had surplus they handed to my mum. I have never liked rhubarb, no matter what she made from it.
But good on you if you like it.
After yesterday's post I have had several enquiries about recipes involving rhubarb. The website of my friend and colleague Meryl White, writer, presenter and amazing baker contains several which I can definitely recommend. grandmaabson.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html
February 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
For all of you weird people who like rhubarb.
Personally, as a kid in the 70s all of our neighbours in the wee village had rhubarb in their gardens and they always had surplus they handed to my mum. I have never liked rhubarb, no matter what she made from it.
But good on you if you like it.
Personally, as a kid in the 70s all of our neighbours in the wee village had rhubarb in their gardens and they always had surplus they handed to my mum. I have never liked rhubarb, no matter what she made from it.
But good on you if you like it.
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These look extremely important to us. Stunning bindings too! Brava!
I see your wee Galileo, and throw in my bite-sized cookbooks I just made.
(Not historical or important, but I just think they're fun 😆💖📚)
(Not historical or important, but I just think they're fun 😆💖📚)
February 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
These look extremely important to us. Stunning bindings too! Brava!
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On the home stretch. Finish, tumble in a cold dryer to try to reduce cat hair content, then block.
February 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On the home stretch. Finish, tumble in a cold dryer to try to reduce cat hair content, then block.
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Caerlaverock Castle Wood In Dumfriesshire 🏴 is a remarkable woodscape, a tangled swampy place concealing hidden beauties like this ancient pollarded oak. In our study for HES we named this tree ‘The Shrew Pollard’ after finding a dead yet perfectly intact shrew in its branches
#ThickTrunkTuesday
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
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February 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Caerlaverock Castle Wood In Dumfriesshire 🏴 is a remarkable woodscape, a tangled swampy place concealing hidden beauties like this ancient pollarded oak. In our study for HES we named this tree ‘The Shrew Pollard’ after finding a dead yet perfectly intact shrew in its branches
#ThickTrunkTuesday
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
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I am loving the "Medievalesque" swagger.
I'm toying with the idea of doing some research into "Medieval" costume in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Hmmm
I'm toying with the idea of doing some research into "Medieval" costume in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Hmmm
These photos were taken in 1909 for a Pageant celebrating the history of York.
Each painted banner represented a guild of York. The young gentleman with the swagger is holding the Merchant Adventurers banner.
Each painted banner represented a guild of York. The young gentleman with the swagger is holding the Merchant Adventurers banner.
February 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I am loving the "Medievalesque" swagger.
I'm toying with the idea of doing some research into "Medieval" costume in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Hmmm
I'm toying with the idea of doing some research into "Medieval" costume in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Hmmm
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"If the study of literature or history were really that pointless, a government trying to control the minds of its subjects would not go to the trouble of putting humanities students and professors in jail."
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“Frivolous” Humanities Helped Prisoners Survive in Communist Romania | Essay, Nexus | Zócalo Public Square
In a recent New York Times article on the movement to promote university majors promising higher employment and income, Anthony Carnevale, a professor at
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February 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"If the study of literature or history were really that pointless, a government trying to control the minds of its subjects would not go to the trouble of putting humanities students and professors in jail."
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