Lisa Fagin Davis
@lisafdavis.bsky.social
Medievalist, Paleographer, Codicologist, Voynichologist; Executive Director, @medievalacademy.bsky.social; Brown Univ. and Yale Univ. alum; PhD; Red Sox fan
You meet all the best people at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair! @book-historia.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You meet all the best people at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair! @book-historia.bsky.social
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I've received EIGHT #Voynich solutions in November alone. Can that pace be sustained? Stay tuned...
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I've received EIGHT #Voynich solutions in November alone. Can that pace be sustained? Stay tuned...
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Nine...
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Listen in to the latest episode of Tea-break Archaeology!
www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/teabreak/40
Featuring guest @lisafdavis.bsky.social
www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/teabreak/40
Featuring guest @lisafdavis.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Listen in to the latest episode of Tea-break Archaeology!
www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/teabreak/40
Featuring guest @lisafdavis.bsky.social
www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/teabreak/40
Featuring guest @lisafdavis.bsky.social
I had a great time speaking with Matilda Siebrecht about medieval manuscripts, European mss in North America, and of course my favorite manuscript (#Voynich)! Here's part 1 of our conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/60q1...
The Voynich Manuscript with Dr Lisa Fagin Davis (part 1) - Ep 40
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November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I had a great time speaking with Matilda Siebrecht about medieval manuscripts, European mss in North America, and of course my favorite manuscript (#Voynich)! Here's part 1 of our conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/60q1...
What a great find! As a paleographer, I can't help but observe that if this were French I would have dated the not-yet-Gothic script to the mid-12th century. In Norway, the transition from Romanesque to Gothic happens later, hence the tentative 13th-c. date. 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 2:10 PM
What a great find! As a paleographer, I can't help but observe that if this were French I would have dated the not-yet-Gothic script to the mid-12th century. In Norway, the transition from Romanesque to Gothic happens later, hence the tentative 13th-c. date. www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his...
Looks like I picked a terrible night to be flying cross country with no way to watch the game! Wowzers!
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Looks like I picked a terrible night to be flying cross country with no way to watch the game! Wowzers!
I am on vacation in Cappadocia and in addition to exploring the extraordinary natural wonders of the region I have just had dinner at a restaurant called Barbarian Medieval Tavern and it was delightful. Skewers and tankards and Celtic music and lots and lots of sausage. 10/10 no notes.
October 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I am on vacation in Cappadocia and in addition to exploring the extraordinary natural wonders of the region I have just had dinner at a restaurant called Barbarian Medieval Tavern and it was delightful. Skewers and tankards and Celtic music and lots and lots of sausage. 10/10 no notes.
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The Department of Religion at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of the Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Context.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Department of Religion at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of the Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Context.
apply.interfolio.com/176012
apply.interfolio.com/176012
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How every state in the US teaches about feudalism. A New post from me and @profgabriele.com, along with access to a slideshow and spreadsheet with more info.
24 states REQUIRE feudalism.
8 suggest feudalism.
Feudalism, ICYMI, is not a real thing. Click, read, share, subscribe (it's free!).
24 states REQUIRE feudalism.
8 suggest feudalism.
Feudalism, ICYMI, is not a real thing. Click, read, share, subscribe (it's free!).
Revisiting the Medieval "F-Word" (Feudalism)
How Every State Teaches (or doesn't) about Feudalism
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October 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How every state in the US teaches about feudalism. A New post from me and @profgabriele.com, along with access to a slideshow and spreadsheet with more info.
24 states REQUIRE feudalism.
8 suggest feudalism.
Feudalism, ICYMI, is not a real thing. Click, read, share, subscribe (it's free!).
24 states REQUIRE feudalism.
8 suggest feudalism.
Feudalism, ICYMI, is not a real thing. Click, read, share, subscribe (it's free!).
Reposted by Lisa Fagin Davis
Do you work at a small U.S. liberal arts college or at a university with 5,000 or fewer undergrads? If so, check out Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀!
Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
rarebookschool.org
Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
rarebookschool.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Do you work at a small U.S. liberal arts college or at a university with 5,000 or fewer undergrads? If so, check out Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀!
Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
rarebookschool.org
Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
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Absolutely wonderful field trip to the@Boston Public Library Special Collections with my Simmons Univ. Library Science students. We were treated to 10th- and 12th-c. monastic manuscripts, 13th-c. Bibles, 15th-c. literature and Books of Hours, and everything in between! Magnificent!
October 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Absolutely wonderful field trip to the@Boston Public Library Special Collections with my Simmons Univ. Library Science students. We were treated to 10th- and 12th-c. monastic manuscripts, 13th-c. Bibles, 15th-c. literature and Books of Hours, and everything in between! Magnificent!
Good morning from @amtrak.com! On my way to New Haven to hang out with my favorite manuscript in my favorite library with some of my favorite people! 😎
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Good morning from @amtrak.com! On my way to New Haven to hang out with my favorite manuscript in my favorite library with some of my favorite people! 😎
Ok, people, here's my @utoronto.ca Medieval Studies #Voynich lecture! I've got BIG NEWS to report about the potential original structure of the manuscript. Check it out! (new material starts around minute 14) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH28...
Lisa Fagin Davis: "The Materiality of the Voynich Manuscript"
YouTube video by U of T CMS
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October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ok, people, here's my @utoronto.ca Medieval Studies #Voynich lecture! I've got BIG NEWS to report about the potential original structure of the manuscript. Check it out! (new material starts around minute 14) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH28...
@rarebookschool.bsky.social doesn't generally accept high school students but they made an exception for Gauri in my Fragmentology class last summer. I am so proud of her! LOOK WHAT SHE DID! #IIIF #MedievalSky timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices...
Bridging archives: The role of IIIF in global manuscript preservation
India’s manuscript tradition is among the richest in the world, spanning centuries, languages, and disciplines. Yet, much of this vast repository remains fragmented, fragile, and inaccessible. The tec...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@rarebookschool.bsky.social doesn't generally accept high school students but they made an exception for Gauri in my Fragmentology class last summer. I am so proud of her! LOOK WHAT SHE DID! #IIIF #MedievalSky timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices...
Congratulations @jdsargan.bsky.social! I'm so thrilled that the @medievalacademy.bsky.social could support the #OA publication of your work!
It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...
Trans Histories of the Medieval Book - Arc Humanities Press
Archival collections are political spaces: the decisions that govern whose histories are preserved, when, and by whom are not neutral. They reflect the commu...
www.arc-humanities.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations @jdsargan.bsky.social! I'm so thrilled that the @medievalacademy.bsky.social could support the #OA publication of your work!
Not an actual Calvin & Hobbes comic, but pretty funny just the same! And, in case you didn't already know how far gone I actually am, the Voynichese text in the last panel is from folio 15v... (h/t @theefantomas.bsky.social) #Voynich
October 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not an actual Calvin & Hobbes comic, but pretty funny just the same! And, in case you didn't already know how far gone I actually am, the Voynichese text in the last panel is from folio 15v... (h/t @theefantomas.bsky.social) #Voynich
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ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”: bit.ly/3IviMig
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”: bit.ly/3IviMig
oooh, I do love a 🦇📖!
Oh boy, on Oct 16, @leoba.bsky.social is showing Rosenbach Museum & Library MS 1004/29, a mid-14thC physician's belt w/ calendar, tables of solar & lunar eclipses, anatomical phlebotomy diagram, & urine wheel. A 🦇 book, b/c it unfolds like a pair of 🦇 wings. libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/14872116
Coffee with a Codex On The Road: Bat Book at the Rosenbach
An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different...
libcal.library.upenn.edu
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
oooh, I do love a 🦇📖!
Just noticed that my @sims-mss.bsky.social 2024 Plenary is online, in which I explore the #MedievalManuscript #OpenAccess ecosystem, including @iiif.bsky.social, @digitalscriptorium.bsky.social, Digital Mappa, and the Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDwQ...
17th Annual Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: Nov. 21, 2024, Keynote
YouTube video by SchoenbergInstitute
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October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just noticed that my @sims-mss.bsky.social 2024 Plenary is online, in which I explore the #MedievalManuscript #OpenAccess ecosystem, including @iiif.bsky.social, @digitalscriptorium.bsky.social, Digital Mappa, and the Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDwQ...