Pieter Beullens
@pieterbeullens.bsky.social
PI of FitMA (Fluidity in the Medieval Aristotle) @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social and funded by @erc.europa.eu.
Author of The Friar and the Philosopher.
Medieval Greek-Latin translations of philosophy and science.
Author of The Friar and the Philosopher.
Medieval Greek-Latin translations of philosophy and science.
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The yearly update of the Supplementa tertia (v. 6.7) is out! Additions and corrections to the three published volumes of Aristoteles Latinus Codices, with plenty of hyperlinks to digital images! If you know or own other MSS of the medieval Latin Aristotle, please reach out!
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New online! Early Aulus Gellius edition (Strasburg, 1521) with strips from a MS breviary. Passages on the Virgin and S. Matthias, who used to be celebrated in February (Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Rq 59)
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February 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM
New online! Early Aulus Gellius edition (Strasburg, 1521) with strips from a MS breviary. Passages on the Virgin and S. Matthias, who used to be celebrated in February (Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Rq 59)
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Jesse is a superb scholar – a brilliant choice to open a lecture series!
February 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Jesse is a superb scholar – a brilliant choice to open a lecture series!
Yesterday, @jkeskiah.bsky.social opened the FitMA lecture series with a wonderful presentation. Have a look at our website for an overview of the upcoming talks!
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February 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Yesterday, @jkeskiah.bsky.social opened the FitMA lecture series with a wonderful presentation. Have a look at our website for an overview of the upcoming talks!
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Join us tomorrow morning for the first lecture in the FitMA series with @jkeskiah.bsky.social!
Next week, the first FitMA lecture series will start! Our first invited speaker is @jkeskiah.bsky.social. He will talk about "The Soul in the Early Medieval West (400–900)". Remote attendance is possible (see our events page for a summary and contact details)!
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February 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Join us tomorrow morning for the first lecture in the FitMA series with @jkeskiah.bsky.social!
A very early Leuven imprint (1477) of the letter collection by Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), covered in leaves from two different breviaries (@stabiberlin.bsky.social, 4° Inc 4911)
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February 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
A very early Leuven imprint (1477) of the letter collection by Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), covered in leaves from two different breviaries (@stabiberlin.bsky.social, 4° Inc 4911)
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"After Conry’s death, disciples of Cornelius Jansen reprinted De statu parvulorum as an appendix to Jansen’s Augustinus."
Florence Conroy (Flaithrí Ó Maoilchonaire) founded the Irish College at Louvain in 1607. Like Jansen, he was heavily influenced by Augustine, but was considered orthodox.
Florence Conroy (Flaithrí Ó Maoilchonaire) founded the Irish College at Louvain in 1607. Like Jansen, he was heavily influenced by Augustine, but was considered orthodox.
Today's new #HoPWaG episode:
www.historyofphilosophy.net/arnauld-jansenism
Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century.
#philosophy #philsky #podcast #christianity #descartes #arnauld
www.historyofphilosophy.net/arnauld-jansenism
Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century.
#philosophy #philsky #podcast #christianity #descartes #arnauld
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"After Conry’s death, disciples of Cornelius Jansen reprinted De statu parvulorum as an appendix to Jansen’s Augustinus."
Florence Conroy (Flaithrí Ó Maoilchonaire) founded the Irish College at Louvain in 1607. Like Jansen, he was heavily influenced by Augustine, but was considered orthodox.
Florence Conroy (Flaithrí Ó Maoilchonaire) founded the Irish College at Louvain in 1607. Like Jansen, he was heavily influenced by Augustine, but was considered orthodox.
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Digital Philology Vol. 14, No. 2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56242 #openaccess @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social Unlikening Translation: Words, Sounds, Events, Things @lauramorreale.bsky.social @byzcapp.bsky.social @electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Digital Philology Vol. 14, No. 2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56242 #openaccess @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social Unlikening Translation: Words, Sounds, Events, Things @lauramorreale.bsky.social @byzcapp.bsky.social @electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy
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#HistMath & #PhilMath — here's the CfP you didn't know you needed!
*FRAMING MATHEMATICS: EARLY CAREER WORKSHOP ON THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS*
Taking place at the Université Paris Cité on 10-11 September 2026. Full CfP in the poster. Please share!
🤝 @bernalessel.bsky.social 🤝
*FRAMING MATHEMATICS: EARLY CAREER WORKSHOP ON THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS*
Taking place at the Université Paris Cité on 10-11 September 2026. Full CfP in the poster. Please share!
🤝 @bernalessel.bsky.social 🤝
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
#HistMath & #PhilMath — here's the CfP you didn't know you needed!
*FRAMING MATHEMATICS: EARLY CAREER WORKSHOP ON THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS*
Taking place at the Université Paris Cité on 10-11 September 2026. Full CfP in the poster. Please share!
🤝 @bernalessel.bsky.social 🤝
*FRAMING MATHEMATICS: EARLY CAREER WORKSHOP ON THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS*
Taking place at the Université Paris Cité on 10-11 September 2026. Full CfP in the poster. Please share!
🤝 @bernalessel.bsky.social 🤝
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We are delighted to announce the 15th edition of the Graduate Student Conference, hosted by the Institute of Philosophy (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social). This year’s keynote speaker is Sibo Kanobana. Submit an abstract by March 6, 2026, and join us! hiw.kuleuven.be/cmprpc/event... #philsky #HPS
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
We are delighted to announce the 15th edition of the Graduate Student Conference, hosted by the Institute of Philosophy (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social). This year’s keynote speaker is Sibo Kanobana. Submit an abstract by March 6, 2026, and join us! hiw.kuleuven.be/cmprpc/event... #philsky #HPS
Last day to register for the first FitMA lecture if you want to attend remotely! #philsky
Next week, the first FitMA lecture series will start! Our first invited speaker is @jkeskiah.bsky.social. He will talk about "The Soul in the Early Medieval West (400–900)". Remote attendance is possible (see our events page for a summary and contact details)!
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Last day to register for the first FitMA lecture if you want to attend remotely! #philsky
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Appel à contribution – Animal Behaviour and Environments: Ecological Perspectives from Antiquity to the Present
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Appel à contribution – Animal Behaviour and Environments: Ecological Perspectives from Antiquity to the Present
XIIe ZOOMATHIA Conference2026, October 23-24Athens, Greece, Kostis Palamas Building Call for Papers. Interdisciplinary Conference in Animal Studies This conference aims, through a resolutely interd…
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February 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Appel à contribution – Animal Behaviour and Environments: Ecological Perspectives from Antiquity to the Present
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Publication – « Éditer, traduire et commenter les textes vétérinaires de l’Antiquité et du Moyen Âge », éd. Marie-Hélène Marganne, Antonio Ricciardetto
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Publication – « Éditer, traduire et commenter les textes vétérinaires de l’Antiquité et du Moyen Âge », éd. Marie-Hélène Marganne, Antonio Ricciardetto
Le présent volume rassemble des contributions préparées pour le VIe colloque international de médecine vétérinaire antique et médiévale, qui aurait dû avoir lieu du 26 au 28 mars 2020 à l’universit…
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February 8, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Publication – « Éditer, traduire et commenter les textes vétérinaires de l’Antiquité et du Moyen Âge », éd. Marie-Hélène Marganne, Antonio Ricciardetto
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Last Friday's Saint Dorothea: passage from her life in the Legenda aurea on the recycled leaves of a breviary (@unihalle.bsky.social, AB 47 13/a, 12)
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February 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Last Friday's Saint Dorothea: passage from her life in the Legenda aurea on the recycled leaves of a breviary (@unihalle.bsky.social, AB 47 13/a, 12)
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Fragments from a legendary, life of S. Agatha, whose feast was celebrated two days ago (@unihalle.bsky.social, AB 153246)
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February 7, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Fragments from a legendary, life of S. Agatha, whose feast was celebrated two days ago (@unihalle.bsky.social, AB 153246)
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CfP on a marvelous topic, imho, especially because I organise the conference myself (with Sébastien Moureau): "Verbositas Arabica, implicatio Graeca, paucitas Latina. Multilingual Text Traditions in the Middle Ages (8th–14th Century)" (20–22 Jan 2027). #medievalsky
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February 6, 2026 at 10:16 AM
CfP on a marvelous topic, imho, especially because I organise the conference myself (with Sébastien Moureau): "Verbositas Arabica, implicatio Graeca, paucitas Latina. Multilingual Text Traditions in the Middle Ages (8th–14th Century)" (20–22 Jan 2027). #medievalsky
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
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Next week, the first FitMA lecture series will start! Our first invited speaker is @jkeskiah.bsky.social. He will talk about "The Soul in the Early Medieval West (400–900)". Remote attendance is possible (see our events page for a summary and contact details)!
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Next week, the first FitMA lecture series will start! Our first invited speaker is @jkeskiah.bsky.social. He will talk about "The Soul in the Early Medieval West (400–900)". Remote attendance is possible (see our events page for a summary and contact details)!
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
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we should bring back having to latinise your name if you publish a book
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
we should bring back having to latinise your name if you publish a book
Leaves from an early gradual, with traces of textual criticism (populis => famulis). Look at the music, too! (Beaune, Bibliothèque Gaspard-Monge, 36 [35])
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February 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Leaves from an early gradual, with traces of textual criticism (populis => famulis). Look at the music, too! (Beaune, Bibliothèque Gaspard-Monge, 36 [35])
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FitMA has its own webpage! If you want to know more about Fluidity in the Medieval Aristotle, have a look! Exciting events coming up (remote attendance is possible)!
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February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
FitMA has its own webpage! If you want to know more about Fluidity in the Medieval Aristotle, have a look! Exciting events coming up (remote attendance is possible)!
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
Nice and early fragments from a MS of Jerome's commentary on Isaiah. The switch between Latin and Greek gives a fitting teaser for the announcements we have in store for you this week @ FitMA! (Colmar, Bibliothèque des Dominicains, 29 [40])
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February 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Nice and early fragments from a MS of Jerome's commentary on Isaiah. The switch between Latin and Greek gives a fitting teaser for the announcements we have in store for you this week @ FitMA! (Colmar, Bibliothèque des Dominicains, 29 [40])
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New article that highlights how paratext has become an important research topic in medieval studies
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Les gloses comme témoins de l’enseignement à la Faculté des arts | Brepols Online
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The manuscript Sorbonne 567 contains a collection of Aristotelian treatises on natural philosophy. It belongs to the Corpus Recentius and the first part dates from the end of the thirteenth c...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:26 PM
New article that highlights how paratext has become an important research topic in medieval studies
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Fragments from a MS of Avicenna's Canon. The shape of the second one makes you wonder how it was used in a binding (Copenhagen, KB, Fragm. 1623 and 1624)
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January 28, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Fragments from a MS of Avicenna's Canon. The shape of the second one makes you wonder how it was used in a binding (Copenhagen, KB, Fragm. 1623 and 1624)
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#recentlydigitized: ms. 1007. This book of hours for use in Rome is one of the most studied manuscripts in our collection. It is an important work in several respects. In addition to the classic components of a book of hours, usually in Latin, it also contains various Middle Dutch prayers.
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
#recentlydigitized: ms. 1007. This book of hours for use in Rome is one of the most studied manuscripts in our collection. It is an important work in several respects. In addition to the classic components of a book of hours, usually in Latin, it also contains various Middle Dutch prayers.
The Miracula Sancti Dunstani, in the version of Eadmer of Canterbury, gone to (binding) waste (Bibliothèque d’Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer, MS 15)
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January 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The Miracula Sancti Dunstani, in the version of Eadmer of Canterbury, gone to (binding) waste (Bibliothèque d’Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer, MS 15)
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This MS of Aristotelian treatises in Latin quite appropriately has pastedowns recycled from a MS of Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Sentences, IV (@fau.de, MS 196)
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January 26, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This MS of Aristotelian treatises in Latin quite appropriately has pastedowns recycled from a MS of Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Sentences, IV (@fau.de, MS 196)
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