Rachel Gaston-Pifer
rachellgp.bsky.social
Rachel Gaston-Pifer
@rachellgp.bsky.social
@gaminggen.bsky.social do you have a discount code with any airlines this year?
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Reposted by Rachel Gaston-Pifer
Medieval Studies has historically underestimated women's literacy and involvement in manuscript production. This study by the University of Bergen goes a long way to finding raw (if conservative) estimates of women's creation of texts! #AcademicSky #MedievalSky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The hidden hand of medieval female scribes
A team at the University of Bergen in Norway have determined that a minimum of 1.1% of medieval manuscripts from around 800 to 1626 CE were copied by female scribes, with a probable total exceeding 11...
phys.org
March 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by Rachel Gaston-Pifer
The Vatican Digitizes a 1,600-Year-Old Illuminated Manuscript of the Aeneid
The Vatican Digitizes a 1,600-Year-Old Illuminated Manuscript of the Aeneid
It’s fair to say that every period which has celebrated the literature of antiquity has held epic Roman poet Virgil in extremely high regard, and that was never more the case than during the early Chr...
www.openculture.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Reposted by Rachel Gaston-Pifer
Attention all #PlayPokemon competitors!

The following Regional Championships open for registration tomorrow, February 12:

- Atlanta - 7pm EST - https://rk9.gg/event/pokemon-atlanta-2025
- Monterrey - 7pm CST - https://rk9.gg/event/pokemon-monterrey-2025
February 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM