VIEWS project
@viewsproject.bsky.social
Visual Interactions in Early Writing Systems (VIEWS) is a Cambridge Uni project funded by UKRI, and host of the Endangered Writing Network.
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· Nov 19
Endangered Writing Network
To join the Endangered Writing Network and play a role in this important conversation, please scroll down to the contact form further down the page and send us your details. Across the world today,…
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Got an ogham ('I thought it was runes') hat for Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Got an ogham ('I thought it was runes') hat for Christmas
The kind of thing mummy gets to play with at Christmas 🎁😁⛄
December 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The kind of thing mummy gets to play with at Christmas 🎁😁⛄
A good time of year for a delicious Lovecraftian horror by our friend Tian Tian...
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Hieroglyph of Lovecraft
A story for All Hallows’ Eve by Tian Tian “But the rest, countless plagues, wander amongst men; for earth is full of evils, and the sea is full.” This is the very sentence emerged in my head,…
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December 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A good time of year for a delicious Lovecraftian horror by our friend Tian Tian...
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I am going to be one of the speakers at the Linguists Collective Conference and International Mother Language Day on 21st February 2026 (online). Programme and free registration here:
conference.linguistscollective.info
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Linguists Collective Conference - International Mother Language
Join the Linguists Collective Conference & International Mother Language Day Celebration 2026 online! Explore language diversity, connect with global linguists, and celebrate mother languages worldwid...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am going to be one of the speakers at the Linguists Collective Conference and International Mother Language Day on 21st February 2026 (online). Programme and free registration here:
conference.linguistscollective.info
conference.linguistscollective.info
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
If you work on VIEWS-related things and are applying for any kind of position at Cambridge, you are always welcome to discuss affiliating with the project (and to ask for support for the application) -e.g. the BA International Fellowship currently open.
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Other opportunities
If you are applying for research funding for a position at the University of Cambridge, and you work on something of relevance to the VIEWS project, you are very welcome to get in touch to discuss …
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December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you work on VIEWS-related things and are applying for any kind of position at Cambridge, you are always welcome to discuss affiliating with the project (and to ask for support for the application) -e.g. the BA International Fellowship currently open.
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A lovely article by Sabiha Basrai on @letterformarchive.org on decentering the Latin letter in type design:
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Type History Toolkit, Part 2: De-Centering the Latin Letter in Design Education
Sabiha Basrai recommends globally expansive approaches to studying typography.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A lovely article by Sabiha Basrai on @letterformarchive.org on decentering the Latin letter in type design:
letterformarchive.org/news/de-cent...
letterformarchive.org/news/de-cent...
This is going to be fascinating! All are welcome - no need to be a seasoned asemic writer, I'm not.
Hey, asemics fans! This coming Sunday, 12/21, is my last online discussion group meeting of the year, and it will be an Asemics Summit. Spread the word! Bring your own work to show and discuss!
Registration (free) is at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Registration (free) is at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Asemics Summit. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Asemics Summit. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is going to be fascinating! All are welcome - no need to be a seasoned asemic writer, I'm not.
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Today is "Suzhou numerals" (a traditional Chinese number notation system) appreciation day 😍 :
〇、〡、〢、〣、〤、〥、〦、〧、〨、〩.
The system has become rare, but one might still encounter it occasionally, e.g. in Hong Kong markets and restaurants😁
〇、〡、〢、〣、〤、〥、〦、〧、〨、〩.
The system has become rare, but one might still encounter it occasionally, e.g. in Hong Kong markets and restaurants😁
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Today is "Suzhou numerals" (a traditional Chinese number notation system) appreciation day 😍 :
〇、〡、〢、〣、〤、〥、〦、〧、〨、〩.
The system has become rare, but one might still encounter it occasionally, e.g. in Hong Kong markets and restaurants😁
〇、〡、〢、〣、〤、〥、〦、〧、〨、〩.
The system has become rare, but one might still encounter it occasionally, e.g. in Hong Kong markets and restaurants😁
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Sharing this again as the only reason I didn’t delete this account only a few weeks after registering, was this short conversation with @viewsproject.bsky.social that showed me that there’s really interesting *and* kind people on this platform. So… thank you very much!
And this is the section in the 8th page where that “njeue” appears, after saying they were playing with the snow (“jugaban a la njeue”), which in Modern Aragonese would be rendered as “chugaban a la nieu”.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sharing this again as the only reason I didn’t delete this account only a few weeks after registering, was this short conversation with @viewsproject.bsky.social that showed me that there’s really interesting *and* kind people on this platform. So… thank you very much!
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OG(H)AM
The next major international project, short title OG(H)AM, resulted directly from the Digital Gaelic project, again jointly funded by @ukri.org and the IRC (@researchireland.ie). Starting from a collaboration between Dr Nora White (Maynooth) and Prof Katherine Forsyth (Glasgow),…
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OG(H)AM
The next major international project, short title OG(H)AM, resulted directly from the Digital Gaelic project, again jointly funded by @ukri.org and the IRC (@researchireland.ie). Starting from a collaboration between Dr Nora White (Maynooth) and Prof Katherine Forsyth (Glasgow),…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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OG(H)AM
The next major international project, short title OG(H)AM, resulted directly from the Digital Gaelic project, again jointly funded by @ukri.org and the IRC (@researchireland.ie). Starting from a collaboration between Dr Nora White (Maynooth) and Prof Katherine Forsyth (Glasgow),…
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OG(H)AM
The next major international project, short title OG(H)AM, resulted directly from the Digital Gaelic project, again jointly funded by @ukri.org and the IRC (@researchireland.ie). Starting from a collaboration between Dr Nora White (Maynooth) and Prof Katherine Forsyth (Glasgow),…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Does anyone know of a language anywhere in the world that has two different words for writing done by hand and writing that is printed or created by mechanical/artificial means?
December 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Does anyone know of a language anywhere in the world that has two different words for writing done by hand and writing that is printed or created by mechanical/artificial means?
Seen on Amazon, pseudo hieroglyphs are very AI these days!
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Seen on Amazon, pseudo hieroglyphs are very AI these days!
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Libyco-Berber (LB) Tombstones - the Monday edition.
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
It's Sunday, so maybe another Libyco-Berber (LB) tombstone?
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Libyco-Berber (LB) Tombstones - the Monday edition.
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
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I am excited to teach an epigraphy independent study in the Spring and so will be trying to post our readings. The textbook is a course packet I have made over the years (many from Kent Rigsby & Werner Riess) & of course the (now free to read) Sandys that I was taught on! archive.org/details/cu31...
Latin epigraphy : an introduction to the study of Latin inscriptions : Sandys, John Edwin, Sir, 1844-1922 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the All Files: HTTP link in the View the book box to the left to find XML files that contain more...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I am excited to teach an epigraphy independent study in the Spring and so will be trying to post our readings. The textbook is a course packet I have made over the years (many from Kent Rigsby & Werner Riess) & of course the (now free to read) Sandys that I was taught on! archive.org/details/cu31...
The next meetings of the Script Keepers Network will be next Sunday, 14th December, all very welcome. Here are the zoom registration links:
09:00 ET (14.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
16:00 ET (21.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
09:00 ET (14.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
16:00 ET (21.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The next meetings of the Script Keepers Network will be next Sunday, 14th December, all very welcome. Here are the zoom registration links:
09:00 ET (14.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
16:00 ET (21.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
09:00 ET (14.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
16:00 ET (21.00 GMT) - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Another beautiful advent calendar to follow
#artcalendar day 1:
Mudāwama مداومة
Persistence, constancy through circumstances that may be less than easy.
A piece from the archives (2012!) in acrylic, ink, and metal leaf on paper.
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Mudāwama مداومة
Persistence, constancy through circumstances that may be less than easy.
A piece from the archives (2012!) in acrylic, ink, and metal leaf on paper.
shorturl.at/4drDH
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Another beautiful advent calendar to follow
What are the coolest advent calendars you are following on Bluesky this year?
At home we have Mr Men books (mine 😁) and wooden winter wonderland.
At home we have Mr Men books (mine 😁) and wooden winter wonderland.
December 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What are the coolest advent calendars you are following on Bluesky this year?
At home we have Mr Men books (mine 😁) and wooden winter wonderland.
At home we have Mr Men books (mine 😁) and wooden winter wonderland.
Sharing a couple of nice ongoing advent calendars: 3
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Medieval Irish charms
When asked for an inaugural lecture as Professor of Old and Middle Irish at @maynoothuniversity.ie (2012), I was desperately looking for a suitable topic. But after some deliberation, I chose one that I had already worked on before, namely Old Irish healing charms.
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Medieval Irish charms
When asked for an inaugural lecture as Professor of Old and Middle Irish at @maynoothuniversity.ie (2012), I was desperately looking for a suitable topic. But after some deliberation, I chose one that I had already worked on before, namely Old Irish healing charms.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sharing a couple of nice ongoing advent calendars: 3
Sharing a couple of nice ongoing advent calendars: 2
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Lundi 1️⃣ décembre
Plaque votive de Vaison-la-Romaine
RIIG (VAU-13-01) ; RIG (G153)
IIe ou Ier siècle avant notre ère (sans trop de certitude)
Lundi 1️⃣ décembre
Plaque votive de Vaison-la-Romaine
RIIG (VAU-13-01) ; RIG (G153)
IIe ou Ier siècle avant notre ère (sans trop de certitude)
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Sharing a couple of nice ongoing advent calendars: 2
Sharing a couple of nice ongoing advent calendars: 1
Calendrier de l'avent d'enluminures médiévales, jour 1.
Une petite marginalia (= dessin dans une marge de manuscrit) représentant... un lapin dans une camisole de force 😅??
BNF, ms. Francais 95, fol. 138v ; un roman arthurien copié vers 1270-1290.
Une petite marginalia (= dessin dans une marge de manuscrit) représentant... un lapin dans une camisole de force 😅??
BNF, ms. Francais 95, fol. 138v ; un roman arthurien copié vers 1270-1290.
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Sharing a couple of nice ongoing advent calendars: 1
For our VIEWS advent calendar this year we are going to highlight a different script every day, with something to watch or read from our archives.
#adventcalendar #adventcalendar2026
#adventcalendar #adventcalendar2026
christmas decorations hanging on a string with numbers 1 through 24
ALT: christmas decorations hanging on a string with numbers 1 through 24
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December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
For our VIEWS advent calendar this year we are going to highlight a different script every day, with something to watch or read from our archives.
#adventcalendar #adventcalendar2026
#adventcalendar #adventcalendar2026
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Some engravings and Tifinagh inscriptions from southern Libya
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Some engravings and Tifinagh inscriptions from southern Libya