Julia Escher
@escherjulia.bsky.social
PhD (University of Zurich), scholar of sinology, early medieval Sino-Inner Asian relations, diplomacy, kinship, Tuyuhun
Also a mom, gamer, knitter, lazy gardener, supporter of FC Winterthur
Also a mom, gamer, knitter, lazy gardener, supporter of FC Winterthur
Found a small bookstore today, nestled among the touristy souvenir shops that are lined up along the harbor of Chania (Crete) and decided to check it out (and gain some relief from the unpleasantly windy and rainy weather). Well, let's say my personal library got some nice additions. 😅
April 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Found a small bookstore today, nestled among the touristy souvenir shops that are lined up along the harbor of Chania (Crete) and decided to check it out (and gain some relief from the unpleasantly windy and rainy weather). Well, let's say my personal library got some nice additions. 😅
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Friends, fellow late antiquity fans! The news are out! We are starting a new journal together with the amazing team at LUP. We want to foster interdisciplinary and exciting articles in essay form as well as peer-reviewed editions and translations of texts. Extremely excited about this!
We are delighted to launch Essays in Long Late Antiquity: a new #OpenAccess journal in the field of first millennium studies encouraging interdisciplinary and superregional approaches, edited by @calthalas.bsky.social & Jakob Riemenschneider. Find out more: bit.ly/ELLA-blog @unierfurt.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Friends, fellow late antiquity fans! The news are out! We are starting a new journal together with the amazing team at LUP. We want to foster interdisciplinary and exciting articles in essay form as well as peer-reviewed editions and translations of texts. Extremely excited about this!
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Phases of the moon described in Latin transliteration of the Greek terms, together with the corresponding emojis.
🌘🌗 🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒
St Gallen 184, 9th century
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St Gallen 184, 9th century
December 11, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Phases of the moon described in Latin transliteration of the Greek terms, together with the corresponding emojis.
🌘🌗 🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒
St Gallen 184, 9th century
🌘🌗 🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒
St Gallen 184, 9th century
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Explore how Tolkien’s works connect to medieval history, literature, and mythology—join our course now! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/tolkien #Tolkien #middleearth #education #onlinecourses
Tolkien and his Medieval Sources
Study a selection of Tolkien’s works in concert with his earlier medieval sources, trace the transformation of medieval texts in the popular modern imagination, and emphasize their relevance to…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Explore how Tolkien’s works connect to medieval history, literature, and mythology—join our course now! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/tolkien #Tolkien #middleearth #education #onlinecourses
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The story of communication with paper artifacts includes a big chapter on storing, dear #skystorians. A thread or those enjoying #paperhistory and #bookhistory alike.
You see Abraham Gorlaeus (or his brother David), both being born around mid sixteenth-century, sitting at a desk in #Haarlem.
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You see Abraham Gorlaeus (or his brother David), both being born around mid sixteenth-century, sitting at a desk in #Haarlem.
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November 13, 2024 at 6:49 AM
The story of communication with paper artifacts includes a big chapter on storing, dear #skystorians. A thread or those enjoying #paperhistory and #bookhistory alike.
You see Abraham Gorlaeus (or his brother David), both being born around mid sixteenth-century, sitting at a desk in #Haarlem.
1/7
You see Abraham Gorlaeus (or his brother David), both being born around mid sixteenth-century, sitting at a desk in #Haarlem.
1/7
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It’s time for a timeline cleanse
A #Roman pot with ears and a funny little face (it looks like Shaun the Sheep).
Found in a burial in the necropolis of Giubiasco, Switzerland 2nd century AD.
Photo: Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
🏺 AncientBluesky #Archaeology
A #Roman pot with ears and a funny little face (it looks like Shaun the Sheep).
Found in a burial in the necropolis of Giubiasco, Switzerland 2nd century AD.
Photo: Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
🏺 AncientBluesky #Archaeology
November 8, 2024 at 10:43 AM
It’s time for a timeline cleanse
A #Roman pot with ears and a funny little face (it looks like Shaun the Sheep).
Found in a burial in the necropolis of Giubiasco, Switzerland 2nd century AD.
Photo: Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
🏺 AncientBluesky #Archaeology
A #Roman pot with ears and a funny little face (it looks like Shaun the Sheep).
Found in a burial in the necropolis of Giubiasco, Switzerland 2nd century AD.
Photo: Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
🏺 AncientBluesky #Archaeology