Ivo Wolsing 🟥
@ivowolsing.bsky.social
Dr | Lecturer in Medieval history @ Utrecht University | Postdoctoral Researcher @ Leiden University | Medieval history and literature | Classical reception | East, West, and everything in between
Me submitting a paper to an editor vs. that same paper coming back to haunt me after a couple months
October 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Me submitting a paper to an editor vs. that same paper coming back to haunt me after a couple months
An Old Testament (?) figure riding a camel. Meuse valley, c. 1160. London, V&A.
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
An Old Testament (?) figure riding a camel. Meuse valley, c. 1160. London, V&A.
Preparing my talk for #IMC2025 I came across this fascinating depiction of Hector's tomb in a 14th-c manuscript of the Roman de Troie. If you are at @imc-leeds.bsky.social and want to hear more about this, drop by on Wednesday when we will host not one, but four full sessions on classical reception!
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Preparing my talk for #IMC2025 I came across this fascinating depiction of Hector's tomb in a 14th-c manuscript of the Roman de Troie. If you are at @imc-leeds.bsky.social and want to hear more about this, drop by on Wednesday when we will host not one, but four full sessions on classical reception!
Look at this ✨️fabulous✨️ rendition of the prophet Isaiah!
(Souillac, France)
(Souillac, France)
June 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Look at this ✨️fabulous✨️ rendition of the prophet Isaiah!
(Souillac, France)
(Souillac, France)
On strike today, against the demolition of higher education in the Netherlands.
March 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
On strike today, against the demolition of higher education in the Netherlands.
A fantastic image of Satan and his demons in a Beatus manuscript from southern France, late eleventh century.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
February 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A fantastic image of Satan and his demons in a Beatus manuscript from southern France, late eleventh century.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 145v.
The results are in:
January 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The results are in:
New Year’s resolution: try out at least one new recipe every week. Starting the year off well with three fermentation experiments. In the making from left to right: hot sauce, water kefir, and kombucha.
January 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New Year’s resolution: try out at least one new recipe every week. Starting the year off well with three fermentation experiments. In the making from left to right: hot sauce, water kefir, and kombucha.
Moedig voorwaarts. Maar waarheen?
December 12, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Moedig voorwaarts. Maar waarheen?
She's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but we love her all the more for it
December 9, 2024 at 6:38 PM
She's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but we love her all the more for it
The Ark of Noah, or, morning commute.
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 4939, fol 8v.
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 4939, fol 8v.
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
The Ark of Noah, or, morning commute.
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 4939, fol 8v.
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 4939, fol 8v.
It's the last Friday of November, which means that the IMC acceptance emails have been sent. This year's came with a special celebratory card.
I'm organising four panels on classical reception this year, covering the whole Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing what everyone's plans are!
#medievalsky
I'm organising four panels on classical reception this year, covering the whole Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing what everyone's plans are!
#medievalsky
November 29, 2024 at 2:48 PM
It's the last Friday of November, which means that the IMC acceptance emails have been sent. This year's came with a special celebratory card.
I'm organising four panels on classical reception this year, covering the whole Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing what everyone's plans are!
#medievalsky
I'm organising four panels on classical reception this year, covering the whole Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing what everyone's plans are!
#medievalsky
Why, then, construct for yourself a House of Wisdom?
If you're wise but poor, you'll have gold nor reputation.
But if Fortune enriches you with her wealth,
Influence will be dispersed over your lips.
- Walter of Châtillon (ca. 1130-1180)
If you're wise but poor, you'll have gold nor reputation.
But if Fortune enriches you with her wealth,
Influence will be dispersed over your lips.
- Walter of Châtillon (ca. 1130-1180)
November 25, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Why, then, construct for yourself a House of Wisdom?
If you're wise but poor, you'll have gold nor reputation.
But if Fortune enriches you with her wealth,
Influence will be dispersed over your lips.
- Walter of Châtillon (ca. 1130-1180)
If you're wise but poor, you'll have gold nor reputation.
But if Fortune enriches you with her wealth,
Influence will be dispersed over your lips.
- Walter of Châtillon (ca. 1130-1180)
On my way to The Hague to demonstrate against the budget cuts threatening Dutch academia. Trying my best to stay positive, but as an ECR on a temporary contract, these cynical 850-year old verses sometimes resonate more with me. (Translation in reply.)
November 25, 2024 at 11:12 AM
On my way to The Hague to demonstrate against the budget cuts threatening Dutch academia. Trying my best to stay positive, but as an ECR on a temporary contract, these cynical 850-year old verses sometimes resonate more with me. (Translation in reply.)
At the annual Dutch/Flemish Medieval Studies Day, last Friday in Ghent, we saw this fascinating forgery: a 12th-century charter in which the scribe tried to imitate Merovingian cursive!
November 11, 2024 at 2:48 PM
At the annual Dutch/Flemish Medieval Studies Day, last Friday in Ghent, we saw this fascinating forgery: a 12th-century charter in which the scribe tried to imitate Merovingian cursive!
17th-century Romans: "nice early christian mosaic you have there. Would be a shame if someone were to put a massive altar right in front of it..."
October 25, 2024 at 9:54 AM
17th-century Romans: "nice early christian mosaic you have there. Would be a shame if someone were to put a massive altar right in front of it..."
ROM👧NE
(Spotted at the church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome.)
(Spotted at the church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome.)
October 22, 2024 at 8:58 PM
ROM👧NE
(Spotted at the church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome.)
(Spotted at the church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome.)
Preparing my slides for a workshop on Reception History and Colonialism at the Dutch Royal Institute in Rome. Looking very much forward to presenting tomorrow at the place where my academic career started back in 2017!
October 21, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Preparing my slides for a workshop on Reception History and Colonialism at the Dutch Royal Institute in Rome. Looking very much forward to presenting tomorrow at the place where my academic career started back in 2017!
In the meantime, over at the Other Site:
October 14, 2024 at 8:25 PM
In the meantime, over at the Other Site:
The Graph, 2.0 (The Graph 1.0 for reference)
October 14, 2024 at 2:24 PM
The Graph, 2.0 (The Graph 1.0 for reference)
Europeans around the year 1000 waking up and wondering whether the Apocalypse has started yet:
September 23, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Europeans around the year 1000 waking up and wondering whether the Apocalypse has started yet: