Dr. Krista A. Milne
@kmilne.bsky.social
Universitair docent 1 at Leiden University (🇳🇱); olim University of Ottawa (🇨🇦). Author of books on manuscript history📝 (Oxford UP, 2025), medieval England's lit 🏰 (Boydell, 2021) and medieval guide dogs 🦮(forthcoming 2025). She/her.
Can't believe it's been ten years since I adopted this little one (after my father rescued her from a truck engine on a country road)
August 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Can't believe it's been ten years since I adopted this little one (after my father rescued her from a truck engine on a country road)
I don't understand how every picture of my cat makes her look like a motivational speaker
August 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I don't understand how every picture of my cat makes her look like a motivational speaker
!! One of my former thesis students is at Leeds IMC and just sent me a picture of my @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book out in the wild #MedievalSky
July 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
!! One of my former thesis students is at Leeds IMC and just sent me a picture of my @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book out in the wild #MedievalSky
🎉Almost 2000 views!
So grateful for all this interest in my new book (and extremely grateful to the Dutch Research Council for covering the book's Open Access funding 😊).
The free e-book version is here 🔓📖👇
academic.oup.com/book/59790
So grateful for all this interest in my new book (and extremely grateful to the Dutch Research Council for covering the book's Open Access funding 😊).
The free e-book version is here 🔓📖👇
academic.oup.com/book/59790
May 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🎉Almost 2000 views!
So grateful for all this interest in my new book (and extremely grateful to the Dutch Research Council for covering the book's Open Access funding 😊).
The free e-book version is here 🔓📖👇
academic.oup.com/book/59790
So grateful for all this interest in my new book (and extremely grateful to the Dutch Research Council for covering the book's Open Access funding 😊).
The free e-book version is here 🔓📖👇
academic.oup.com/book/59790
It's here!!!! 🎉 Unboxing my second book, The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England (Oxford University Press, 2025) 📦🪄📖
May 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's here!!!! 🎉 Unboxing my second book, The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England (Oxford University Press, 2025) 📦🪄📖
🦮🎉Delighted to announce that my third book is forthcoming this summer:
Textual and Artistic Representations of Guide Dogs in Northwestern Europe, 1100 - 1500
Textual and Artistic Representations of Guide Dogs in Northwestern Europe, 1100 - 1500
May 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🦮🎉Delighted to announce that my third book is forthcoming this summer:
Textual and Artistic Representations of Guide Dogs in Northwestern Europe, 1100 - 1500
Textual and Artistic Representations of Guide Dogs in Northwestern Europe, 1100 - 1500
Just did the final final check of the cover for my book (out in April!).
My niece, age 4, helped me decide on the cover colours and I think she did a great job 😊
My niece, age 4, helped me decide on the cover colours and I think she did a great job 😊
March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just did the final final check of the cover for my book (out in April!).
My niece, age 4, helped me decide on the cover colours and I think she did a great job 😊
My niece, age 4, helped me decide on the cover colours and I think she did a great job 😊
This is baby Kallisti, PhD (she got an honourary doctorate in being sleepy)
February 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is baby Kallisti, PhD (she got an honourary doctorate in being sleepy)
One of the joys of teaching Old English today was showing why some English plurals look strange.
E.g. Why do we say 'geese' and not 'gooses'? 🧵1/4
E.g. Why do we say 'geese' and not 'gooses'? 🧵1/4
February 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
One of the joys of teaching Old English today was showing why some English plurals look strange.
E.g. Why do we say 'geese' and not 'gooses'? 🧵1/4
E.g. Why do we say 'geese' and not 'gooses'? 🧵1/4
Grote Kerk in Breda, with parts dating back to the 15th century
February 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Grote Kerk in Breda, with parts dating back to the 15th century
Some photos from my trip to Provins; so many beautiful medieval sites ✨
February 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Some photos from my trip to Provins; so many beautiful medieval sites ✨
Peer review reports are in for this little one: outstanding contribution to the field; no revisions required; unconditionally accepted
February 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Peer review reports are in for this little one: outstanding contribution to the field; no revisions required; unconditionally accepted
Just completed the absolute final check on my second book and it's ready for press 🎉 Feels very real now 😊
January 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just completed the absolute final check on my second book and it's ready for press 🎉 Feels very real now 😊
Delighted to announce that my second book, The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England, is coming out with Oxford University Press in April
Details here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Details here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
December 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Delighted to announce that my second book, The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England, is coming out with Oxford University Press in April
Details here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Details here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
🟥 Recently proposed cuts to higher education in The Netherlands would mean a workforce less equipped to solve global challenges
Thousands of educators across the country are going to protest these cuts today in The Hague 👍 (the Dutch tag for the protest is #WOinActie)
Thousands of educators across the country are going to protest these cuts today in The Hague 👍 (the Dutch tag for the protest is #WOinActie)
November 25, 2024 at 10:09 AM
🟥 Recently proposed cuts to higher education in The Netherlands would mean a workforce less equipped to solve global challenges
Thousands of educators across the country are going to protest these cuts today in The Hague 👍 (the Dutch tag for the protest is #WOinActie)
Thousands of educators across the country are going to protest these cuts today in The Hague 👍 (the Dutch tag for the protest is #WOinActie)
why does my cat look like she writes motivational guides
November 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM
why does my cat look like she writes motivational guides
Born on this day: Hope Emily Allen (1883–1960)
Ground-breaking medievalist who worked on medieval English, Latin, and French literature
Ground-breaking medievalist who worked on medieval English, Latin, and French literature
November 12, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Born on this day: Hope Emily Allen (1883–1960)
Ground-breaking medievalist who worked on medieval English, Latin, and French literature
Ground-breaking medievalist who worked on medieval English, Latin, and French literature
Love this! And the typographical hijinks here remind me of this famous Timothy Dexter anecdote
October 26, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Love this! And the typographical hijinks here remind me of this famous Timothy Dexter anecdote
📖 Well the paperwork is done and now I'm delighted to share news of my next book:
The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England (Oxford University Press, 2024)
-traces the history of manuscript destruction in England
-explores what sorts of manuscripts had better chances of survival and why
The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England (Oxford University Press, 2024)
-traces the history of manuscript destruction in England
-explores what sorts of manuscripts had better chances of survival and why
August 27, 2023 at 8:07 PM
📖 Well the paperwork is done and now I'm delighted to share news of my next book:
The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England (Oxford University Press, 2024)
-traces the history of manuscript destruction in England
-explores what sorts of manuscripts had better chances of survival and why
The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England (Oxford University Press, 2024)
-traces the history of manuscript destruction in England
-explores what sorts of manuscripts had better chances of survival and why
Nice task on my list for today: mailing a copy of my book to a longtime mentor
August 16, 2023 at 12:38 PM
Nice task on my list for today: mailing a copy of my book to a longtime mentor