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MEMSLib
@memslibukc.bsky.social
Digital library for researchers of Medieval and Early Modern studies, run by postgraduate students at the University of Kent
https://www.memslib.co.uk/
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New Call for Papers for more sessions on premodern race & racialisation at #IMC2026!!
@medievalgeorgie.bsky.social and I are looking forward to receiving your proposals 🙂
If you have any questions, please do reach out!
@imc-leeds.bsky.social
#premoderncriticalracestudies #medievalsky #skystorians
July 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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CALL FOR PAPERS!!! The MEMRN Committee are delighted to share the call for papers for our second annual Winter Conference: Fragmented Worlds, Shared Histories.

Please share widely! Sponsored by @chase-dtp.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Now live! We've created the most comprehensive map to-date of religious institutions in the German Peasants' War (1524-26), identifying many more affected institutions than existing source lists.

Find our map, case studies, and much more on our website:
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk

#skystorians
Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants' War
The the first-ever attempt to quantify and map the full destruction of religious houses during the German Peasants' War (1525-26).
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Good news, @tamarajatkin.bsky.social - a minor technical hitch has been resolved and @memslibukc.bsky.social is back up and available in all its glory. As always, thanks go to the @memsunikent.bsky.social students who make it possible.
August 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Take a look at our latest resource: 'Fragments of Devotion: a Sensory History of Illuminated Manuscript Cuttings' memslib.co.uk/codicology
This exhibition explores the materiality and multi-sensory aspects of illuminated manuscript cuttings!
devotion.barber.org.uk
Codicology | MEMSLib
memslib.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
#ResourceOfTheWeek: The special collections of the Belgrade University Library contain 90 cyrillic manuscripts which date from the 13th to 18th centuries. All are fully digitised and are available at this link: arhiva.unilib.rs/engleski/zbi...
Find more at: www.memslib.co.uk/eastern-euro...
Manuscripts collection - University library "Svetozar Markovic"
Manuscripts collection
arhiva.unilib.rs
July 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Our first #MEMSNews of 2024! Already lots of exciting things have happened at the Centre, and more are on their way. First, a massive congratulations to everyone who passed their viva & submitted! 🥳 And save the date for our future events!

Watch the video on Insta:
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February 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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A delight to hear our eminent colleague, Prof. Kenneth Fincham, begins the @memslibukc.bsky.social 2024 Renaissance Lecture before a packed house.
May 9, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Our 'Canterbury and Kent Medieval and Early Modern Resources' page has a new addition: a report on the 'Destruction in the Cathedral' study day on 11th March. Take a look to read about the great talks on medieval and early modern Canterbury and iconoclasm blogs.kent.ac.uk/memsnews/202...
March 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM
While the British Library is still working hard to restore their online resources, our latest additions to our 'Alternative Routes to the British Library Collections' list may be of some help. www.memslib.co.uk/finding-manu...
Take a look at our BRAND NEW page. While the British Library is working hard to restore its online resources, our handy list, 'Alternative Routes to the British Library Collections' can help bridge the gap! 
www.memslib.co.uk/finding-manu...
January 31, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Take a look at our BRAND NEW page. While the British Library is working hard to restore its online resources, our handy list, 'Alternative Routes to the British Library Collections' can help bridge the gap! 
www.memslib.co.uk/finding-manu...
December 12, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Have you needed to consult a
British Library manuscript catalogue in the aftermath of the cyber-attack? Our new resource list might be just the thing you need!
www.memslib.co.uk/post/researc...
December 12, 2023 at 10:18 AM
MEMSLib is making headlines! Take a look at the latest MEMS News blog to find out more about the new MEMSLib team and what we have been working on! blogs.kent.ac.uk/memsnews/202...
December 12, 2023 at 9:41 AM
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This is incredibly useful from the amazing @memsunikent.bsky.social graduate students who run @memslibukc.bsky.social - a listing of British Library manuscript catalogues you can access, even in the aftermath of the cyber attack:
www.memslib.co.uk/post/researc...
Thank you, @memslibukc.bsky.social!
Research Rolls on Despite Cyber-Attack!
The worst days of COVID19 may be a bad memory now but a lockdown library still has its uses. The dangers to out way of living come not just from a deadly virus, as has been shown by the cyber-attack o...
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December 11, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Hear ye, hear ye! MEMSLib is entering a new era! 

Meet the new (and not so new) members of the team!
December 7, 2023 at 2:45 PM
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Delighted to see that, as well as Kent's vibrant Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, @memsunikent.bsky.social, the wonderful MEMSLib, curated by some of the doctoral and Masters students, has made it here as @memslibukc.bsky.social. If you have not seen it, do visit www.memslib.co.uk
MEMS Library
MEMSlib is an initiative of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at the University of Kent. This is a space where students and researchers can share their research interests and loo...
www.memslib.co.uk
November 27, 2023 at 7:55 AM