Ulla B.
@ubmuc.bsky.social
Social Medievalist working in Numismatics and Media biz. Passionate Genealogist. Munich / Germany
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It will soon be the Spring Equinox....
British Library Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v
British Library Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v
March 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It will soon be the Spring Equinox....
British Library Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v
British Library Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v
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Noch einmal: Wenn Nazis Nazisachen machen, ist das nicht die Schuld von Linksgrünen, Woken oder Dragqueens, die arme willenlose Konservative durch unverschämte Fairness-Forderungen in die Hände der Rechten getrieben haben. Wenn Nazis Nazisachen machen, ist das die Schuld der Nazis.
February 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Noch einmal: Wenn Nazis Nazisachen machen, ist das nicht die Schuld von Linksgrünen, Woken oder Dragqueens, die arme willenlose Konservative durch unverschämte Fairness-Forderungen in die Hände der Rechten getrieben haben. Wenn Nazis Nazisachen machen, ist das die Schuld der Nazis.
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Manchmal bringe ich in Diskussionen mit FDP-Freunden diesen Unterschied an und jedes Mal wenn ich mit „100 Milliarden Verlust durch Steuerhinterziehung pro Jahr“ daherkomme muss ich es nochmal googlen weil ich mir sicher bin, dass ich mich vertan haben
February 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Manchmal bringe ich in Diskussionen mit FDP-Freunden diesen Unterschied an und jedes Mal wenn ich mit „100 Milliarden Verlust durch Steuerhinterziehung pro Jahr“ daherkomme muss ich es nochmal googlen weil ich mir sicher bin, dass ich mich vertan haben
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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
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January 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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As we approach the Winter Solstice, here's what Stonehenge looked like in the 16th century.
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
December 20, 2024 at 9:04 PM
As we approach the Winter Solstice, here's what Stonehenge looked like in the 16th century.
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
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Initial 'D'(iligite) at the beginning of the Book of Wisdom, depicting the personification of Wisdom
BL Add MS 10546; The 'Moutier-Grandval Bible'; c.830 CE-c.840 CE; France (Tours); f.262v
BL Add MS 10546; The 'Moutier-Grandval Bible'; c.830 CE-c.840 CE; France (Tours); f.262v
December 30, 2023 at 8:39 PM
Initial 'D'(iligite) at the beginning of the Book of Wisdom, depicting the personification of Wisdom
BL Add MS 10546; The 'Moutier-Grandval Bible'; c.830 CE-c.840 CE; France (Tours); f.262v
BL Add MS 10546; The 'Moutier-Grandval Bible'; c.830 CE-c.840 CE; France (Tours); f.262v
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A quick snack in the initial 'T'(obias)
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. E. inf. 2; The Auct. Bible’ or ‘St. Hugh’s Bible’, vol. II; 12th century; England (Winchester); f.155v
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. E. inf. 2; The Auct. Bible’ or ‘St. Hugh’s Bible’, vol. II; 12th century; England (Winchester); f.155v
December 22, 2023 at 8:28 PM
A quick snack in the initial 'T'(obias)
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. E. inf. 2; The Auct. Bible’ or ‘St. Hugh’s Bible’, vol. II; 12th century; England (Winchester); f.155v
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. E. inf. 2; The Auct. Bible’ or ‘St. Hugh’s Bible’, vol. II; 12th century; England (Winchester); f.155v
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Achtung, eine wichtige Mitteilung des Kaisers:
"Es ist uns zu Ohren gekommen, dass im Reich falsche Friedriche unterwegs sind."
"Es ist uns zu Ohren gekommen, dass im Reich falsche Friedriche unterwegs sind."
December 21, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Achtung, eine wichtige Mitteilung des Kaisers:
"Es ist uns zu Ohren gekommen, dass im Reich falsche Friedriche unterwegs sind."
"Es ist uns zu Ohren gekommen, dass im Reich falsche Friedriche unterwegs sind."
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"Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum"
Württembergische Landesbibliothek, WLB Cod.bibl.fol.23 Stuttgart Psalter; 801 CE-850 CE; St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France; f.2r @WLB_Stuttgart
Württembergische Landesbibliothek, WLB Cod.bibl.fol.23 Stuttgart Psalter; 801 CE-850 CE; St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France; f.2r @WLB_Stuttgart
December 21, 2023 at 9:13 PM
"Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum"
Württembergische Landesbibliothek, WLB Cod.bibl.fol.23 Stuttgart Psalter; 801 CE-850 CE; St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France; f.2r @WLB_Stuttgart
Württembergische Landesbibliothek, WLB Cod.bibl.fol.23 Stuttgart Psalter; 801 CE-850 CE; St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France; f.2r @WLB_Stuttgart
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I wish you good night with the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. May your sleep be as deep but not as long! 😴
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127; Passionary of Weissenau; 12th century; Premonstratensian monastery of Weissenau, Germany; f.125v (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127; Passionary of Weissenau; 12th century; Premonstratensian monastery of Weissenau, Germany; f.125v (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
December 20, 2023 at 9:50 PM
I wish you good night with the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. May your sleep be as deep but not as long! 😴
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127; Passionary of Weissenau; 12th century; Premonstratensian monastery of Weissenau, Germany; f.125v (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127; Passionary of Weissenau; 12th century; Premonstratensian monastery of Weissenau, Germany; f.125v (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
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A beautiful initial dragonish 'q'(uid)
Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 207; Corpus Grammaticorum Latinorum; end of 8th / beginning of 9th century; Fleury (?); f.37v (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 207; Corpus Grammaticorum Latinorum; end of 8th / beginning of 9th century; Fleury (?); f.37v (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
December 16, 2023 at 4:54 PM
A beautiful initial dragonish 'q'(uid)
Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 207; Corpus Grammaticorum Latinorum; end of 8th / beginning of 9th century; Fleury (?); f.37v (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 207; Corpus Grammaticorum Latinorum; end of 8th / beginning of 9th century; Fleury (?); f.37v (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
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A small creature from the 13th-century Percy Psalter giving come-at-me-bro! vibes.
British Library Add MS 70000, f. 4v
British Library Add MS 70000, f. 4v
December 7, 2023 at 3:22 PM
A small creature from the 13th-century Percy Psalter giving come-at-me-bro! vibes.
British Library Add MS 70000, f. 4v
British Library Add MS 70000, f. 4v
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draw horse from fromt really hard....a timeless trouble
December 3, 2023 at 11:13 PM
draw horse from fromt really hard....a timeless trouble
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And this is how "Bluesky invite codes" were distributed back in the sixteenth century. #bookhistory 🗃️
November 21, 2023 at 8:02 AM
And this is how "Bluesky invite codes" were distributed back in the sixteenth century. #bookhistory 🗃️
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Diagram of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
BnF MS Latin 13048; Adamnanus, De locis sanctis (ff.1-30); 9th century; f.4v @bnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 13048; Adamnanus, De locis sanctis (ff.1-30); 9th century; f.4v @bnf.bsky.social
November 29, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Diagram of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
BnF MS Latin 13048; Adamnanus, De locis sanctis (ff.1-30); 9th century; f.4v @bnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 13048; Adamnanus, De locis sanctis (ff.1-30); 9th century; f.4v @bnf.bsky.social
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Roland the Farter was a jester who (according to the "Liber Feodorum") his land in Suffolk in return for "one jump, a whistle and one fart" at King Henry II's Christmas court every year.
Huth Psalter, c.1280-1300
British Library, Add MS 38116, f. 89r
Huth Psalter, c.1280-1300
British Library, Add MS 38116, f. 89r
November 17, 2023 at 3:23 PM
Roland the Farter was a jester who (according to the "Liber Feodorum") his land in Suffolk in return for "one jump, a whistle and one fart" at King Henry II's Christmas court every year.
Huth Psalter, c.1280-1300
British Library, Add MS 38116, f. 89r
Huth Psalter, c.1280-1300
British Library, Add MS 38116, f. 89r
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Abbess Uta presenting the book to the crowned Mary who is holding the Christ child
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 13601; Quattuor Evangelia (the Uta-Codex); first quarter of the 11th century; p.7 @bsb_muenchen
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 13601; Quattuor Evangelia (the Uta-Codex); first quarter of the 11th century; p.7 @bsb_muenchen
November 16, 2023 at 10:00 PM
Abbess Uta presenting the book to the crowned Mary who is holding the Christ child
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 13601; Quattuor Evangelia (the Uta-Codex); first quarter of the 11th century; p.7 @bsb_muenchen
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 13601; Quattuor Evangelia (the Uta-Codex); first quarter of the 11th century; p.7 @bsb_muenchen
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honestly looks like a fun party
November 9, 2023 at 12:52 PM
honestly looks like a fun party
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Can you read the writing on the wall?
BnF MS Latin Latin 8878: Beatus a Liebana, Commentarius in Apocalypsin; & S. Hieronymus, Commentarius in Danielem; 11th century (before 1072 CE); France SW (Saint-Sever); f.229v
BnF MS Latin Latin 8878: Beatus a Liebana, Commentarius in Apocalypsin; & S. Hieronymus, Commentarius in Danielem; 11th century (before 1072 CE); France SW (Saint-Sever); f.229v
November 14, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Can you read the writing on the wall?
BnF MS Latin Latin 8878: Beatus a Liebana, Commentarius in Apocalypsin; & S. Hieronymus, Commentarius in Danielem; 11th century (before 1072 CE); France SW (Saint-Sever); f.229v
BnF MS Latin Latin 8878: Beatus a Liebana, Commentarius in Apocalypsin; & S. Hieronymus, Commentarius in Danielem; 11th century (before 1072 CE); France SW (Saint-Sever); f.229v
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Old High German glossary written by a missionary 150 years after the death of St Gallus.
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 913; Vocabularius S. Galli; around 790 CE; Germany; p.186
(www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 913; Vocabularius S. Galli; around 790 CE; Germany; p.186
(www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
November 10, 2023 at 8:32 PM
Old High German glossary written by a missionary 150 years after the death of St Gallus.
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 913; Vocabularius S. Galli; around 790 CE; Germany; p.186
(www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 913; Vocabularius S. Galli; around 790 CE; Germany; p.186
(www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
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Creation, fall, and expulsion
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 8713; Psalterium cum sex picturis et multis litteris initialibus pictis; 13th century; f.19v
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 8713; Psalterium cum sex picturis et multis litteris initialibus pictis; 13th century; f.19v
November 10, 2023 at 10:38 PM
Creation, fall, and expulsion
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 8713; Psalterium cum sex picturis et multis litteris initialibus pictis; 13th century; f.19v
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 8713; Psalterium cum sex picturis et multis litteris initialibus pictis; 13th century; f.19v
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I love this roly-poly happy chonklet so much. 1929. www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/250...
November 4, 2023 at 7:45 PM
I love this roly-poly happy chonklet so much. 1929. www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/250...