#Manuscripts

Jacopo Gnisci

JacopoGnisci

Since the Art Bulletin had never published anything on the Christian #arts of “#Medieval” #Ethiopia, I'm extremely grateful that the co-editors decided to accept this study of representations of David

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Let me tell you this story of a #pizza. To start with, the term pizza was likely first be recorded in the 10th century, in a Latin manuscript, but when

Abu Safiyah

AbuSafiyah1

Thread: Refuting "Disproving Islam"s lies in just one part of a pageAfter a long day, I decided to read @DisprovingIslam 's amazing Joke book. The following makes me wonder if

Matt Belford

MWBelford

Why do I reread books so often? Because I love them is the short answer, but the truth is that it’s because I *know* I love them. THREAD. Look, it’s

Eleanor Parker

ClerkofOxford

'Eala earendel, engla beorhtast, ofer middangeard monnum sended...''O Earendel, brightest of angels,sent to mankind over middle-earth...'The midwinter solstice, the Anglo-Saxon version of 'O Oriens', and the light of

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

Thread: how does a major auction house sell a forgery? This is just one of the many fascinating questions in @writersdesks' The Poet and the Murderer. It’s a page turner

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

In the new volume by Segovia, there's an article that makes me feel like we have stepped into a time machine, all progress of the past decades is ignored. Emilio

eLife - the journal

eLife

We will be posting reviews publicly alongside preprints and have already begun instructing our editors and reviewers to prepare public reviews for all manuscripts under consideration 4/8 However, if our

Bodleian Libraries

bodleianlibs

Hope you enjoyed the superstar blogs we shared this morning?Here are more intriguing posts from over the years: From Tolkien's study habits, to Hans Christian Andersen's reflections on slavery, to

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

One key element of the Islamic intellectual tradition is the commentary. Commentaries on the Qurʼan (tafsīr) began early in Islamic history, but from about the 12th or 13th century, well

Abu Safiyah

AbuSafiyah1

At Q20:63, the readers disagreed on how to recite {قالوا ان هذن لسحران} (Indeed these are two magicians ...) This thread shall discuss the variant readings at this verse, and

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

A thread on hamzah spellings. This is a topic where I see there is a lot of confusion because people project modern spelling conventions onto the pre-modern period and then

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

The consonantal dotting of the Arabic script is something about which quite a bit of confusion exists, from its origins, application in manuscripts, quranic or otherwise and finally anachronistic imposition

Maria Tureaud 🧛‍♀️🎃👻

Maria_Tureaud

Alright. Enough vague tweeting. Gather 'round, chickadoos. It's time to chat. Just because someone decides they're an agent does not mean they're an agent. Navigation publishing law requires internship, and

Mhara Starling

MharaStarling

I’ve seen a lot of discussion lately surrounding the idea that the Welsh mythical figures are not “deities” and that Celtic pagans and Witches are “silly” for referring to them

Jeff Jenkins

jaj7d

Last day as EIC of the JOP -- 6 full years! (Thread with some thoughts below.) First, thanks to my current editors: @tom_s_clark, @ConradCourtenay, @jtlevy, @namalhotra, @ecalvo68, and Margit Tavits.

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