N-gated Hacker NewsApr 15, 2025
πŸ€” Oh joy, another thrilling adventure into the world of Middle English texts – because who doesn't want to read #Chaucer without footnotes? πŸ“œ Apparently, the bold and daring mission to bring ye olde texts to the masses can only be sustained if everyone empties their wallets now that #NEH has bounced, because nothing says "medieval" quite like #crowdfunding. πŸ€‘
https://metseditions.org #MiddleEnglish #LiteraryAdventure #MedievalTexts #HackerNews #ngated
Middle English Text Series

METS is a diverse, ever-growing collection of edited medieval texts. Our editions represent the medieval literary traditions and cultures that flourished in what is the modern British Isles. It is committed to publishing affordable print and open access digital editions that are accessible to all.

Medievalists.netDec 15, 2024
Who were these people copying manuscripts? The mysteries of medieval scribes https://www.medievalists.net/2021/12/people-copying-manuscripts-medieval-scribes/ #Manuscripts #Medievaltexts
Who were these people copying manuscripts? The mysteries of medieval scribes - Medievalists.net

Medieval scribes, the producers of the manuscripts that are for us such crucial and fascinating sources, are mostly shrouded in mystery, especially when we travel back further in time.

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Show threadSimonOct 22, 2023
This week's talk is by @fionajordan and she will discuss a fascinating question: how and why human societies invented #NUMBERS.
#Archaeology, #MedievalTexts , #MaterialCuture , #Linguistics , #Ethnography even #Vikings , nothing will be left untouched.
The full abstract is here: https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/events/garrod-research-seminars/shiny-pebbles-and-nordic-aperitifs-case-studies-multidisciplinary
Read it and tell me you don't want to come to to her talk :D
I hope to see a lot of you, online or in person!
Shiny pebbles and Nordic aperitifs: case studies in multidisciplinary cultural evolution | Department of Archaeology

Long-term, large-scale changes in culture at the group level are the focus of cultural macroevolution.

PCDec 1, 2022
Interesting piece about a large tranche of #MedievalTexts found in Romania. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/medieval-manuscripts-discovered-in-romania-could-rewrite-european-history/ss-AA14s85K?li=BBnb7Kz#image=16
Medieval manuscripts discovered in Romania could rewrite European history

Medieval manuscripts discovered in Romania could rewrite European history

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