University of Manchester: New online collection of Arabic manuscripts I: the Glorious Qurʿan. “A small selection of the John Rylands Library’s Arabic manuscripts is now available online for the first time via our Manchester Digital Collections (MDC) platform. Our new Arabic Manuscripts digital collection allows you to explore fully digitised copies alongside detailed descriptions.”

Yale Library: Yale Library announces the return of 12th-century manuscript to the Republic of Poland. “Yale University Library has announced the transfer of a liturgical manuscript known as the Cistercian Collectar (Beinecke MS 883), from the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library to the Republic of Poland. The library welcomed representatives from Poland to New Haven on […]

Projektstart an der @bsbmuenchen: Ein DFG-gefördertes Projekt widmet sich dem Buchschmuck mitteleuropäischer Handschriften von ca. 1350 bis ins erste Viertel des 15. Jahrhunderts. 178 Handschriften werden systematisch erschlossen und als Volldigitalisate frei zugänglich gemacht.

Mehr zum Projekt im #Handschriftenportal 👉 https://www.handschriftenportal.de/projects?projectid=fbcf580b-a101-4e31-aff9-5706255a8e25

#Medievodons #Histodons #Manuscripts #illuminatedmanuscripts #buchschmuck

1. Used the #3GoodThings hashtag here:

https://mastodon.social/@courtcan/115667672723034356

...so I guess I'd better share 2 further #GoodThings.

2. I completed a #MedievalCats #drawing (ink and metallic gold pencil; see attached image) for my friend's birthday. She was delighted.

3. I made two phone calls that I've been putting off (because they're PHONE CALLS) for 5 weeks and 1 week, respectively.

#HumanArt
#HumanArtOnly
#NoAISlop
#InkDrawing
#IlluminatedCats
#IlluminatedManuscripts
#cats
#CatsOfMastodon
#catstodon

Medievalists.net: Medieval Genealogical Roll Goes Online. “A colourful and fiercely partisan medieval genealogy created to support Edward IV’s claim to the English throne has now been digitised and made freely available online. In the turbulent fifteenth century, claimants often used elaborate genealogical rolls to legitimise their lineage, and the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Manuscript […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/medievalists-net-medieval-genealogical-roll-goes-online/

Exhibition Room prepared for decanting. Installation, necessarily, takes ages. Decanting is fairly swift, even when purposely working slow.

Vitrines covered, boxes in place, keys ready, steps available, radio tuned and playing.

Seven cases, approximately 30 items, took two of us about an hour.

Next steps include condition checks, light exposure analysis and recording.

Next installation will start January 2026.

#CollectionCare
#Exhibitions
#MedievalManuscripts
#IlluminatedManuscripts

Johns Hopkins Magazine: A medieval art form, digitized . “Already, two of the Stern Center’s world-renowned collections of early books have largely been digitized… One of these, Women of the Book, features 2,000-plus books and manuscripts about women dedicated to the life of the mind: nuns, female saints, healers, and miracle workers living between 1450 and 1800. Another, the Bibliotheca […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/24/johns-hopkins-magazine-a-medieval-art-form-digitized/

Experience the intricate beauty of Buddhist manuscripts with dazzling celestial nats and exquisite floral patterns. This folio speaks volumes of ceremonial elegance and spiritual depth. How do you see art reflecting cultural traditions?

#BuddhistArt #ClevelandArt #IlluminatedManuscripts
https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.6.a