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- Franciscus Junius and his Books
Conference: Oxford, 7-10 July 2027 Franciscus Junius and his Books will be an international symposium focusing on the literary heritage of Franciscus Junius (1591–1677). This philologist was one of the Bodleian Library’s most prominent early modern benefactors. His studies on Old English, Old Frisian, Old High German, Gothic, ‘Runic’, Middle English, Older Scots, Old Norse,… Read more: Franciscus Junius and his Books - Old Frisian Summer School
Old Frisian: a gem within the Old Germanic languages 12-17 July 2027, University of Oxford, St Edmund Hall What is the OFSS about? Link to the page on the site of the Faculty of Linguistics here. For anybody interested, watch a lecture by the organiser Dr Johanneke Sytsema: Students will learn about Old Frisian language, text… Read more: Old Frisian Summer School - GLAMorous work: Pathways in Libraries, Book Trade, and Heritage Sector
Where? St Edmund Hall LibraryWhen? Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 5-6pm What? Careers talk with Dr Natascha Domeisen, Illuminated Manuscripts Specialist at Sotheby’s; Jake Banyard, Early Career Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at St Edmund Hall; Dr Marlene Schilling, Heritage Trainee (UK), Heritage Network. Report on the GLAMorous talk 2023 by Heather Barr and Alison Ray The… Read more: GLAMorous work: Pathways in Libraries, Book Trade, and Heritage Sector - Medieval Matters MT26, Wk 4
Welcome to Week 4 – please find attached the new booklet of events for this term. Two notes for this week. The first of the E A Lowe Lectures by Prof. Julia Crick takes place on Thursday 5:00 at Corpus Christi College, on the theme of ‘Script and politics: problems in the palaeography of a… Read more: Medieval Matters MT26, Wk 4 - Exhibition: Translating the Bible
Christ Church College, 13 October–16 December Open Tuesday 10am-1pm; Wednesday 1 – 4pm and other times by appointment. Please note that there is no step-free access. The Bible (from the Greek βιβλίον, The Book) has been the most influential written text ever produced. Portions are available in some 4,000 translations, nearly half of known languages,… Read more: Exhibition: Translating the Bible - Medieval Matters MT26, Wk3Welcome to week 3, and the return of the rain. As always, please find attached the new booklet of events for this term. We’d like to draw your attention to Mearcstapan, a student medievalist society at Oxford focused on making medievalism more accessible and inclusive. You can find out a little more about the society… Read more: Medieval Matters MT26, Wk3