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- 500 Years of Yiddish Printing: Symposium4–6 October 2026 | University of Oxford, Oxford, UK In celebration of the quincentenary of the first Yiddish printing (the 1526/7 Agode of Gershom ben Salomon Kohen of Prague), please join us at the University of Oxford on the 4th–6th of October for a symposium on Yiddish printing, broadly defined. Abstracts for (informal) papers (~20… Read more: 500 Years of Yiddish Printing: Symposium
- Medieval Matter HT26, Week 8
We have made it, at long last, to the end of another Hilary term – but the events don’t stop coming! Please find below another week full of medieval events for you to enjoy, and an ever-increasing list of future opportunities. NB: the Maison Française d’Oxford lecture this Tuesday has had to move earlier and… Read more: Medieval Matter HT26, Week 8 - Locational Lives: Medieval Experience in Town and Country
Invitation to join the Graduate Centre of Medieval Studies at Reading on Thursday, 16th April 2026, for a postgraduate forum and discussion on understanding medieval life from the perspective of those in Town and those in the Country. Four sessions of 20-minute presentations followed by discussion on each topic area. Hybrid event in person and… Read more: Locational Lives: Medieval Experience in Town and Country - eCatalogus+: A Digital Tool for Latin Manuscripts
11 March, 5pm, Horton Room, Weston Library Dr Paweł Figurski Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences, WarsaweCatalogus+: A Digital Tool for the Automated Study of Latin Manuscripts (Liturgical Case Studies) The presentation introduces eCatalogus+, an innovative digital platform designed for the comprehensive description and automated analysis of medieval Latin manuscripts, with a… Read more: eCatalogus+: A Digital Tool for Latin Manuscripts - Medieval matter HT26, Week 7
Welcome all to week 7, and another packed schedule of events. The ‘Opportunities and Reminders’ section is growing particularly large, with a number of new additions – keep an eye out for CfPs and funding opportunities. The OMS blog continues to grow rapidly: Cris Arama (MSt. Medieval Studies) has recently written a report on Ian… Read more: Medieval matter HT26, Week 7 - Searching for History. A Workshop with Ian Forrest
by Cris Arama (MSt. Medieval Studies) Report on the workshop for the graduate students of the MSt. in Medieval Studies: ‘Fragments and photographs: what are we doing when we try to get close to medieval people?’ which started using examples from medieval records and Ian Forrest’s account of publishing with the photographer Martin Stott https://martin-stott.com/argehane-books/bartlemas-oxfords-hidden-sanctuary/… Read more: Searching for History. A Workshop with Ian Forrest