History fanatic and spinach fiend | PhD Candidate, Medieval and Early Modern Studies @UniKent | Charms and experimenta in late-medieval manuscripts | she/her
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Excited to share that my article on the censorship of charms in late medieval manuscripts has been released into the wild! If you're interested in how later readers might have reacted to finding 'illicit' material in manuscripts then take a look:
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Thrilled to share that on Tues I passed my PhD viva, with a thesis titled ‘Anxiety, Ambition & Agency: Charms and experimenta as Social Remedies in Late Medieval England’. Huge thanks to @CarrieGrif & @DrC_Rider for such a pleasant viva experience & the stimulating conversation!
And massive thanks also to @RMMPerry and @SuzannaIvanic for all of your support over the last 5 years, and the @mems_ukc community as a whole - what a special place to do a PhD.
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We are delighted to announce the return of the CHASE Latin Residential Week for 2024! This fun, intensive and free week-long residential held at @uniofeastanglia is open to beginner and intermediate Latinists alike. Sign up via Eventbrite! eventbrite.co.uk/e/chase-lat…
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Here is the latest post in our fabulous Migrating Materia Medica Blog. Thanks to @GambiniLavinia @MaterialCam for her fascinating article on foreign street vendors hawking their exotic wares in early modern Italy #materialculture #medhums #trade research.kent.ac.uk/material…
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Are you passionate about the #Medieval, #Renaissance, and/or #EarlyModern periods? Would you like to pursue a #postgraduate degree that would give you the tools to work w/ pre-modern material & textual cultures?
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A very tiny glimpse into the diverse uses of the Sator Arepo formula 📜
Read Hetty Taylor's great post on the Sator Square which migrated geographically, through belief systems & across time, 'its power both medical and social...' #charms #ancient #medieval #migrating #healing #medhums #twitterstorians @het_tay @mems_ukc research.kent.ac.uk/material…
This is raising too many questions for me about modern perceptions of how magic works and the efficacy of Latin in particular as a language of numinous power…
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*Call for contributions* If you work on natural materials, objects or texts that migrate(d) for use in #medicine #healing as part of formal or informal networks, we want to hear from you! 🌍Please share widely. All disciplines welcome. Details here ⬇️ research.kent.ac.uk/material…
Indulging the Yorkist nerd in me by finishing my library day with this Apothecary’s MS, which records medical treatments given to Edward IV and the Dukes of Gloucester and Clarence, among others 📖🌿💊 BL Harley MS 1628
Strongly recommend reading with a G&T in hand!
Our #MigratingMateriaMedica blog is now live! You can read our first post by the wonderful Dr @Kim_Wyrt who spoke at our inaugural symposium back in May on the global significance of cinchona bark (clue, it relates to your Friday night gin and tonic!🍸) research.kent.ac.uk/material…
Looking forward to finally giving my first @IMC_Leeds paper on Monday afternoon!
Wondering who among us will be taking part at @IMC_Leeds this year? We have made a little timetable comprising of current MEMSers, alumni & Canterbury friends!
We are also planning a little MEMS meet-up! So get in touch! ☺️
#MedievalTwitter #IMC2023
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📢 We've exciting news folks... We have a new MA in Magic & Occult Sciences launching in 2024!!🥳 This is a flexible degree: design your own course of study within the long & diverse #history of #magic & #occult sciences, broadly defined. Email [email protected] for more info
I’m not sure this is what the scribe intended when they left a gap for the illustrator… 🍆
BL Sloane MS 56, f.90r
Twitter pals, my visual literacy is terrible, does anyone recognise either of the figures in this illustration? Are they supposed to resemble a known person/saint/religious figure, or are they a meaningless (but very pretty!) doodle?
BnF NAL 693, f.1v.
