@DowsMillerSeb

DPhil Medievalist @hilda_beastoxf @MedFrenchOx | Co-organiser @TeachingCodex | Keeper of beasts @MertonBeasts | Lecturer @MertonCollege | Tweets my own

 Oxford, England
Joined June 2012
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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
The TLS@TheTLS29 Sep 2024
Sebastian Dows-Miller (@DowsMillerSeb) on medieval comedies translated for a modern audience the-tls.co.uk/regular-featur…

Old French loopholes

Medieval comedies translated for a modern audience

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Organized by Hannah Bush @cesare_blanc, participants include: Elisa Cugliana @elicugliana, Sebastian Dows-Miller @DowsMillerSeb, Sebastian Gensicke @hsgensicke, Philipp Schneider @cliotex, Suzette van Haaren @suzettevhaaren, and Julia Pelosi-Thorpe @jpelosithorpe. 3/6
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I’ve been working on the contents of this manuscript for three years and I’m seeing it for the first time in the flesh today. Suffice to say I’m quite excited
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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
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'Murray and Boyd open up the Ovide to a new generation of readers.' Sebastian Dows-Miller (@DowsMillerSeb) on a translation of an influential French translation the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-m…

A translation of an influential French translation

A translation of an influential French translation

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Just had the realisation that the symbol ‘ß’ started life as a ligature between long ‘ſ’ and rounded ‘s’ I’m sure this is basic knowledge for Germanists but as a Gallicist it’s damn cool 📷: BnF D2-1853, p. 39
BnF D2-1853, p. 39: ‘L’aureille denote les confeßions.’

ALT BnF D2-1853, p. 39: ‘L’aureille denote les confeßions.’

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I’m back with my people! And by people of course I mean manuscripts, with apologies to anyone else at the @britishlibrary today 📚
The main atrium of the British Library

ALT The main atrium of the British Library

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Really excited to be talking about tangled scribes and tangled methods in this session later today, followed by a round table on podcasting with the @digitalmedieval PG committee. Busy day! #IMC2023
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Join us for #IMC2023 #s444 on Monday 3 July 2023, 19.00-20.00: Podcasts, Blogs, and Video Essays: Digital Medieval Studies for the Masses? - A Round Table Discussion. Sponsored by #CodingCodices #DigitalMedievalist imc.leeds.ac.uk/dbsql02/AQue…
Screenshot of the details of IMC2023 session 444 from the link provided in the tweet.

ALT Screenshot of the details of IMC2023 session 444 from the link provided in the tweet.

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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
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'Compared to their descendants, it was believed, medieval Britons held stronger values and traditions, had a greater appreciation of artistic style and, perhaps most importantly, simply had more fun.' (@DowsMillerSeb) the-tls.co.uk/articles/medie…

How a fascination with the Middle Ages transformed the Victorian calendar

How a fascination with the Middle Ages transformed the Victorian calendar

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It’s nearly that time again! @amyllthompson #Eurovision
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Replying to @digitalmedieval @SegoAG
Also, Friday at 1.30pm, @DowsMillerSeb is presenting "A New Paleography? The Argument for a Macro-Level, Quantitative Approach to Scribal Hands" #kzoo2023 #s241
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Vivat Rex Carolus! #Coronation
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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
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@TheCriticMag28 Apr 2023
“When something is a ritual, for reasons we may struggle to articulate, it simply matters that it is done” — @DrFrancisYoung thecritic.co.uk/Ritual-not-p…

Ritual, not pageantry | Francis Young | The Critic Magazine

Britain is renowned throughout the world for the quality and scale of its state pageantry, to the point where tourists will often come from abroad just to witness something like the Changing of the…

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It's possible the Gospels were used at the earliest consecrations of English kings, in the kingdom of Kent in the early 7th century. The King has requested their presence at the Coronation, tying the ceremony to the most ancient origins of English Christianity
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We had a wonderful time @OxMedGradConf this week! The conference saw two of our DPhil students (@_JackNunn @DowsMillerSeb) give papers on their research. Thank you to all the organising committee, and especially to Ramani Chandramohan who was a significant part of that effort!
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Our second-year DPhil student @DowsMillerSeb is presenting a fascinating paper on his current research today @OxMedGradConf entitled 'Jean from Saint-Quentin: who was he, and does it matter?'.
Extract from programme of OMGC conference.

ALT Extract from programme of OMGC conference.

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What better way to end the #CROSSREADS workshop on abbreviation than with some abbreviations “in the wild” in the funerary inscriptions in @MertonCollege chapel! This one is a perfect example of the complexities we talked about in the sessions Now on to @OxMedGradConf!
A funerary inscription in marble on the floor or Merton College chapel, reading “ELIZ: BADCOCK / Died Ap: 20th. / J70j.” The last four characters are representations of 1707, and the “th” of “20th” are placed above the line.

ALT A funerary inscription in marble on the floor or Merton College chapel, reading “ELIZ: BADCOCK / Died Ap: 20th. / J70j.” The last four characters are representations of 1707, and the “th” of “20th” are placed above the line.

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It’s shaping up to be an exciting week! First, I get to be a part of the #CROSSREADS workshop on abbreviation at @MertonCollege, where I’ll talk about the Merton bestiary 🦁⬇️ Then, there’s the @OxMedGradConf, where I’m presenting on authorship 📖 Can’t wait! #Medieval
Merton College Library, MS 249, f. 1v

ALT Merton College Library, MS 249, f. 1v

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