@DowsMillerSeb

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

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Joined June 2012
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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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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
The TLS@TheTLS15 Feb 2024
'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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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…
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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
The TLS@TheTLS8 Jun 2023
'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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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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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?'.
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That’s it from me today, thanks for following along! Be sure to follow @digitalmedieval for more #twittertakeover|s and #DH content 🖥️ I leave you with this definition of #DH from @DHDefined, which feels like an abridged version of the most recent methodology chapter I wrote…
DH Defined@DHDefined21 Feb 2023
Short definition: Taking the Humanities, smashing it into computers, and seeing what happens.
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Time for a spotlight on the postgraduate committee 🔦 Who knew @digitalmedieval had a postgraduate committee?! We have a lot of exciting projects and upcoming events, including a discussion round-table at @IMC_Leeds entitled … 1/4
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Did you work out who this is yet?? 🔍 Follow through to the end of the thread to find out… 1/7
An unknown beast 📸 Oxford, Merton College, MS 249, f. 7v

ALT An unknown beast 📸 Oxford, Merton College, MS 249, f. 7v

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This afternoon I’m on to working on some #R #coding in the @TAYOxford library! 👨‍💻 What’s your #libraryview today?
The outside of the Taylor Institution in Oxford, showing a gate flanked on each side by two neoclassical columns topped with a statue, a yellow-orange stone façade, and the words 'Institutio Tayloriana'.

ALT The outside of the Taylor Institution in Oxford, showing a gate flanked on each side by two neoclassical columns topped with a statue, a yellow-orange stone façade, and the words 'Institutio Tayloriana'.

A laptop showing code written in the programming language R, and in the background the main reading room of the Taylor Institution, Oxford. Books line the walls at both ground level and on a balcony, and a large chandelier hangs from the centre of the room.

ALT A laptop showing code written in the programming language R, and in the background the main reading room of the Taylor Institution, Oxford. Books line the walls at both ground level and on a balcony, and a large chandelier hangs from the centre of the room.

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Let’s look at my favourite #manuscript at the moment This is the fore-edge of @laBnF fr. 24432, compiled about 1350, which I’m working on for my thesis 📖 As you can see, it’s a big’un! It’s written almost entirely in French, and has ~450 leaves and 90 texts, including … 1/5
📸 Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français, fore edge

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This morning I’m working from the beautiful Duke Humfrey’s library @bodleianlibs What better place to think about manuscripts! 📖
The ornately decorated West wing of Duke Humfrey's Library, containing desks, shelves, a balcony, and large windows at either end.

ALT The ornately decorated West wing of Duke Humfrey's Library, containing desks, shelves, a balcony, and large windows at either end.

The view from the East end of Duke Humfrey's Library, with an ornately decorated ceiling containing the University of Oxford motto: 'Dominus illuminatio mea', neatly stacked bookshelves on either side of a central aisle, and a large arched window at the far end.

ALT The view from the East end of Duke Humfrey's Library, with an ornately decorated ceiling containing the University of Oxford motto: 'Dominus illuminatio mea', neatly stacked bookshelves on either side of a central aisle, and a large arched window at the far end.

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Good morning and welcome to my @digitalmedievalist takeover! Follow along today for all things #digitalhumanities, as well as some fun #manuscript content 🦁 I’m Seb (@DowsMillerSeb), and I’m a member of … 1/3
@DowsMillerSeb teaching a class on manuscripts 📸 Julia Walworth (@JuliaWalworth)

ALT @DowsMillerSeb teaching a class on manuscripts 📸 Julia Walworth (@JuliaWalworth)

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Seb Dows-Miller retweeted
Julia Walworth@JuliaWalworth3 Feb 2023
A MSS and book class with ⁦@DowsMillerSeb⁩ and his great students this afternoon. A lovely displacement activity, but those committee papers still need writing 😬
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Tomorrow is a wonderful opportunity to hear about the research going on in @MedFrenchOx as our very own @DowsMillerSeb, @_JackNunn, and Irina Boeru will be discussing 'Attributing Authorship' at @MFOxford tomorrow at 5:15. We can't wait to hear more about their research!
MedievalFrenchOxford@MedFrenchOx17 Jan 2023
Our Hilary Term Card is here! Drinks served from 5pm; presentations begin 5.15pm. In-person @MFOxford, or online via Teams (DM for link).
Week 3 (31 January) – Irina Boeru, Sebastian Dows-Miller, and Jack Nunn, Graduate Roundtable: ‘Attributing Authorship’ Week 5 (14 February) – Micah Mackay and Anna Wilmore, Graduate Roundtable: ‘Song? Poem? Both?: The Late Medieval Lyric in Context’ Week 7 (28 February) – Dominique Lagorgette, ‘“Par sainct Copin, je suis tanné”. Jurons et blasphèmes dans quelques textes en moyen français : représentations de l’oralité et transgression’. Drinks served from 5pm; presentations start at 5.15pm. In-person: Maison Française d’Oxford, OX2 6SE. Online: Microsoft Teams (DM for link).

ALT Week 3 (31 January) – Irina Boeru, Sebastian Dows-Miller, and Jack Nunn, Graduate Roundtable: ‘Attributing Authorship’ Week 5 (14 February) – Micah Mackay and Anna Wilmore, Graduate Roundtable: ‘Song? Poem? Both?: The Late Medieval Lyric in Context’ Week 7 (28 February) – Dominique Lagorgette, ‘“Par sainct Copin, je suis tanné”. Jurons et blasphèmes dans quelques textes en moyen français : représentations de l’oralité et transgression’. Drinks served from 5pm; presentations start at 5.15pm. In-person: Maison Française d’Oxford, OX2 6SE. Online: Microsoft Teams (DM for link).

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Happy new year! #CodingCodices returns with a discussion informed by @Heather_Bamford and @CFranquely's recent article, "Whose digital Middle Ages?" open.spotify.com/episode/7cI…

Episode 13: Accessibility

Coding Codices · Episode

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