Saturday 27 June 2015

Monthy Round-up

Medieval 'selfies'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-33098831

Oxford nunnery excavation:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/01/medieval-oxford-nunnery-witches_n_7469386.html

Job hunting using social media:
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/advice/careers/how-to-use-social-media-for-job-hunting/

Digital age Magna Carta (British Library project)
http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/what-would-the-magna-carta-look-like-if-it-were-written-for-the-digital-age/?utm_content=buffer4feca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

In addition to the British Library's illuminated manuscripts catalogue, this is another useful catalogue for finding medieval images:
http://ica.themorgan.org/default

Sneak peak of the upcoming medieval lego book (including contributions from Reading's own History department!)
http://geekdad.com/2015/06/medieval-lego-book/

...and finally, who doesn't want a spot of dragon on lady sex to round off their Saturday:

(conception of Alexander by Nectanebus and Olympias - BL, MS Burney 169)

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