Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Either the BL has underestimated us historic handwriting nerds when choosing the images for this ad, or Gabriel Harvey led a much richer life than I previously imagined...

I’m thrilled to have my name alongside @anna_lujz in Dee’s library list, and I cannot emphasise enough that she’s done all the real work whereas I just happened to wander over in the Bodleian with uncanny timing. Read more in Anna’s blog post: ebdo.org.uk/2024/09/12/newly… #bookhistory

It's out! 'Migrant Voices in Multilingual London, 1560-1600' in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. Read to find out how insults and information moved between the city's languages, and to think about how linguistic diversity shaped urban life. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

The European Qurʾān Encounters with the Holy Text of Islam from the Ninth to the Twentieth Century What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought? Forthcoming by De Gruyter (Oct. 7, 2024) degruyter.com/document/isbn/…

Looting and Learning: my essay with Jan Loop on looted manuscripts & Muslim captives in the history of European Qur’anic studies, for a special issue of Erudition and the Republic of Letters, “The Turkish Wars and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Europe” brill.com/view/journals/erl/…

When an app threatens democracy I think it’s definitely time to leave. Deleting it from my phone for now - if anyone wants me I’ll be over on BlueSky and Threads!

Tune in for the final episode, tonight at 9pm on @Channel4 #TheBodyDetectives

The irony of hearing about Vincent being bullied and then coming to see the dire contributions to this hashtag tonight #thebodydetectives

In case you're wondering where all the arts TV has gone on the BBC, then today's Annual Report is both revealing and depressing. A short 🧵 1/

I'm very proud to have sourced and cleared the archive footage for this fantastic, poignant series. Big thanks to colleagues at @TheKinolibrary, @GettyImages, @ThamesTVArchive and @Screenocean for all of their help along the way.

Apply now for NYPL's new Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Fellowship, including a $25,000 stipend to support three months' research at the Library! shorturl.at/YR3i4

One enduring feature of the rise of academic oriental studies in Europe in the seventeenth century: the enthusiastic appropriation of “inshallah” (if God wills) by Arabic learners. Here, in a 1667 letter from Edmund Castell to Samuel Clarke. British Library, ms Add. 22905.

Such a fantastic evening at UCL celebrating the most anticipated book in book history, er, history. If you haven’t read it yet, it’s open access via UCL Press! uclpress.co.uk/products/1827…

Book launch: Gabriel Harvey & the History of Reading 24 June 5pm @UCL_IAS This @UCLpress collection provides a unique lens on the place of marginalia in textual, intellectual and cultural history. With @Warburg_News ucl.ac.uk/early-modern/event…

URGENT! Pls share. The last chance to register to vote in the General Election is 11.59pm tomorrow Tue 18 June. Potentially 8m aren't registered at their current address. Here's 4 key facts... 1) You can do it online here registertovote.service.gov.u… 2) It's good for your finances. Not being on electoral roll can make it more difficult to be accepted for credit products like bank accounts or mortgages. 3) You can opt out of the 'Open Register' (which allows your info to be sold on) which will stop you getting junk mail marketing ) 4) You'll need ID when you do vote (not to register) if you don't have it, you can get it free until Wed 26 June gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-vo…

We're running a 'first academic article' panel and Q&A on the 28th! Open to PGRs and ECRs in early modern studies. Details and sign up link below.