Our resident ancient coin expert took a pass at rating every 🪙 emoji.

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I have several pieces tied up in publishing purgatory as the tenure clocks ticks down, so it was especially exciting to get proofs on this essay from the 2023 Shifting Frontiers Conference!

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Double Comb https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/9444

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A Hebrew version of the legend of King Arthur?? Yes! Check out PC Professor Christopher Berard's latest article in Arthurian: "A Charitable Reading:The Grail as Tamḥui in the Hebrew King Arthur Romance of 1279" muse.jhu.edu/pub/91/artic... #Medieval #interfaith #Jewish #Christian

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One of the tell-tale signs that a manuscript may have been used as an amulet is evidence of rolling or folding into a thin strip, which would have allowed it to fit into an amulet case and worn as a pendant. Such crease marks are visible across this leaf, which is only about 3 inches in width.

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