Gabriele Passabì
@gabpassabi.bsky.social
Medievalist. Manuscripts enthusiast. Film addict.
Research Associate at @ghilondon.bsky.social
Research fellowships at PIMS (Toronto), SISMEL (Florence), and Trier University (Germany).
PhD | University of Cambridge
Research Associate at @ghilondon.bsky.social
Research fellowships at PIMS (Toronto), SISMEL (Florence), and Trier University (Germany).
PhD | University of Cambridge
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Gabriele Passabì
@gabpassabi.bsky.social
· Sep 23
The much-anticipated news is now here. I am very excited to announce that my book, soon out with York Medieval Press, is now available for pre-order! Hats off to @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and the awesome Mont-Saint-Michel design team for the cover!
boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...
boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...
Reminder that our conference CfP "Media of Memory and the Pre-Modern Economy" (5-7 May 2027) is now live! Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in memory and economic awareness in the pre-modern world.
CfP: "Media of Memory and the Pre-Modern Economy" at the @ghilondon.bsky.social, 5-7 May 2027, www.ghil.ac.uk/events/confe... Interested in how pre-modern communities used the past to address present challenges and future aspirations in economic terms? Please do get in touch by 15/12/2026!
August 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Reminder that our conference CfP "Media of Memory and the Pre-Modern Economy" (5-7 May 2027) is now live! Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in memory and economic awareness in the pre-modern world.
I am thrilled to share that I have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. This achievement would not have been possible without the support and trust of an education system that turned my passion for history into a method and a habitus.
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Society elects 223 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members - RHS
At its latest meeting on 1 July 2026, the RHS Council elected 82 Fellows, 44 Associate Fellows, 36 Members and 61 Postgraduate Members, a total of 223 people newly associated with the Society, from to...
royalhistsoc.org
July 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I am thrilled to share that I have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. This achievement would not have been possible without the support and trust of an education system that turned my passion for history into a method and a habitus.
royalhistsoc.org/society-elec...
royalhistsoc.org/society-elec...
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Normans at #IMC2027! Call for papers sponsored by the Battle Conference. Full details in the alt text and pasted in successive posts. Deadline for abstracts 15 Sept. #medievalsky #archaeology #skystorians @imc-leeds.bsky.social
July 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Normans at #IMC2027! Call for papers sponsored by the Battle Conference. Full details in the alt text and pasted in successive posts. Deadline for abstracts 15 Sept. #medievalsky #archaeology #skystorians @imc-leeds.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to see my article in print in the latest issue of the Haskins Society Journal! A huge thank you to Bill North and the editorial team at @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social for their work in bringing this issue together. I'm delighted to be part of it.
July 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I'm thrilled to see my article in print in the latest issue of the Haskins Society Journal! A huge thank you to Bill North and the editorial team at @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social for their work in bringing this issue together. I'm delighted to be part of it.
What's the best strategy to escape a heatwave? Go to a warmer place but with the sea next to it! Here is a view of Mount Vesuvius from Naples.
June 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
What's the best strategy to escape a heatwave? Go to a warmer place but with the sea next to it! Here is a view of Mount Vesuvius from Naples.
All 'bout the 💰! New blog post on our project "Money, History, and Moral Economies: Communicative Functions of Monetary Information in the Institutional Historiography of the Later Middle Ages" is out now! Kindly published by @ghilondon.bsky.social.
Delighted to see the @ghilondon.bsky.social published a blog post by @gabpassabi.bsky.social and me on our @dfg.de project 'Money, History, and Moral Economies: Communicative Functions of Monetary Information in the Institutional Historiography of the Later Middle Ages’! ghil.hypotheses.org/8934
Measures of Success and Failure: Remembering Money in Medieval History Writing
At the beginning of February, Marcus Meer’s project ‘Money, History, and Moral Economies: Communicative Functions of Monetary Information in the Institutional Historiography of the Later Middle Ages (...
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June 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
All 'bout the 💰! New blog post on our project "Money, History, and Moral Economies: Communicative Functions of Monetary Information in the Institutional Historiography of the Later Middle Ages" is out now! Kindly published by @ghilondon.bsky.social.
Thrilled to give a paper at the fourth Congress of Italian medieval studies. This year we are hosted by the University of Naples, founded by the one and only Emperor Frederick II below represented in a bronze statue placed at the very entrance of the university. Feeling very Ghibelline right now.
June 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Thrilled to give a paper at the fourth Congress of Italian medieval studies. This year we are hosted by the University of Naples, founded by the one and only Emperor Frederick II below represented in a bronze statue placed at the very entrance of the university. Feeling very Ghibelline right now.
Carlo Ginzburg has just passed away. There is little I can add in memory of a scholar of his stature. I'll recall only what he said during a fortunate conversation at the Betty Behrens Seminar in Cambridge: “Read everything. Your research path will find its way". And I live by that advice.
June 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Carlo Ginzburg has just passed away. There is little I can add in memory of a scholar of his stature. I'll recall only what he said during a fortunate conversation at the Betty Behrens Seminar in Cambridge: “Read everything. Your research path will find its way". And I live by that advice.
Rosamond was a towering scholar and an unfailing source of support both during my time as PhD candidate at Sidney Sussex and long afterwards. This is truly shocking news. The whole field of medieval studies will miss her scholarship, energy and enthusiasm very much.
Absolutely stunned to hear of the passing of Rosamond McKitterick, who did me (like many others) a number of good turns at crucial points in my career. My thoughts are with her family and her many devoted students. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. #MedievalSky #Skystorians
June 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Rosamond was a towering scholar and an unfailing source of support both during my time as PhD candidate at Sidney Sussex and long afterwards. This is truly shocking news. The whole field of medieval studies will miss her scholarship, energy and enthusiasm very much.
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This has been something I've been meaning to write for quite some time and the Homer contretemps gave it the opportunity.
The thing I most wanted to draw out is that it isn't one fool on Twitter with a helmet, but a radicalization pipeline designed to lead antiquity-curious young men into fascism.
The thing I most wanted to draw out is that it isn't one fool on Twitter with a helmet, but a radicalization pipeline designed to lead antiquity-curious young men into fascism.
"It’s unfortunate that almost none of the people behind these accounts know very much about the ancient world." Unfortunately, ignorance is not the only thing wrong with them.
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social on Elon Musk's X and the fascist statue accounts: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-stone-...
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social on Elon Musk's X and the fascist statue accounts: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-stone-...
June 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This has been something I've been meaning to write for quite some time and the Homer contretemps gave it the opportunity.
The thing I most wanted to draw out is that it isn't one fool on Twitter with a helmet, but a radicalization pipeline designed to lead antiquity-curious young men into fascism.
The thing I most wanted to draw out is that it isn't one fool on Twitter with a helmet, but a radicalization pipeline designed to lead antiquity-curious young men into fascism.
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Ten years on from the Brexit vote: a new @yougov.co.uk poll finds that 77% of the British public have trust in the expertise of historians bit.ly/49I9NV7
It's heartening to hear that so many value, and certainly haven't had enough of, the historian as expert. #Skystorians 1/4
It's heartening to hear that so many value, and certainly haven't had enough of, the historian as expert. #Skystorians 1/4
June 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Ten years on from the Brexit vote: a new @yougov.co.uk poll finds that 77% of the British public have trust in the expertise of historians bit.ly/49I9NV7
It's heartening to hear that so many value, and certainly haven't had enough of, the historian as expert. #Skystorians 1/4
It's heartening to hear that so many value, and certainly haven't had enough of, the historian as expert. #Skystorians 1/4
This is going to be excellent.
Exciting post from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social 🎉
April 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM
This is going to be excellent.
Looking forward to speaking in Madrid on manuscript layout and the visualisation of universal history. I'll be talking about Robert of Torigni, sharing a bit from my new book with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social, and test some new ideas on Norman Italy along with some brilliant scholars. Can’t wait!
April 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Looking forward to speaking in Madrid on manuscript layout and the visualisation of universal history. I'll be talking about Robert of Torigni, sharing a bit from my new book with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social, and test some new ideas on Norman Italy along with some brilliant scholars. Can’t wait!
Still thinking about last night’s conversation with David Nirenberg reflecting on the impact of his Communities of Violence 30 years after its publication. A thought-provoking evening expertly organised by the @ghilondon.bsky.social at the stunning Art Workers’ Guild in London.
April 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Still thinking about last night’s conversation with David Nirenberg reflecting on the impact of his Communities of Violence 30 years after its publication. A thought-provoking evening expertly organised by the @ghilondon.bsky.social at the stunning Art Workers’ Guild in London.
Some exciting discovery here!
Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky
Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found after being missing for 40 years
An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost. The wax impression of the ‘Saint-Denis seal’ disappeared without ...
news.exeter.ac.uk
April 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Some exciting discovery here!
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Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky
Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found after being missing for 40 years
An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost. The wax impression of the ‘Saint-Denis seal’ disappeared without ...
news.exeter.ac.uk
April 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky
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This is a really excellent idea that is extremely valuable!
There is so much new scholarship published every month, it would be easy to miss all of it. I've decided to collect the things I find each month, and compile it into a list for perusal. It shows how vibrant and dynamic (academic) medieval studies can be!
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
What's New in Medieval Studies (Feb. 2026)
With so much new scholarship on the middle ages appearing all the time, it is easy for it to get lost or missed by those who are not in the know or professional historians. So my goal is to curate a l...
among-the-ruins.ghost.io
March 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is a really excellent idea that is extremely valuable!
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Please share! EHR is hosting a free one-day symposium at St John's College, Oxford, on Friday 17 April, 10-6, on the theme 'When there are no sources'.
Further details and how to sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-there...
Further details and how to sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-there...
When there are no sources: an English Historical Review symposium
The EHR is hosting a one-day symposium in St John's College, Oxford, to celebrate the recent publication of the journal's 600th issue.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Please share! EHR is hosting a free one-day symposium at St John's College, Oxford, on Friday 17 April, 10-6, on the theme 'When there are no sources'.
Further details and how to sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-there...
Further details and how to sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-there...
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Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Communities of Violence' by Prof David Nirenberg! He will be engaging in conversation with other scholars about his work and the history of religious persecution.
Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊
#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval
Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊
#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval
March 11, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Communities of Violence' by Prof David Nirenberg! He will be engaging in conversation with other scholars about his work and the history of religious persecution.
Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊
#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval
Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊
#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval
My definition of quality time in Paris. Indulging in a café noisette just outside the Sorbonne with a newly (and proudly) acquired first edition of Jacques Le Goff's Saint Louis.
March 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
My definition of quality time in Paris. Indulging in a café noisette just outside the Sorbonne with a newly (and proudly) acquired first edition of Jacques Le Goff's Saint Louis.
I'm happy to share that I've recently joined @ghilondon.bsky.social as a Research Associate! A few weeks into this new chapter, and I'm already enjoying working with @marcusmeer.bsky.social, combing my work in historiography with new research avenues in medieval economic culture. Thrilled!
February 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I'm happy to share that I've recently joined @ghilondon.bsky.social as a Research Associate! A few weeks into this new chapter, and I'm already enjoying working with @marcusmeer.bsky.social, combing my work in historiography with new research avenues in medieval economic culture. Thrilled!
Universal chronicle-writing finally receives the international attention it deserves. Very much look forward to be giving a paper at this conference 📚
📅 2-4 mars : #colloque « Matériaux "non chronologiques" dans les #chroniques universelles : raisons et méthodes » (Elisa Lonati)
📜 Les chroniques universelles médiévales intègrent des «digressions» fort instructives pour comprendre l'historiographie du Moyen Âge.
▶️ https://urls.fr/7rmbJP
📜 Les chroniques universelles médiévales intègrent des «digressions» fort instructives pour comprendre l'historiographie du Moyen Âge.
▶️ https://urls.fr/7rmbJP
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Universal chronicle-writing finally receives the international attention it deserves. Very much look forward to be giving a paper at this conference 📚
You know what makes your day? Receiving the author copies of your book at home! It's genuinely great to hold it finally in my hands, ink on paper and real weight. If you'd like a copy, the code BB135 gets you 35% off all formats when buying from boydellandbrewer.com.
I’m positively chuffed✨
I’m positively chuffed✨
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
You know what makes your day? Receiving the author copies of your book at home! It's genuinely great to hold it finally in my hands, ink on paper and real weight. If you'd like a copy, the code BB135 gets you 35% off all formats when buying from boydellandbrewer.com.
I’m positively chuffed✨
I’m positively chuffed✨
Original thirteenth-century pilgrim canteen found in Brindisi, southern Apulia. I am sure it contained only the least sinful of refreshments.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Original thirteenth-century pilgrim canteen found in Brindisi, southern Apulia. I am sure it contained only the least sinful of refreshments.
If you ask my favourite spot in a library, it has to be the temporary storage. This is where books pile up waiting (im)patiently for their place. No shelves yet, no topic categories, no genres. There is only a natural stratification of discovery. Here curiosity leads and the unexpected finds you.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If you ask my favourite spot in a library, it has to be the temporary storage. This is where books pile up waiting (im)patiently for their place. No shelves yet, no topic categories, no genres. There is only a natural stratification of discovery. Here curiosity leads and the unexpected finds you.