Happy Earth Day from the #sferaproject!
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
(G. Dati, La sfera/The Globe, early 15c; BNCF Magl. XI.83, f. 7r)
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
(G. Dati, La sfera/The Globe, early 15c; BNCF Magl. XI.83, f. 7r)
April 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happy Earth Day from the #sferaproject!
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
(G. Dati, La sfera/The Globe, early 15c; BNCF Magl. XI.83, f. 7r)
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
(G. Dati, La sfera/The Globe, early 15c; BNCF Magl. XI.83, f. 7r)
Like many other #NEH -funded projects. the #sferaproject received notice yesterday that our grant has been cancelled. It's not yet clear what that means for the project, but we hope to have more info soon. Meanwhile, here's a screenshot of what they cancelled (our website-in-development):
April 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Like many other #NEH -funded projects. the #sferaproject received notice yesterday that our grant has been cancelled. It's not yet clear what that means for the project, but we hope to have more info soon. Meanwhile, here's a screenshot of what they cancelled (our website-in-development):
#eclipse day! I really can't miss posting two great #sferaproject solar eclipse diagrams (left, Bib. Med.-Laur. Ashburnham 556 f5r, & right, BNCF ConvSopp B.1.2618 f7r). Caption: "the sun is obscured bc the moon stands btw it and the earth."
#medievalsky #bookhistory #astronomy #earlymodern
#medievalsky #bookhistory #astronomy #earlymodern
April 8, 2024 at 9:38 PM
#eclipse day! I really can't miss posting two great #sferaproject solar eclipse diagrams (left, Bib. Med.-Laur. Ashburnham 556 f5r, & right, BNCF ConvSopp B.1.2618 f7r). Caption: "the sun is obscured bc the moon stands btw it and the earth."
#medievalsky #bookhistory #astronomy #earlymodern
#medievalsky #bookhistory #astronomy #earlymodern
#sferaproject snippet: Given that it's February, please enjoy this wonderful depiction of "summer" from Lucca, BIblioteca Statale MS 1343: Swimming, with wine.
Not to mention swim trunks that don't seem entirely opaque. 🫣
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern
Not to mention swim trunks that don't seem entirely opaque. 🫣
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern
February 7, 2024 at 3:09 PM
#sferaproject snippet: Given that it's February, please enjoy this wonderful depiction of "summer" from Lucca, BIblioteca Statale MS 1343: Swimming, with wine.
Not to mention swim trunks that don't seem entirely opaque. 🫣
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern
Not to mention swim trunks that don't seem entirely opaque. 🫣
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern
Donation page for the formerly-NEH-funded #sferaproject. The horrors persist, but so do we. 💪
Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it
www.sferaproject.org/donate
www.sferaproject.org/donate
The La Sfera Project - Donate
On April 2, 2025, the Sfera Project PIs received notice that the federal government was terminating the $118,000 grant the Project was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in August 20...
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April 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Donation page for the formerly-NEH-funded #sferaproject. The horrors persist, but so do we. 💪
And with that, the AMAZING folks at the BAV have HD-digitized all *14* of their Sfera manuscripts! Here's BAV Borg. Lat. 539, f. 7v (elemental spheres): an unassuming MS, but one of my favorites. #bestcollaboratorsever #sferaproject
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
June 10, 2024 at 6:41 PM
And with that, the AMAZING folks at the BAV have HD-digitized all *14* of their Sfera manuscripts! Here's BAV Borg. Lat. 539, f. 7v (elemental spheres): an unassuming MS, but one of my favorites. #bestcollaboratorsever #sferaproject
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
#sferaproject snippet: On Monday I was in the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, which has *3* copies of La sfera. This one (MS Ital. 6307, here f4r) was mostly uncolored but the drawings were lovely!
#bookhistory #medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
#bookhistory #medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
March 27, 2024 at 9:08 AM
#sferaproject snippet: On Monday I was in the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, which has *3* copies of La sfera. This one (MS Ital. 6307, here f4r) was mostly uncolored but the drawings were lovely!
#bookhistory #medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
#bookhistory #medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory
#sferaproject snippet: Today, just a lovely (and whimsical!) illustration of Cairo and Alexandria from BAV Urb Lat 752, f23r. Note the distances marked along the coastline in red, at right. #maphistory #medievalsky #earlymodern #bookhistory
April 10, 2024 at 7:39 AM
#sferaproject snippet: Today, just a lovely (and whimsical!) illustration of Cairo and Alexandria from BAV Urb Lat 752, f23r. Note the distances marked along the coastline in red, at right. #maphistory #medievalsky #earlymodern #bookhistory
Hear ye! Hear ye! TEAM #SferaProject just submitted the MS of our gorgeous, super-illustrated, side-by-side It/Eng translation of Dati's _La sfera_, coming from Italica Press in 2025! (This is one cover image option. Srsly, the images are FAB.)
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
June 10, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Hear ye! Hear ye! TEAM #SferaProject just submitted the MS of our gorgeous, super-illustrated, side-by-side It/Eng translation of Dati's _La sfera_, coming from Italica Press in 2025! (This is one cover image option. Srsly, the images are FAB.)
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
#medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory
#sferaproject snippet: Please admire the very Italianate details of these Middle Eastern cities in Riccardiana 818—especially Cairo (spelled Hairo) at bottom right.
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern #maphistory
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern #maphistory
March 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
#sferaproject snippet: Please admire the very Italianate details of these Middle Eastern cities in Riccardiana 818—especially Cairo (spelled Hairo) at bottom right.
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern #maphistory
#medievalsky #bookhistory #earlymodern #maphistory
#sferaproject snippet! Today I'm working on MS Riccardiana 2255, which has charming camels heading into Tunis (f. 19v)...
September 28, 2023 at 10:24 AM
#sferaproject snippet! Today I'm working on MS Riccardiana 2255, which has charming camels heading into Tunis (f. 19v)...
Happy #sferaproject birthday to me! 🎂 Today @lauramorreale.bsky.social sent off our English translation of Dati's Sfera to MIP TEAMS series! Can't wait to see how it comes out. (Image: BNCR, MS S. Pantaleo 29, 6v: world map & elemental spheres, ca1450) 🗃️ medievalsky maps manuscripts merchants nehgov
October 17, 2023 at 11:46 AM
Happy #sferaproject birthday to me! 🎂 Today @lauramorreale.bsky.social sent off our English translation of Dati's Sfera to MIP TEAMS series! Can't wait to see how it comes out. (Image: BNCR, MS S. Pantaleo 29, 6v: world map & elemental spheres, ca1450) 🗃️ medievalsky maps manuscripts merchants nehgov
#sferaproject snippet: Fantastic sea beasties in Laurenziana Med.Pal. 90 (f. 14r):
January 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
#sferaproject snippet: Fantastic sea beasties in Laurenziana Med.Pal. 90 (f. 14r):
#sferaproject snippet: diagram of the 16 winds in Ravenna. Bib. Classense MS 242, f. 23r. Please note the charming humanistic bookhand and the cute little TO map at the center. #medievalsky #bookhistory #early modern
February 8, 2024 at 1:51 PM
#sferaproject snippet: diagram of the 16 winds in Ravenna. Bib. Classense MS 242, f. 23r. Please note the charming humanistic bookhand and the cute little TO map at the center. #medievalsky #bookhistory #early modern
#sferaproject snippet: These little vignettes in Laurenziana Med-Pal 90 just get more interesting, the more you zoom in (both 16v, African coast Tunis > Tripoli). Ships, flags, crow's nests, harbor—and what's with the dogs [?]?
#medievalsky #earlymodern #bookhistory #maphistory
#medievalsky #earlymodern #bookhistory #maphistory
February 14, 2024 at 11:18 AM
#sferaproject snippet: These little vignettes in Laurenziana Med-Pal 90 just get more interesting, the more you zoom in (both 16v, African coast Tunis > Tripoli). Ships, flags, crow's nests, harbor—and what's with the dogs [?]?
#medievalsky #earlymodern #bookhistory #maphistory
#medievalsky #earlymodern #bookhistory #maphistory
#sferaproject snippet: Unique in our corpus is this image of Saturn devouring his children, from #BnF MS Ital1076 f3r. I've been using a B/W microfilm PDF for months, and I didn't recognize this until I got color pics this week! Bit creepy, actually.
#medievalsky #earlymodern #astronomy #mythology
#medievalsky #earlymodern #astronomy #mythology
May 22, 2024 at 10:34 AM
#sferaproject snippet: Unique in our corpus is this image of Saturn devouring his children, from #BnF MS Ital1076 f3r. I've been using a B/W microfilm PDF for months, and I didn't recognize this until I got color pics this week! Bit creepy, actually.
#medievalsky #earlymodern #astronomy #mythology
#medievalsky #earlymodern #astronomy #mythology
I post mostly abt the DH #sferaproject, now in its 2nd year of NEH funding with @amandamadden.bsky.social, @lauramorreale.bsky.social, and @lauraingalli.bsky.social. It's an amazing amalgam of visuals, maps, & text, so enjoy the ride!
(below, coast of Morocco in BML ConvSopp 109) 2/2
(below, coast of Morocco in BML ConvSopp 109) 2/2
September 20, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I post mostly abt the DH #sferaproject, now in its 2nd year of NEH funding with @amandamadden.bsky.social, @lauramorreale.bsky.social, and @lauraingalli.bsky.social. It's an amazing amalgam of visuals, maps, & text, so enjoy the ride!
(below, coast of Morocco in BML ConvSopp 109) 2/2
(below, coast of Morocco in BML ConvSopp 109) 2/2
#sferaproject snippet: After Venice, I popped over to Padua to the Biblioteca del Seminario, which holds two more Sfera copies, including this one (MS 29, here f14v), which may be the most charming TO map I've ever seen...
#medievalsky #maphistory #earlymodern #bookhistory
#medievalsky #maphistory #earlymodern #bookhistory
March 28, 2024 at 9:20 PM
#sferaproject snippet: After Venice, I popped over to Padua to the Biblioteca del Seminario, which holds two more Sfera copies, including this one (MS 29, here f14v), which may be the most charming TO map I've ever seen...
#medievalsky #maphistory #earlymodern #bookhistory
#medievalsky #maphistory #earlymodern #bookhistory
Today's #sferaproject snippet is actually NOT La sfera, it's #fragmentology! Here's a fun late Caroline binding fragment (text is Gregory the Great's Homilies on the Evangelists) in Biblioteca dell'Archivio di Stato di Firenze, MS Gianni 53 (image reversed):
#medievalsky #bookhistory
#medievalsky #bookhistory
February 12, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Today's #sferaproject snippet is actually NOT La sfera, it's #fragmentology! Here's a fun late Caroline binding fragment (text is Gregory the Great's Homilies on the Evangelists) in Biblioteca dell'Archivio di Stato di Firenze, MS Gianni 53 (image reversed):
#medievalsky #bookhistory
#medievalsky #bookhistory
Greetings from Bamberg (here in post-pluvial evening light)! Looking forward to spreading the #sferaproject good news and learning A LOT at the #spathum2024 conference. 🤓
September 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Greetings from Bamberg (here in post-pluvial evening light)! Looking forward to spreading the #sferaproject good news and learning A LOT at the #spathum2024 conference. 🤓
On my way to give my first #sferaproject talk in Italian, muttering pronunciations to myself. Disugualianze, disugualianze, disugualianze… 😬🤣
December 11, 2023 at 1:59 PM
On my way to give my first #sferaproject talk in Italian, muttering pronunciations to myself. Disugualianze, disugualianze, disugualianze… 😬🤣
#sferaproject friends and #sferisti, on deck!
The Digital Humanities committee of The Medieval Academy of America are hosting a monthly webinar "The Digital Humanities Showcase." We kick off tomorrow! sign up at www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-maa... #medievalsky
MAA News – MAA Centennial Digital Humanities Showcase
As part of the celebrations for the MAA’s Centennial Year, the Digital Humanities and Multimedia Studies Committee and the Graduate Student Committee have partnered to organize a year-long se…
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January 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#sferaproject friends and #sferisti, on deck!
Today I visited the two #sferaproject MSS in the Bib. Corsiniana. Turns out one of them is the source of 2 unattributed images I found on Pinterest ~18 mos ago. I can now tell you it's MS 44.C.29 ff. 28v-29r!
November 29, 2023 at 12:49 PM
Today I visited the two #sferaproject MSS in the Bib. Corsiniana. Turns out one of them is the source of 2 unattributed images I found on Pinterest ~18 mos ago. I can now tell you it's MS 44.C.29 ff. 28v-29r!
Yes!!! And with that, ladies and gentlemen, the Vatican has completed its digitization of ALL 14 SFERA MSS in the BAV. A major #sferaproject win.
December 6, 2023 at 6:49 AM
Yes!!! And with that, ladies and gentlemen, the Vatican has completed its digitization of ALL 14 SFERA MSS in the BAV. A major #sferaproject win.
#sferaproject snippet! We finally got color pictures of Laurenziana Med.-Pal. MS 90, which, apart from being glossed (super-unusual), has charming additions to the standard diagrams and maps. This is where Dati talks about the risks of shipwreck (f. 13r) 👀:
December 15, 2023 at 7:24 AM
#sferaproject snippet! We finally got color pictures of Laurenziana Med.-Pal. MS 90, which, apart from being glossed (super-unusual), has charming additions to the standard diagrams and maps. This is where Dati talks about the risks of shipwreck (f. 13r) 👀: