12 December 1963 - 28 June 2019
researches history of #dataviz & #diagrams in antiquity including the Tabula Peutingeriana : spots @VaticanLibrary manuscripts
Who was Boethius of Dacia? A 13C Dane, not a Romanian, it turns out. Wikipedia: the toponym Dania, meaning Denmark, was occasionally confused with Dacia, hence the rendering of his name Danske Bo ("Bo the Dane") into Medieval Latin as Boetius de Dacia
Of 67 manuscripts digitized in past week by @VaticanLibrary, some lead us back to dawn of science. My full unofficial list of these newly public treasures is here: https://t.co/4D9g4uWamN #digitalhumanities#twitterstorians
Echo of Italy's pagan past: there used to be a temple of Jove here at the summit of Mt Tifata near Naples. Now there's a big illuminated cross. More at https://t.co/In8X8mIwxW
Rare 1st #map of '30s Chicago subway "survived as a decalcomania transfer attached to glass and, not surprisingly, time is not kind to such artefacts". Maxwell Roberts on preserving precious historic visualizations https://t.co/pPNXxJWP8x #digitalhumanities
A pagan holy mountain, Tifata in Italy, as drawn cartoon style on the Tabula Peutingeriana, the sole surviving antique map of the world. More in this blog post: https://t.co/In8X8mIwxW #maps#twitterstorians
Desiderius built 11C Sant'Angelo in Formis, this basilica on the site of a temple to Diana. Perhaps using the same stones, perhaps in an exterior style very similar to the pagan forerunner. Discuss: https://t.co/In8X8mqV9m
Just out: 39 @vaticanlibrary manuscripts digitized for all to see. Unofficial list: https://t.co/hC4U4dpGS1 Including a key source on crusader families, the Lignages d'Outremer #digitalhumanities
Just out: 39 @vaticanlibrary manuscripts digitized for all to see. Unofficial list: https://t.co/hC4U4dpGS1 Including a key source on crusader families, the Lignages d'Outremer #digitalhumanities
Sudden change in script from ordinary 11C Carolingian minuscule to Beneventan in a manuscript just digitized by @vaticanlibrary Did a (Beneventan-hand) monk work as a substitute in the scriptorium that day? Or did a single master scribe swap his styles? https://t.co/T9IcwVHH2a