Claire Breay

@ClaireBreay

Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts

Joined April 2015
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  1. Oct 28

    Back in beautiful Aberystwyth

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  2. Oct 11

    One Anglo-Saxon church in a day is not enough. Now at Brixworth.

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  3. Oct 11

    Visiting the 10th-century tower at Earls Barton church today

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    Sep 29

    Last night, Daniel Huws gave an illuminating talk on Robert Vaughan and the history of the Hengwrt library to . It was an honour to visit Peniarth in the afternoon, where the precious manuscripts were preserved for 50 years until their transfer to in 1909.

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    Sep 23

    Our new website explores the world’s major faiths through the Library’s remarkable collection of sacred texts:

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  6. Sep 21

    Congratulations all three, and especially

    Over the last two days I have had the pleasure to be involved, in various capacities, in the awarding of 3 PhDs! All very different, all brilliant. Well done , , and . I raise a glass to you all.
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    Sep 12

    Marc says half-jokingly that website & social media analytics are a proxy for measuring "life-changing-ness" of the digitized materials. Also mentions the bestiary videos from :

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    Sep 4

    Come to the Autumn mtg in Oxford on 4 Oct 2019 to hear about Public Engagement & Special Collections and more! @https://amarcsite.wordpress.com/meetings/forthcoming-meetings/

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    Aug 30

    You may recall. We promised to publish your stories about which manuscripts inspire you, when our Blog reached 5 million views. We have, so here they are. Thank you all for your fabulous support. ☺️☺️☺️ "I'm here for the cats" is a good one.

    Lewes Castle tweet nominating Beowulf
    Melibeus tweet nominating the Maastricht Hours
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  10. Jul 28

    graduate workshop students had a go at writing exhibition labels. Prize for best label title (for Codex Amiatinus): I can't believe it's not continental

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  11. Jul 27

    Graduate workshop at at UNM, Albuquerque

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  12. Jul 27

    Early morning balloons over Albuquerque. graduate workshop starts later this morning.

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    Jul 1

    Insular manuscripts and their networks of knowledge: our new blogpost about this collaborative project

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  14. Jun 25

    Many thanks to and to my and colleagues for all their support with

    Announcing the winner of the Longman-History Today Trustees' Award 2019: Claire Breay, Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts at the British Library
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    Jun 25

    Announcing the winner of the Longman-History Today Trustees' Award 2019: Claire Breay, Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts at the British Library

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  16. Jun 13

    Third and final Networks of Knowledge workshop starting today in Vienna.

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    Apr 16

    In solidarity with our friends in Paris and around the world. In the background, a view of and the walled city, in a manuscript made c. 1492-1500. In the foreground, the Crucifixion and the Virgin. Royal MS 16 F II, f. 89r

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    Apr 11

    Time for an emotional reunion. Introducing a very special new acquisition...

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  19. Apr 5

    Following on from exhibition, a new acquisition by the BL...

    We are delighted to share with you a new acquisition: a leaf from an important Anglo-Saxon benedictional, associated with the monastic reform movement in 10th-century England
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  20. Mar 26

    A fantastic evening at St Peter's talking about . Many thanks to and to everyone who came along.

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