Although we have been a little quiet of late, work has been continuing at fever pitch on the Estoria project. The launch date of 15th December is fast approaching… The Impact activities are now in full swing. Enrique is working hard on preparing the digital exhibition and teaching materials. This week we hope to have … Continue reading “Brief Update and welcome to Lauren, our newest team member”
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The completion of the transcription stage
Yesterday was a big day at Estoria Towers, even though it almost passed without us noticing. It was the day that the biggest and most time-consuming task of the project was finally completed. For three and a half years we have been working on transcribing the five witnesses of the Estoria de Espanna, and yesterday Enrique … Continue reading “The completion of the transcription stage”
Alfonso vuelve al cole
La intensa “gira” por la Península que llevamos a cabo Aengus y yo recientemente tenía también entre sus objetivos establecer un primer contacto con los colegios e institutos de Secundaria y Bachillerato que hace un año nos prestaron su apoyo a la hora de solicitar los fondos del AHRC para la divulgación de nuestra investigación. … Continue reading “Alfonso vuelve al cole”
April 2016: Archives and exhibitions
Enrique and Aengus spent 10 days on a whistle stop tour of Spain at the end of April to examine manuscripts of the Estoria de Espanna and to make arrangements for our Impact activities which will take place from January 2017 onwards. Day 1 for Aengus was spent at the Instituto de Patrimonio Cultural de … Continue reading “April 2016: Archives and exhibitions”
Project Update: April 2016
There’s lots going on here at the EDIT project and it’s about time we gave you a little update. We have finished or almost finished all of the witnesses we are going to be transcribing. Aengus has been busily preparing the collation and Zeth has made a regularisation tool that Christian and I will be … Continue reading “Project Update: April 2016”
Upcoming Research Seminar
We are pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar which will take place on April 14th 2016 at the University of Birmingham (Arts Building Room G37, 2.30pm). We will be hearing from two guests of the project, Mariana Leite and Rosa María Rodríguez Porto, as well as our very own Ricardo Pichel. All are invited … Continue reading “Upcoming Research Seminar”
The 4th Annual EDIT Colloquium – 13-15 December 2016, Birmingham
We are pleased to announce that preparations for the fourth annual EDIT colloquium are now well underway. The colloquium will take place at our home university, Birmingham, between Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th December 2016. The electronic edition of the Estoria that we have spent the past four years preparing will be launched during these … Continue reading “The 4th Annual EDIT Colloquium – 13-15 December 2016, Birmingham”
Beatriz of Swabia, a quick look at Alfonso’s mother, for Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day here in the UK on Sunday, so I thought I’d have a little look at Queen Beatriz of Swabia, mother to everybody’s favourite mummy’s boy, Alfonso X. The fourth daughter of King Philip of Swabia and Queen Irene Angelina, Beatriz (or Elizabeth) was born in 1205 and was baptised Isabel. She was just … Continue reading “Beatriz of Swabia, a quick look at Alfonso’s mother, for Mother’s Day”
Guest Blog Post: Up Close and Personal with the Estoria de Espanna in Madrid
This is a guest blog post written by Nick Leonard, the Estoria project’s most active crowdsourcer and friend of the project. My interaction with two Estoria de Espanna manuscripts over the past 18 months, while enthralling in its own right, has largely taken the form of looking at lines of text through a digital magnifying glass. … Continue reading “Guest Blog Post: Up Close and Personal with the Estoria de Espanna in Madrid”
Impact impact impact
If you will excuse the slightly garish title, it is very much a reflection of how things are moving here at Estoria HQ. Alongside the final stages of our electronic edition of the Estoria, we are also heading an exciting initiative to bring the historiography of Alfonso X to the public. The first arm of … Continue reading “Impact impact impact”