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It being That Time of Year again, everyone is asking: What should I get for the medievalist in my life? Well, those who have medievalists in their lives are asking. Um. Maybe it's just the medievalists who are asking, because we don't go in for subtle hints.
Jeff Spyeck at Quid Plura presents the first and most comprehensive list. There's an Innocent III action figure! I wants it, precious. What better to complement my Miracle Jesus action figure, Mircale Toast set, my teddy bears Augustine and Origen, and my Dr Who action figure. (If you don't think the latter belongs in a religious kitsch collection, think again)?
Meanwhile, coming back to medieval gifts, Jennifer Lynn Jordan adds some suggestions of her own. I'm partial to the Warrior Head money bank, myself.
Over at Unlocked Wordhoard, you can leave your very own medieval gift requests with Fæder Krystemasse.
No one so far has suggested any books, possibly because we medievalists spend too much time with our noses to the page. (Well, except for one girl I know who spent a week weighing horse poo as part of a research assignment into military logistics in the crusader period.)
But how could you go past Cattus Petasatus- The Cat in the Hat In Latin? I certainly couldn't, which would be why![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
goblinpaladin presented me with a copy. In case you're thinking that that's a classicist present, rather than medievalist, the translator's notes at the back explain that no classical verse form approximates Dr Seuss' particular style. Instead, they used a medieval trochaic verse form to render The Cat in the Hat in Latin. And they offer a reading list of textbooks on medieval latin.
Anyway. It is cool. Check out an exerpt.
Meanwhile, we don't know anyone corny enough to get their medievalist boyfriend a copy of Ovid's Heroides, do we? *whistles nonchalantly* 1
1. My excuse is, at least it's not the 12th century. At least I'm not imitating classical sop every time I write him a letter.
Jeff Spyeck at Quid Plura presents the first and most comprehensive list. There's an Innocent III action figure! I wants it, precious. What better to complement my Miracle Jesus action figure, Mircale Toast set, my teddy bears Augustine and Origen, and my Dr Who action figure. (If you don't think the latter belongs in a religious kitsch collection, think again)?
Meanwhile, coming back to medieval gifts, Jennifer Lynn Jordan adds some suggestions of her own. I'm partial to the Warrior Head money bank, myself.
Over at Unlocked Wordhoard, you can leave your very own medieval gift requests with Fæder Krystemasse.
No one so far has suggested any books, possibly because we medievalists spend too much time with our noses to the page. (Well, except for one girl I know who spent a week weighing horse poo as part of a research assignment into military logistics in the crusader period.)
But how could you go past Cattus Petasatus- The Cat in the Hat In Latin? I certainly couldn't, which would be why
goblinpaladin presented me with a copy. In case you're thinking that that's a classicist present, rather than medievalist, the translator's notes at the back explain that no classical verse form approximates Dr Seuss' particular style. Instead, they used a medieval trochaic verse form to render The Cat in the Hat in Latin. And they offer a reading list of textbooks on medieval latin.Anyway. It is cool. Check out an exerpt.
Meanwhile, we don't know anyone corny enough to get their medievalist boyfriend a copy of Ovid's Heroides, do we? *whistles nonchalantly* 1
1. My excuse is, at least it's not the 12th century. At least I'm not imitating classical sop every time I write him a letter.