The Bibliographical Society
@bibsoc.bsky.social
The Bibliographical Society exists to promote the study of the history of the book, for librarians, collectors, historians and book lovers everywhere.
Our friends at Cambridge University Library are hosting the AI for Cultural Heritage Hub on 20 March.
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Our friends at Cambridge University Library are hosting the AI for Cultural Heritage Hub on 20 March.
For this month's Council's Choice, Joseph Hone highlights the Catalog of Distinctive Type (1660-1700):
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Council’s Choice for February 2026 - Bibliographical Society
The Catalog of Distinctive Type (1660-1700) If, like me, you spend a lot of time worrying about who printed what in later seventeenth-century England, then the Catalog of Distinctive Type (CDT), compi...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For this month's Council's Choice, Joseph Hone highlights the Catalog of Distinctive Type (1660-1700):
bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...
bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...
Our friends at UCL are hosting an event examining how archives, libraries, and museums underpin a functioning democracy: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
The State of the United States: Safeguarding Knowledge: When Memory Becomes Political
This event is organised by the UCL Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Our friends at UCL are hosting an event examining how archives, libraries, and museums underpin a functioning democracy: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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We are pleased to share that The Library, @bibsoc.bsky.social, will be published by Liverpool University Press from 2026!
➡️ Find out more over on the LUP blog: bit.ly/TheLibrary-LUP
@ciliprarebooks.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @thewphp.bsky.social @davidshaw41.bsky.social
➡️ Find out more over on the LUP blog: bit.ly/TheLibrary-LUP
@ciliprarebooks.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @thewphp.bsky.social @davidshaw41.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We are pleased to share that The Library, @bibsoc.bsky.social, will be published by Liverpool University Press from 2026!
➡️ Find out more over on the LUP blog: bit.ly/TheLibrary-LUP
@ciliprarebooks.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @thewphp.bsky.social @davidshaw41.bsky.social
➡️ Find out more over on the LUP blog: bit.ly/TheLibrary-LUP
@ciliprarebooks.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @thewphp.bsky.social @davidshaw41.bsky.social
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And bursaries are available thanks to @bibsoc.bsky.social ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And bursaries are available thanks to @bibsoc.bsky.social ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
Please join us for a joint event with the Institute of English Studies on 3 February: ‘Shelf Improvement: How to Collect and Present a Prize-Worthy Book Collection’. What makes a good collection, how to craft a winning entry, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Shelf Improvement: How to Collect and Present a Prize-Worthy Book Collection
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January 21, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Please join us for a joint event with the Institute of English Studies on 3 February: ‘Shelf Improvement: How to Collect and Present a Prize-Worthy Book Collection’. What makes a good collection, how to craft a winning entry, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
We are having technological troubles with internet at the Society of Antiquaries and tonight’s lecture will likely not be broadcast online. Our speaker will be recording his talk at a later date.
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We are having technological troubles with internet at the Society of Antiquaries and tonight’s lecture will likely not be broadcast online. Our speaker will be recording his talk at a later date.
The third meeting of the 2025/2026 season will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2026, at 5.30 p.m., at the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, and online via Zoom.
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The third meeting of the 2025/2026 season will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2026, at 5.30 p.m., at the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, and online via Zoom.
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Now online @bibsoc.bsky.social a gallop through my research on the incunabula & early printed books of John Bellingham Inglis (1780-1870): rare books collector, savant, scholar, slave owner.
I emphasise attention to the social circumstances routinely elided in #bookhistory
youtu.be/JdXfbqTvsKI?...
I emphasise attention to the social circumstances routinely elided in #bookhistory
youtu.be/JdXfbqTvsKI?...
Bibliographical Society - Panel for Grant Recipients
YouTube video by The Bibliographical Society
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January 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Now online @bibsoc.bsky.social a gallop through my research on the incunabula & early printed books of John Bellingham Inglis (1780-1870): rare books collector, savant, scholar, slave owner.
I emphasise attention to the social circumstances routinely elided in #bookhistory
youtu.be/JdXfbqTvsKI?...
I emphasise attention to the social circumstances routinely elided in #bookhistory
youtu.be/JdXfbqTvsKI?...
For those who were unable to attend, the last Bib Soc lecture is now available online:
JOSEPH HONE, Thomas J Wise's Book Hospital, A Further Study in Theft & Sophistication
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JOSEPH HONE, Thomas J Wise's Book Hospital, A Further Study in Theft & Sophistication
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8kx...
Bibliographical Society - Thomas J Wise's Book Hospital, A Further Study in Theft & Sophistication
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January 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
For those who were unable to attend, the last Bib Soc lecture is now available online:
JOSEPH HONE, Thomas J Wise's Book Hospital, A Further Study in Theft & Sophistication
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8kx...
JOSEPH HONE, Thomas J Wise's Book Hospital, A Further Study in Theft & Sophistication
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8kx...
Happy New Year! For this month’s Council’s Choice, Julia King highlights the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain database, which aims to list every manuscript and printed book associated with an institutional library during the Middle Ages:
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Council’s Choice for January 2026 - Bibliographical Society
Medieval Libraries of Great Britain In the spirit of the renewed year, one renewed Bodleian resource is sure to delight those interested in medieval libraries: the newly re-released Medieval Libraries...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Happy New Year! For this month’s Council’s Choice, Julia King highlights the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain database, which aims to list every manuscript and printed book associated with an institutional library during the Middle Ages:
bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...
bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...
The Society’s second meeting of the 2025/2026 season will take place on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 5.30 p.m., at the Society of Antiquaries, London, and online via Zoom. Dr Joseph Hone will speak on ‘T. J. Wise’s Book Hospital: A Further Study in Theft and Sophistication’.
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Society’s second meeting of the 2025/2026 season will take place on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 5.30 p.m., at the Society of Antiquaries, London, and online via Zoom. Dr Joseph Hone will speak on ‘T. J. Wise’s Book Hospital: A Further Study in Theft and Sophistication’.
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You don’t have to be at the Book Trade History Conference to join the @bibsoc.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You don’t have to be at the Book Trade History Conference to join the @bibsoc.bsky.social
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We are delighted to announce a virtual winter lectures for exhibition 'A body of knowledge' is open to book 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/event/body-k...
🗓️ 6pm GMT, 9 Dec, £5
😍 Featuring a virtual exhibition tour & fascinating lectures from @awickenden.bsky.social & @samuscript.bsky.social!
#LibraryHistory
🗓️ 6pm GMT, 9 Dec, £5
😍 Featuring a virtual exhibition tour & fascinating lectures from @awickenden.bsky.social & @samuscript.bsky.social!
#LibraryHistory
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We are delighted to announce a virtual winter lectures for exhibition 'A body of knowledge' is open to book 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/event/body-k...
🗓️ 6pm GMT, 9 Dec, £5
😍 Featuring a virtual exhibition tour & fascinating lectures from @awickenden.bsky.social & @samuscript.bsky.social!
#LibraryHistory
🗓️ 6pm GMT, 9 Dec, £5
😍 Featuring a virtual exhibition tour & fascinating lectures from @awickenden.bsky.social & @samuscript.bsky.social!
#LibraryHistory
The Society’s gold medal was presented last night to Dr David Shaw, past President, in recognition of his distinguished services to bibliography, including in the Cathedral Libraries Catalogue and his many publications on French and English printing.
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Society’s gold medal was presented last night to Dr David Shaw, past President, in recognition of his distinguished services to bibliography, including in the Cathedral Libraries Catalogue and his many publications on French and English printing.
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Great to hear about some of the ongoing research funded by @bibsoc.bsky.social ! #BookSky
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Great to hear about some of the ongoing research funded by @bibsoc.bsky.social ! #BookSky
The Society’s first meeting of the 2025/2026 season will take place on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, at 5.30 p.m., at the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, and online via Zoom.
Bibliographical Society Lecture| 18 November 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Society’s first meeting of the 2025/2026 season will take place on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, at 5.30 p.m., at the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, and online via Zoom.
Every year, The Bibliographical Society awards a number of major grants to those engaged in bibliographical research with primary focus on the physical object as historical evidence.
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Every year, The Bibliographical Society awards a number of major grants to those engaged in bibliographical research with primary focus on the physical object as historical evidence.
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Excited to have been elected Hon. Secretary of @bibsoc.bsky.social, doing good work to promote bookish research since 1892. Daunted to be following in the footsteps of the great A. W. Pollard (pictured in 1928), R. B. McKerrow & Mirjam Foot among others, but looking forward to new things!
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Excited to have been elected Hon. Secretary of @bibsoc.bsky.social, doing good work to promote bookish research since 1892. Daunted to be following in the footsteps of the great A. W. Pollard (pictured in 1928), R. B. McKerrow & Mirjam Foot among others, but looking forward to new things!
For this month's Council's Choice, Alexandra Franklin highlights Bodleian Broadside Ballads. Cyber-security concerns prompted the temporary closure of this resource in November 2024. Now all of the more than 35,000 records have returned to public view:
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Council’s Choice for November 2025 - Bibliographical Society
The (Partial) Return of the Bodleian Broadside Ballads Something about broadside ballads has recommended them as subjects for digital resources. As popular, ephemeral publications they have always pro...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
For this month's Council's Choice, Alexandra Franklin highlights Bodleian Broadside Ballads. Cyber-security concerns prompted the temporary closure of this resource in November 2024. Now all of the more than 35,000 records have returned to public view:
bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...
bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...
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As part of the Fredson Bowers award from @bibsoc.bsky.social (🙏) I’ll be giving a short talk on ‘The reassembly, analysis and appraisal of John Bellingham Inglis (1780-1870): #rarebooks collector; savant; scholar; slave owner’
November 18th, 5-7pm.
In person / online bibsoc.org.uk/event/panel-...
November 18th, 5-7pm.
In person / online bibsoc.org.uk/event/panel-...
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
As part of the Fredson Bowers award from @bibsoc.bsky.social (🙏) I’ll be giving a short talk on ‘The reassembly, analysis and appraisal of John Bellingham Inglis (1780-1870): #rarebooks collector; savant; scholar; slave owner’
November 18th, 5-7pm.
In person / online bibsoc.org.uk/event/panel-...
November 18th, 5-7pm.
In person / online bibsoc.org.uk/event/panel-...
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We are thankful for the tour in the newly renovated Warburg Library @warburginstitute.bsky.social with its chief librarian, Giles Mandelbrote, before the 25 AGM of the Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social.
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are thankful for the tour in the newly renovated Warburg Library @warburginstitute.bsky.social with its chief librarian, Giles Mandelbrote, before the 25 AGM of the Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social.
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new e-resource: Benjamin Wardhaugh, 'Ancient Greek Mathematics in print, 1475–1703'. This can be downloaded as a PDF file from bibsoc.org.uk/ancient-gree...
Ancient Greek Mathematics - Bibliographical Society
Ancient Greek Mathematics in print 1475–1703 A bibliography of the editions of works other than those of Euclid BenjaminWardhaugh This bibliography lists early modern editions of Greek mathematical wo...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new e-resource: Benjamin Wardhaugh, 'Ancient Greek Mathematics in print, 1475–1703'. This can be downloaded as a PDF file from bibsoc.org.uk/ancient-gree...
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For work with a bibliographical/book history angle, there a number of grants (small and larger) from the @bibsoc.bsky.social: bibsoc.org.uk/fellowships/
Fellowships and Bursaries - Bibliographical Society
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October 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
For work with a bibliographical/book history angle, there a number of grants (small and larger) from the @bibsoc.bsky.social: bibsoc.org.uk/fellowships/
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Deadline extended! You have until Monday October 20th to put in an abstract! #queerbibliography #transbookhistory
@bibsoc.bsky.social @bibsocamer.bsky.social @obs1922.bsky.social @transbookhistory.bsky.social @thetransfemininereview.com @sharpnews.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
@bibsoc.bsky.social @bibsocamer.bsky.social @obs1922.bsky.social @transbookhistory.bsky.social @thetransfemininereview.com @sharpnews.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
Your challenge for this weekend is to put in an abstract for Queer Bibliography 2026. It's what all the cool kids are doing.
The theme is Space, Place, Community (widely understood, certainly not limited to the South). CFP: shorturl.at/XAVJ0; Submit: forms.gle/XD7FgrrStp3j...
Athens GA and online
The theme is Space, Place, Community (widely understood, certainly not limited to the South). CFP: shorturl.at/XAVJ0; Submit: forms.gle/XD7FgrrStp3j...
Athens GA and online
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Deadline extended! You have until Monday October 20th to put in an abstract! #queerbibliography #transbookhistory
@bibsoc.bsky.social @bibsocamer.bsky.social @obs1922.bsky.social @transbookhistory.bsky.social @thetransfemininereview.com @sharpnews.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
@bibsoc.bsky.social @bibsocamer.bsky.social @obs1922.bsky.social @transbookhistory.bsky.social @thetransfemininereview.com @sharpnews.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org