Emily Dourish
@emilydourish.bsky.social
Rare books at @theulspeccoll.bsky.social, frogs in my garden, medieval nuns. These are a few of my favourite things.
Charming little face at the end of a chapter in this 1802 volume of of rules for the Filles de la Sagesse. #NewAcquisition
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Charming little face at the end of a chapter in this 1802 volume of of rules for the Filles de la Sagesse. #NewAcquisition
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Tom Gauld on librarians v booksellers – cartoon
Tom Gauld on librarians v booksellers – cartoon
There’s no competition …
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November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tom Gauld on librarians v booksellers – cartoon
I live in Cambridge. I just sold a child's outgrown kilt on Vinted to someone who lives less than a mile from my in-laws in Glasgow. #CoalsToNewcastle
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I live in Cambridge. I just sold a child's outgrown kilt on Vinted to someone who lives less than a mile from my in-laws in Glasgow. #CoalsToNewcastle
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We've all been there
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We've all been there
A previous user of this *library copy* of the War Requiem has marked their line in every page by *gluing on* a small bit of paper. Not even a removable post-it, actual glue. There are no words for the sound of horror I made on discovering this.
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A previous user of this *library copy* of the War Requiem has marked their line in every page by *gluing on* a small bit of paper. Not even a removable post-it, actual glue. There are no words for the sound of horror I made on discovering this.
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Palaeography 🧵! Or why it can take a historian a while to confirm what they already suspected must be the case and not really get any further than they were—but this time with confidence 😂
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Palaeography 🧵! Or why it can take a historian a while to confirm what they already suspected must be the case and not really get any further than they were—but this time with confidence 😂
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
😁 Wordle 1,613 2/6
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After a day of college they are now making gingerbread. This is unfeasibly wholesome.
16yo has a Spanish exchange guest this week. We have just inducted her into the ways of getting home on a chilly evening and sitting on the sofa with a nice cuppa.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
After a day of college they are now making gingerbread. This is unfeasibly wholesome.
Of course the important question is "Is the cat included?"
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Of course the important question is "Is the cat included?"
16yo has a Spanish exchange guest this week. We have just inducted her into the ways of getting home on a chilly evening and sitting on the sofa with a nice cuppa.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
16yo has a Spanish exchange guest this week. We have just inducted her into the ways of getting home on a chilly evening and sitting on the sofa with a nice cuppa.
Are these the only options Duolingo?
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Are these the only options Duolingo?
Neighbour has put Christmas music on very loudly (and it's not even Advent, harumph etc). Does it count as #Whamageddon if it's coming through the wall...? @quiresandplaces.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Neighbour has put Christmas music on very loudly (and it's not even Advent, harumph etc). Does it count as #Whamageddon if it's coming through the wall...? @quiresandplaces.com
Erm, thanks I guess?
![An email reading "Hi Emily, We're excited to share that [redacted] has been working very hard on Seneca and they've recently unlocked a set of free exam questions as a reward for their efforts"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z2q7b4eto7rmswpprns2f34q/bafkreidhozc24yrzi6rnioxvp3caop3iefhoyvo5qo75oucric3econbmq@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Erm, thanks I guess?
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
My goodness the Stagecoach live tracker app is a heap of rubbish. Apparently despite being stuck at the top of our road for 10 minutes, 14yo's bus will be arriving at school 2 minutes ago.
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
My goodness the Stagecoach live tracker app is a heap of rubbish. Apparently despite being stuck at the top of our road for 10 minutes, 14yo's bus will be arriving at school 2 minutes ago.
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The archive of enigmatic 19th-century writer Amy Levy has a new home at Cambridge University Library.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/RHh3bbc
Thank you to our supporters, including: @thefnl.bsky.social, Arts Council England, Rothschild Foundation, The Polonsky Foundation, T. S. Eliot Foundation.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/RHh3bbc
Thank you to our supporters, including: @thefnl.bsky.social, Arts Council England, Rothschild Foundation, The Polonsky Foundation, T. S. Eliot Foundation.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The archive of enigmatic 19th-century writer Amy Levy has a new home at Cambridge University Library.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/RHh3bbc
Thank you to our supporters, including: @thefnl.bsky.social, Arts Council England, Rothschild Foundation, The Polonsky Foundation, T. S. Eliot Foundation.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/RHh3bbc
Thank you to our supporters, including: @thefnl.bsky.social, Arts Council England, Rothschild Foundation, The Polonsky Foundation, T. S. Eliot Foundation.
Do I know anyone with access to the New York Times full archive, or ProQuest Historical Newspapers? I'm trying to get a story from 1960. I know Yale has access as it was in their catalogue that I found the headline...
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Do I know anyone with access to the New York Times full archive, or ProQuest Historical Newspapers? I'm trying to get a story from 1960. I know Yale has access as it was in their catalogue that I found the headline...
An academic whose work was essential for my PhD 25 years has just brought in a card for the reading room team I manage, thanking them for their assistance in the research on his latest publication. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social #JobSatisfaction #SkyStorians
a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
ALT: a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
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November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
An academic whose work was essential for my PhD 25 years has just brought in a card for the reading room team I manage, thanking them for their assistance in the research on his latest publication. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social #JobSatisfaction #SkyStorians
Is there a single choral singer out there who isn't now singing Bainton 'And I saw a new Heaven'?
and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Is there a single choral singer out there who isn't now singing Bainton 'And I saw a new Heaven'?
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The Muppets The Traitors, Claudia as the only human.
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Muppets The Traitors, Claudia as the only human.
There are some very odd jackets going on at the Traitors round table, including Claudia. What's with the sticking out bits?
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There are some very odd jackets going on at the Traitors round table, including Claudia. What's with the sticking out bits?
It gets worse. She had hidden some raspberries inside for little bursts of sharpness amongst the sweet. TERRIBLE CHILD. 🥰
Got home from work to discover 16yo has made banana bread.
OH NO. Look at those crispy edges THE HORROR.
OH NO. Look at those crispy edges THE HORROR.
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It gets worse. She had hidden some raspberries inside for little bursts of sharpness amongst the sweet. TERRIBLE CHILD. 🥰
A beautiful shot for @everyheron.bsky.social.
4th November 2020
A heron flies past a crane as engineers prepare to hoist the new Abbey to Chesterton Bridge into position at Ditton Meadows.
Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Time & Space'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ti... and all bookshops.
A heron flies past a crane as engineers prepare to hoist the new Abbey to Chesterton Bridge into position at Ditton Meadows.
Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Time & Space'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ti... and all bookshops.
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A beautiful shot for @everyheron.bsky.social.