Isabelle Prim
@horatioforever.bsky.social
Music librarian. Churchcrawling, art, stained glass, Baroque music, manuscripts, ships.
Also #embroidery, mostly cross stitch and blackwork 🪡 Learning Welsh <3 Ych a fi ! Profile picture by glass artist Nancy Sutcliffe + mask by Insta honteuzaikonfu
Also #embroidery, mostly cross stitch and blackwork 🪡 Learning Welsh <3 Ych a fi ! Profile picture by glass artist Nancy Sutcliffe + mask by Insta honteuzaikonfu
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Isabelle Prim
@horatioforever.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Church crawling, a hazardous sport for badass heroes ✨✊✨
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Historical #SignLanguage (in both deaf and hearing communities) is fascinating! When I taught #OldEnglish to undergraduates, I used to introduce beginners to the sign language used by early #medieval English monks observing the rule of silence (Monasteriales Indicia). How many you work out?
February 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Historical #SignLanguage (in both deaf and hearing communities) is fascinating! When I taught #OldEnglish to undergraduates, I used to introduce beginners to the sign language used by early #medieval English monks observing the rule of silence (Monasteriales Indicia). How many you work out?
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#EarlyModern 🗃️
Rosamund Oates is researching the history of early modern deafnes - see her P&P article, book out soon I think.
academic.oup.com/past/article...
Rosamund Oates is researching the history of early modern deafnes - see her P&P article, book out soon I think.
academic.oup.com/past/article...
February 11, 2026 at 9:18 AM
#EarlyModern 🗃️
Rosamund Oates is researching the history of early modern deafnes - see her P&P article, book out soon I think.
academic.oup.com/past/article...
Rosamund Oates is researching the history of early modern deafnes - see her P&P article, book out soon I think.
academic.oup.com/past/article...
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This is going to be so special - an evening of #history, #poetry and #music in support of the beautiful All Saints Church, #Southbourne. I'll be reading from my book #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, with new content and reflections too. Tickets available now via the QR code or link. #Bournemouth #Dorset
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
This is going to be so special - an evening of #history, #poetry and #music in support of the beautiful All Saints Church, #Southbourne. I'll be reading from my book #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, with new content and reflections too. Tickets available now via the QR code or link. #Bournemouth #Dorset
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The poet Sylvia Plath committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in London #OTD 11 February 1963. A long-troubled soul, she's buried in the deep peace of Heptonstall extension churchyard, West Yorkshire.
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The poet Sylvia Plath committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in London #OTD 11 February 1963. A long-troubled soul, she's buried in the deep peace of Heptonstall extension churchyard, West Yorkshire.
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Cathedral of St Nicholas,
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
“You can almost hear the music” 🎶🎶🎶
Choir stalls & misericords by cathedral architect R J Johnson & carved by Ralph Hadley -1882.
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
“You can almost hear the music” 🎶🎶🎶
Choir stalls & misericords by cathedral architect R J Johnson & carved by Ralph Hadley -1882.
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Cathedral of St Nicholas,
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
“You can almost hear the music” 🎶🎶🎶
Choir stalls & misericords by cathedral architect R J Johnson & carved by Ralph Hadley -1882.
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
“You can almost hear the music” 🎶🎶🎶
Choir stalls & misericords by cathedral architect R J Johnson & carved by Ralph Hadley -1882.
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
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A wooden box (1610) decorated with a lion and a unicorn, animals associated with the arms of James VI & I, possibly a writing casket (Burrell Collection, Glasgow) #woodensday
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A wooden box (1610) decorated with a lion and a unicorn, animals associated with the arms of James VI & I, possibly a writing casket (Burrell Collection, Glasgow) #woodensday
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A 17c turnpike/turret staircase in Mitchell's Close, one of the only two remaining in Haddington #EastLothian (Restored in 1960s) #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
A 17c turnpike/turret staircase in Mitchell's Close, one of the only two remaining in Haddington #EastLothian (Restored in 1960s) #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
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#WednesdayWallPaintings
Medieval painting (restored) of St George fighting the dragon (only its ferocious paw is visible)
St Just Church, St Just in Penwith, #Cornwall
Medieval painting (restored) of St George fighting the dragon (only its ferocious paw is visible)
St Just Church, St Just in Penwith, #Cornwall
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 AM
#WednesdayWallPaintings
Medieval painting (restored) of St George fighting the dragon (only its ferocious paw is visible)
St Just Church, St Just in Penwith, #Cornwall
Medieval painting (restored) of St George fighting the dragon (only its ferocious paw is visible)
St Just Church, St Just in Penwith, #Cornwall
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Tombstone fragment relating to Gaius Valerius - soldier of the Ninth Legion and standard-bearer of the century of Hospes. Discovered on the South Common in Lincoln in 1909, the stone is part of the collections at Lincoln Museum. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #LincolnMuseum
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Tombstone fragment relating to Gaius Valerius - soldier of the Ninth Legion and standard-bearer of the century of Hospes. Discovered on the South Common in Lincoln in 1909, the stone is part of the collections at Lincoln Museum. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #LincolnMuseum
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New discovery: During excavations in Cologne, archaeologists have unearthed a lararium, a household shrine, dating back to the 2nd century. This discovery is considered unique north of the Alps. Similar examples were found in Pompeii and Herculaneum.
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
New discovery: During excavations in Cologne, archaeologists have unearthed a lararium, a household shrine, dating back to the 2nd century. This discovery is considered unique north of the Alps. Similar examples were found in Pompeii and Herculaneum.
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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No clues here, but I is for...
![Hand carved lettering on Hopton Wood limestone. IN VINO [VERITAS]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3hqfbocuom2sxal2nsrasbe3/bafkreibqwwmxixfmh6hvyxu3nhfhcdtgn2bwxfszgelzump4xradohtu5i@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
No clues here, but I is for...
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More proposed church demolition news. 😕
The owners of the former United Free Church in Shawlands, Glasgow, are seeking permission to demolish the historic building and replace it with a five storey residential block.
Read more about their plans here 👇
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...
The owners of the former United Free Church in Shawlands, Glasgow, are seeking permission to demolish the historic building and replace it with a five storey residential block.
Read more about their plans here 👇
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...
Glasgow church could be demolished to make way for flats
A Glasgow church could be demolished to make way for flats.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
More proposed church demolition news. 😕
The owners of the former United Free Church in Shawlands, Glasgow, are seeking permission to demolish the historic building and replace it with a five storey residential block.
Read more about their plans here 👇
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...
The owners of the former United Free Church in Shawlands, Glasgow, are seeking permission to demolish the historic building and replace it with a five storey residential block.
Read more about their plans here 👇
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...
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Ceramic Jug
Norman Carling
1930
A snake is attacked by a dragon, its claws tightly gripping the prey. Note - wings!
Norman Carling (1902–1971) was an English designer/modeller in ceramics. He also worked for A.J. Wilkinson & later Maling pottery.
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
#Art #Ceramics
Norman Carling
1930
A snake is attacked by a dragon, its claws tightly gripping the prey. Note - wings!
Norman Carling (1902–1971) was an English designer/modeller in ceramics. He also worked for A.J. Wilkinson & later Maling pottery.
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
#Art #Ceramics
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Altum quinque. (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social MS. lat. 109).
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Altum quinque. (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social MS. lat. 109).
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12th/13th/14thC painted draperies in the Galilee Chapel at Durham Cathedral for #TextileTuesday
I'm hedging my bets date wise, I've read that the painting of Cuthbert on the right is 12thC but the draperies might be later.
I'm hedging my bets date wise, I've read that the painting of Cuthbert on the right is 12thC but the draperies might be later.
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
12th/13th/14thC painted draperies in the Galilee Chapel at Durham Cathedral for #TextileTuesday
I'm hedging my bets date wise, I've read that the painting of Cuthbert on the right is 12thC but the draperies might be later.
I'm hedging my bets date wise, I've read that the painting of Cuthbert on the right is 12thC but the draperies might be later.
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Plans have been submitted to convert the former United Reformed Church in Hamilton into residential flats.
The congregation had historic links to David Livingston, and the building housed a collection items relating to the Scottish explorer.
Read more here 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584032...
The congregation had historic links to David Livingston, and the building housed a collection items relating to the Scottish explorer.
Read more here 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584032...
Plan to turn Hamilton church linked to David Livingstone into flats
A former church in Hamilton with links to a famous Scottish explorer could be transformed into flats.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Plans have been submitted to convert the former United Reformed Church in Hamilton into residential flats.
The congregation had historic links to David Livingston, and the building housed a collection items relating to the Scottish explorer.
Read more here 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584032...
The congregation had historic links to David Livingston, and the building housed a collection items relating to the Scottish explorer.
Read more here 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584032...
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Having been refused permission in Feb 2025 to demolish the former Greenock Methodist Church, the owners of the historic church have, one year on, submitted a renewed bid to demolish it, this time with plans to create a "community garden".
Story here 👇
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2583476...
Story here 👇
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2583476...
Plans to knock down 145-year-old church and build community garden lodged by hospice
Plans to knock down a 145-year-old former church and create a community garden next to Ardgowan Hospice's Access building have been lodged with…
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Having been refused permission in Feb 2025 to demolish the former Greenock Methodist Church, the owners of the historic church have, one year on, submitted a renewed bid to demolish it, this time with plans to create a "community garden".
Story here 👇
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2583476...
Story here 👇
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2583476...
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Amid their copious annotations, a reader left a 'manicule' or pointing finger to indicate an important section in 'The Greek anthology', a collection of poetry printed in Paris 495 years ago.
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Amid their copious annotations, a reader left a 'manicule' or pointing finger to indicate an important section in 'The Greek anthology', a collection of poetry printed in Paris 495 years ago.
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In this blog post, Richard Ansell (Birkbeck, University of London) discusses how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is contributing to his research on non-elite travel writing as part of ‘Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writing in Seventeenth-Century England’
Non-Elite Travel Writing and the Bibliography of British and Irish History - On History
In this blog post, Richard Ansell (Birkbeck, University of London) discusses several ways that the Bibliography of British and Irish History is contributing to his research on non-elite travel…
blog.history.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
In this blog post, Richard Ansell (Birkbeck, University of London) discusses how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is contributing to his research on non-elite travel writing as part of ‘Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writing in Seventeenth-Century England’
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Make Art (4/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Make Art (4/4)
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Make Art (3/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Make Art (3/4)
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Make Art (2/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Make Art (2/4)
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Make Art (1/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Make Art (1/4)
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We took the pink triangle, that mark of death, and we made it our symbol, a mark of our enduring, irrepressible life. The pink triangle went out of fashion bc the world had changed: we had won, right?
We need those pink triangles again.
We need those pink triangles again.
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
We took the pink triangle, that mark of death, and we made it our symbol, a mark of our enduring, irrepressible life. The pink triangle went out of fashion bc the world had changed: we had won, right?
We need those pink triangles again.
We need those pink triangles again.