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Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · 1d

Nice case of a fake '1584 Viterbo' edition, undoubtedly printed in Paris in the 1620s.

The give away ?

The coat of arms of Marie de Medici engraved on the title page with the royal crown of France...

#bookhistory

Title page of the edition of the 'Sommaire des privilèges, exemptions et indulgences'

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · 5d

"CONCLUSIONS

I will refrain from drawing any real conclusions."

Ah, ok.

#academia

Natasha Constantinidou @nconstantinidou.bsky.social · 8d

Very pleased to be hosting the 13th Sammelband 15-16 event in Nicosia from tomorrow, co-organised with @lankian.bsky.social

You can take a look at the programme here:
sammelband.hypotheses.org/2810

Nicosia conference programme

. The thirteenth event organised by the Sammelband 15-16 project group on Sammelbände and instruction will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus from 19-21 November 2025. We are delighted to share the programme ...

sammelband.hypotheses.org

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · 12d

These snippets of lost verse turn up in the most unlikely of places...

It's probably a variant of the well-known French bawdy song 'La Rirette'

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rire...

La Rirette — Wikipédia

fr.wikipedia.org

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · 12d

To end the week, a few lines of an unknown 16th-century song jotted down on the cover of a notarial register in Le Puy en Velay:

'Et pourquoy se dormoit elle / La petite Jannetton / Et pourquoy se dormoit elle / Sur le chemin de Lyon'

Verse written on the cover of a register

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Oct 21

Félicitations, Nicolas !

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Oct 13

Sorry for answering a year late ... 🙄

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Oct 13

He is holding his heart... It is one of the most extraordinary pieces of renaissance art - just fantastic

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 29

Lovely double manicule !

(And Charles VI 😉)

The Edward Worth Library, Dublin @edwardworthlib.bsky.social · Sep 25

Edward Worth Library is delighted to announce that our newest online exhibition, which is on early modern books about birds, is now available:
birds.edwardworthlibrary.ie

Enjoy and please share! @rspb.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 24

Glad it's made it north of the Channel!

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 24

Frankly, I would use whatever helps...

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 24

I have just noticed that it is now available as an eBook for just under € 12 - a tariff-busting deal 😂

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 11

Delighted to announce the publication of my latest book on the distribution and sale of printed books in Renaissance France...

(cheap at just € 25 😉)
pur-editions.fr/product/1027...

#bookhistory #history #renaissance

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 19

Sure! If you dm me your email address, I will send you some information and photos!

Malcolm Walsby @lankian.bsky.social · Sep 12

A lovely series of fragments in the binding of this Genevan imprint - so much to research about circulation from these manuscripts survivals (especially for works that should have been technically banned and are nevertheless in Catholic areas)!