@laurajcleaver.bsky.social
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How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Medieval Philosophical and Scientific Manuscripts – an online short course taught by Anna Somfai
This course will run online from 14:00-17:00: Monday 26 January – Thursday 29 January 2026. The course explores medieval Western philosophical and scientific manuscripts produced over the spa…
palaeography.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...
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Are you interested in how people thought about the past in Middle Ages? Want to understand the books they wrote about it? We have an online short course for you! Book now for January 2026 👇 #MedievalSky palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Writing History c. 1000-1250: An Introduction to the Manuscript Sources – a short course taught by Charlie Rozier, Manuel Muñoz García and Laura Cleaver
The course will run online from 14:00-17:00: Monday 26 January – Thursday 29 January 2026. The past was a popular subject for writers in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries, partic…
palaeography.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Are you interested in how people thought about the past in Middle Ages? Want to understand the books they wrote about it? We have an online short course for you! Book now for January 2026 👇 #MedievalSky palaeography.uk/study/short-...
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15 and + years 🎉
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Celebrating 15 years of Parker Library On the Web
The Parker Library guards the legacy of Matthew Parker: a remarkable heritage that is safe, unharmed and yet accessible to all through Parker Library On the Web
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
15 and + years 🎉
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
Our teenage years online are all about unrestricted screentime
Go and explore Parker Library On the Web and find our 560 medieval and early modern manuscripts
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/cel...
How it started, how it’s going…
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How it started, how it’s going…
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The next Stevenson Lecture (25 Feb 2026) will be delivered by @oldfortunatus.bsky.social (University of Oxford). ‘Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Collecting, and the Invention of Rare Books’ will be free to attend but booking essential. Link below 👇
Stevenson Lecture 2026 | Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Collecting, and the Invention of Rare Books
ies.sas.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The next Stevenson Lecture (25 Feb 2026) will be delivered by @oldfortunatus.bsky.social (University of Oxford). ‘Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Collecting, and the Invention of Rare Books’ will be free to attend but booking essential. Link below 👇
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We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
July 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
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'“During that roundtable, we heard that a provider could collapse before the end of the year,” she [Helen Hayes] said. As the hearing was in late November, this was “essentially a warning of an imminent collapse of a higher education institution”, she added.' 1/3
MPs told collapse of UK higher education provider could happen by Christmas
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
MPs told collapse of UK provider could happen by Christmas - Research Professional News
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
'“During that roundtable, we heard that a provider could collapse before the end of the year,” she [Helen Hayes] said. As the hearing was in late November, this was “essentially a warning of an imminent collapse of a higher education institution”, she added.' 1/3
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What an inspiring session that was. As @laurajcleaver.bsky.social says, two highly impressive papers suggestive of great work ahead in late medieval/ Renaissance palaeography and codicology. Thank you to both speakers.
Two wonderful papers from Phoebe MacIndoe and Cecilia Sideri at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What an inspiring session that was. As @laurajcleaver.bsky.social says, two highly impressive papers suggestive of great work ahead in late medieval/ Renaissance palaeography and codicology. Thank you to both speakers.
Two wonderful papers from Phoebe MacIndoe and Cecilia Sideri at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Two wonderful papers from Phoebe MacIndoe and Cecilia Sideri at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
Are you up for some more palaeographical excitement? Then ready yourself for next Tuesday's seminar in London's Senate House where we can offer you not one but two scintillating papers featuring new research from early career scholars.
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Early Career Researcher Papers
ies.sas.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
5 authors I’ve read 5+ books by:
Agatha Christie
Elinor M. Brent Dyer
Nancy Mitford
Andrew Taylor
Virginia Woolf
Agatha Christie
Elinor M. Brent Dyer
Nancy Mitford
Andrew Taylor
Virginia Woolf
5 authors I’ve read 5+ books by:
Norman Bridwell
Roald Dahl
Beatrix Potter
Mercer Mayer
Robert Munsch
Norman Bridwell
Roald Dahl
Beatrix Potter
Mercer Mayer
Robert Munsch
5 authors I’ve read 5+ books by:
Dickens
Le Carre
Iain (M) Banks
Le Guin
Me
Dickens
Le Carre
Iain (M) Banks
Le Guin
Me
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
5 authors I’ve read 5+ books by:
Agatha Christie
Elinor M. Brent Dyer
Nancy Mitford
Andrew Taylor
Virginia Woolf
Agatha Christie
Elinor M. Brent Dyer
Nancy Mitford
Andrew Taylor
Virginia Woolf
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There is still time to apply for the position of Fellow Librarian at All Souls College Oxford (deadline is 5 December).
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Fellow Librarian | All Souls College
www.asc.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
There is still time to apply for the position of Fellow Librarian at All Souls College Oxford (deadline is 5 December).
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Last, but not least, at the Book Trade History Conference, Andrew Pettegree asks Was War Good for the Book Trade?
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Last, but not least, at the Book Trade History Conference, Andrew Pettegree asks Was War Good for the Book Trade?
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The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
This afternoon at the Book Trade History Conference we have arrived at WW2.
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This afternoon at the Book Trade History Conference we have arrived at WW2.
Today at the Book Trade History Conference we’re thinking about eighteenth century conflicts in America and the First World War.
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today at the Book Trade History Conference we’re thinking about eighteenth century conflicts in America and the First World War.
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Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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And whomst amongst us doesn’t want a beautiful, authoritative, affordable version of a stone-cold classic for Christmas? 🎄🎄🎄
In the lead-up to the new year, we’re kicking off our Books of the Year with the perfect stocking filler for any classics lover!
'The Cambridge Centennial Edition of The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by James L. W. West & @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social. 📖🎁
🔗: https://bit.ly/3X5n3MP
'The Cambridge Centennial Edition of The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by James L. W. West & @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social. 📖🎁
🔗: https://bit.ly/3X5n3MP
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And whomst amongst us doesn’t want a beautiful, authoritative, affordable version of a stone-cold classic for Christmas? 🎄🎄🎄
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
This morning the Book Trade History Conference is focusing on the impact of wars in the Early Modern period. #BookHistory
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This morning the Book Trade History Conference is focusing on the impact of wars in the Early Modern period. #BookHistory
Here we go for Book Trade History Conference 2025!
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Here we go for Book Trade History Conference 2025!
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Last night @chethamslibrary.bsky.social: Dr. John Dee, warden of the college at Manchester, dreams of books!
Part of the event “From Mortlake to Manchester,” which invited visitors to explore the medieval building through Dee’s eyes.
Part of the event “From Mortlake to Manchester,” which invited visitors to explore the medieval building through Dee’s eyes.
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Last night @chethamslibrary.bsky.social: Dr. John Dee, warden of the college at Manchester, dreams of books!
Part of the event “From Mortlake to Manchester,” which invited visitors to explore the medieval building through Dee’s eyes.
Part of the event “From Mortlake to Manchester,” which invited visitors to explore the medieval building through Dee’s eyes.
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A Depression-era comic costing 10 cents is $2.34 in today's money.
Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new record after Man of Steel comic found in a California home is auctioned.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A Depression-era comic costing 10 cents is $2.34 in today's money.
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time