Harry Spillane
@harryspillane.bsky.social
Early modern historian at the University of Cambridge | Munby Fellow in Bibliography at Cambridge University Library and Fellow of Darwin College | PhD on the Bishops' Bible of 1568 | General book lover 📚
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We don't use them at Cambridge University Library @theulspeccoll.bsky.social but our friends at the National Library of Wales do still use white gloves for delicate materials like these
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We don't use them at Cambridge University Library @theulspeccoll.bsky.social but our friends at the National Library of Wales do still use white gloves for delicate materials like these
International Heraldry Day is celebrated on June 10th because it was on this date in 1128 that Geoffrey Plantagenet was presented by King Henry I (his father-in-law) with a blue shield of six gold lions. This is widely recognised as the earliest grant of arms
June 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
International Heraldry Day is celebrated on June 10th because it was on this date in 1128 that Geoffrey Plantagenet was presented by King Henry I (his father-in-law) with a blue shield of six gold lions. This is widely recognised as the earliest grant of arms
Absolutely, so many of these early printed woodcuts are based on manuscript exemplars
May 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Absolutely, so many of these early printed woodcuts are based on manuscript exemplars
Although hybrid was not possible, a full recording will be available after the talk and I'll make sure to share it here!
May 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Although hybrid was not possible, a full recording will be available after the talk and I'll make sure to share it here!
When you slowly shift the BSS collection across the UL a trolley at time there are bound to be goodies!
There are some lovely initial letters in that edition which Parker has mucked around with and added his initials too - some discussed by Peter Blayney in an article of his
There are some lovely initial letters in that edition which Parker has mucked around with and added his initials too - some discussed by Peter Blayney in an article of his
May 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
When you slowly shift the BSS collection across the UL a trolley at time there are bound to be goodies!
There are some lovely initial letters in that edition which Parker has mucked around with and added his initials too - some discussed by Peter Blayney in an article of his
There are some lovely initial letters in that edition which Parker has mucked around with and added his initials too - some discussed by Peter Blayney in an article of his
Whose trolley was that on? 👀👀👀
May 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Whose trolley was that on? 👀👀👀
It is often said that Parker's many visitations and bureaucratic investigations into Elizabethan parishes led to the phrase 'Nosey Parker' - difficult to prove but a great story nevertheless!
May 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It is often said that Parker's many visitations and bureaucratic investigations into Elizabethan parishes led to the phrase 'Nosey Parker' - difficult to prove but a great story nevertheless!
