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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 12h

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Pictorial History of Winchester Cathedral, Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Swithun by Norman Sykes (Pitkin Guides) #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 A Celtic Eucharist by Brendan O'Malley A kind gift from our retiring Episcopal priest. #BookSky

A photo of the book, which has cross design on its cover, standing on a shelf in front of other books on Christianity.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho A gift from Amy many years ago. 2011 rating: ★★★★☆ #booksky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 Celtic Britain and Ireland: Art and Society by Lloyd and Jennifer Laing A kind gift from our retiring Episcopal priest. #BookSky

A photo of the book, which features a torc on its cover, standing in front of other books on Celtic Britain and Ireland.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Helicon West Anthology: A Ten-Year Celebration of Featured Readers edited by Star Coulbrooke, Tim Keller, Chadd VanZanten #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 Encyclopædia of Celtic Wisdom: A Celtic Shaman’s Sourcebook by Caitlin & John Matthews A kind gift from our retiring Episcopal priest. #BookSky

A photo of the book, which features a Celtic design on the cover, standing on a shelf in front of other books on Celtic spirituality.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 Marxism and the Origins of British Socialism: The Struggle for a New Consciousness by Stanley Pierson #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 Biblia Sacra Vulgata translated by Jerome of Stridon, edited by Robert Weber & Roger Gryson #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 Go Set A Watchman: A Novel by Harper Lee 2018 rating: ★★★★☆ #BookSky

Shows the cover, which features an illustration of a tree in the foreground and a train approaching from far away.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 The Great North Road: London to Edinburgh: 11 Days, 2 Wheels and 1 Ancient Highway by Steve Silk #BookSky

Shows the book, which features an illustration of a person riding a touring bicycle into a beautiful country village on its cover, standing on a shelf in front of other books about British travel.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving (Penguin Classics) #BookSky

Shows the cover, which features a painting of Ichabod Crane in period dress with a cane under his right arm and a quill in his left hand.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 The Warrior Kings of Saxon England by Ralph Whitlock #BookSky

A photo of the book standing on a shelf in front of other books about Anglo-Saxon England.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Pictorial History of Wells Cathedral by F. P. Harmony (Pitkin Guides) #BookSky

Shows the book, with a cover that features a photo of the cathedral's massive west front.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 Richard the Lionheart: The Mighty Crusader by David Miller, foreword by Major-Genetal Julian Thompson #BookSky

A photo of the book, which has a Plantagenet three lion flag on the cover, standing on a shelf in front of other books on mediaeval England.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (Penguin Classics) #BookSky

Shows the book, which features on its cover an illustration from the point of view of someone looking up to the sky from inside a hole.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 Logan Reflections: Photographs Then, Now and In Between: A Herald Journal Book by Darrin Smith #BookSky #LoganUtah

Shows the book, which features a photo of a Logan building reflected in a window on its cover.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 The Mystery of Agatha Christie: An Intimate Biography of the First Lady of Crime by Gwen Robyns #BookSky

A photo of the book, which features a photo of a young Christie framed by puzzle pieces on the cover, standing on a shelf in front of other books.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 The Mystery of Agatha Christie: An Intimate Biography of the First Lady of Crime by Gwen Robyn's #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England edited by Nigel Saul 2021 rating: ★★★★★ #BookSky

Shows the book, which features a stained glass image of a knight in mail on the cover.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 Forbidden Knowledge: From Promethius to Pornography by Roger Shattuck #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library. 📖 Uhtred's Feast by Bernard Cornwell and Suzanne Pollack Second book in a row with recipes. The books I post are mostly randomised so it's fun to see when similarities appear. #BookSky

A photo of the book standing on a shelf with other novels.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 A Fifteenth Century Cookry Boke compiled by John L. Anderson, illustrated by Adrienne Adams (Personal note: between my last post and this one our daughter was married to her partner of two years. ❤️☺️) #BookSky

Shows the book, which features a modern illustration of a mediaeval woman cooking and a medieval man tasting (of course it does! 🙄) on the cover.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England by Barbara A. Hanawalt #booksky

Shows the book, which has an illustration in the style of of an illuminated manuscript around the title and author name on the cover.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

★★★★☆ A Poet to His Beloved: The Early Love Poems of W.B. Yeats, introduction by Richard Eberhart #BookSky

A photo of the book standing on a wood floor and against a wall.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 Church Vestments: Their Origin & Development by Herbert Norris #BookSky

A photo of the book, which features illustrations from ancient art of men in vestments on the cover, standing on a shelf in front of other books on Christianity.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik #BookSky

Shows the cover, which features an illustration of Ginsburg with a crown on her head.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 Hidden Villages of Britain: Histories and Tradition, Past and Present by Clare Gogerty #BookSky

A photo of the book standing on a shelf in front of other books on Britain.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Senate Speeches of W.B. Yeats, edited by Donald R. Pearce #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Started this self-published novel for kids that I won from @librarything.com Early Reviewers a while ago. Definitely not my usual. 📖 The Legend of Robin Goodfellow by Phineas Cricket #BookSky

A photo of the book, which features an illustration of a young boy with longer hair and a dragon fly on his nose on the cover, in front of a wood wall.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 The Only Grant Writing Book You'll Ever Need (Revised and Updated Fourth Edition) by Ellen Karsh & Arlen Sue Fox #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

★★★★★ 📖 The Bayeux Tapestry: The Life Story Of A Masterpiece by Carola Hicks A wonderfully detailed overview written in an engaging style. #BookSky

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 The Book of Common Prayer (@episcopalchurch.bsky.social 1945 edition) Found at a local antique shop. Used to belong to our local Episcopal parish, according to the inscription inside. #BookSky

A photo of the book standing on a shelf in front of other books about The Book of Common Prayer and Anglican Christianity.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

'The 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings [in 1966] helped to generate more publicity [for the Tapestry]: being able to see such a vivid and near-contemporary illustration of the most famous event in British history was far more exciting and immediate than reading about it....' 1/2

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

★★★★☆ 📖 I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin, compiled and edited by Raoul Peck 'The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story.' #BookSky 1/2

A photo of the book, which features Baldwin's eyes at the top of the cover, standing on a wood floor against a wood door.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Recent acquisition for our personal library: 📖 The Battle of Bosworth by Michael Bennett Last Saturday, Aug 22, was the 541st anniversary of the battle. #BookSky

A photo of the book, which features a painting of the battle and an illustration of some fantastical animals on its cover, standing in front of other books on late mediaeval and early modern Britain.

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𝔦𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔳𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔰🕯 @bibliothecarivs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Random book from our personal library: 📖 St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography by Philip Freeman 2019 rating: ★★★★★ #BookSky

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