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Dr Mark Purcell

@camlibresearch.bsky.social
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Director, Research and Collections, Cambridge University Libraries and Archives and CUL Research Institute; Bye-Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge; FSA FRHistS; University Deputy Proctor; The Country House Library (Yale, 2017); private views

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Dr Bryony Coombs @bryonycoombs.bsky.social · 11h
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Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professorship of Material Culture at University of Cambridge
Explore an exciting academic career as a Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professorship of Material Culture. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and exp...
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Still summer in Cambridge
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Harry Spillane @harryspillane.bsky.social · 22h
How fitting that my episode on Tyndale with @onthetudortrail.bsky.social arrives on #internationaltranslationday Tyndale's English New Testament was the first to translate from Greek into English, and his Pentateuch the first from Hebrew into English. Listen to learn more about Tyndale's life...
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Episode 362 - William Tyndale & the English Bible with Dr Harry Spillane
YouTube video by Talking Tudors
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 22h
Happy #InternationalTranslationDay! To celebrate, we're sharing an image of Brian Walton's Polyglot Bible. The impressive six volume work presents the Old Testament in nine languages: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum), Samaritan, Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Ethiopic, Greek, and Latin.
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Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today for one of my regular Sunday walks around the Fitzwilliam. These three caught my eye today
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cmillerartlife.bsky.social @cmillerartlife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two Constable exhibitions ending soon at British Museum and @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social which has the wonderful Walking Constable's Landscape (including Hay Wain) www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/... ipswich.cimuseums.org.uk/constable250/
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John Constable: views of nature
Marking the 250th anniversary of his birth, this display celebrates the painter's lifelong engagement with the landscapes of rural England.
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David Prosser @davidprosser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yesterday was start of a bucket list train journey from Sicily to Naples. To cross over to the Italian mainland the train is split into sections and shunted onto a ferry. Super exciting for train nerds!
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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Effective Altruism HQ just dropped
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New discovery: An archaeological complex with colourful mosaics and wall paintings dating to the 4th century AD has been discovered in Qesarat, Albania. 👉 www.finestresullarte.info/de/archaolog... #archaeology 🏺
An ancient geometric mosaic partially exposed in an archaeological excavation, featuring interlocking red, cream, gray, and yellow patterns.
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Steven Van Impe @svanimpe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reminder: one more week to apply for the Nottebohm fellowship for #BookHistory research in Antwerp! For an idea of some of the research conducted using this travel fund, check out the recording of last week's Nottebohm Talks on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA2L...
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Online Nottebohm Talks September 15 2016
YouTube video by Museum Plantin-Moretus
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Dr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Another great medieval name: Thomas le Cursed. TNA C/66 124 #medievalsky
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Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last weekend in Shoreham-by-Sea.
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Dot Porter @leoba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
*bangs pots and pans* NEW SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CATALOGING JOB JUST DROPPED (and it's at the University of Rochester, which is pretty great) rochester.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UR_Sta...
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Special Collections Metadata Librarian
As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, ...
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Steven Van Impe @svanimpe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More people wrote and read Latin in the 15th and 16th centuries than in the 1st centuries BCE and CE.
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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
History of science & #BookHistory friends: What was the size of the initial print run of Hooke's Micrographia? (I've frequently seen the 1st edition referred to as a bestseller, but haven't found a source that confirms how many copies the Royal Society commissioned...) #HistSTM #histsci 🗃️📜🔬
Robert Hooke, Micrographia, Schema XXXIV (The Flea)
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/22/big-tick-energy-how-a-humble-flea-kickstarted-british-art
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Dr David Rundle @drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Some nice #fragment news here:
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 11/09/2026
Applications now invited for the Society's next round of research funding: for Postgraduates, studying for a PhD, and Early Career Historians, within 5 years of completing a doctorate: bit.ly/4ywZi0S Grants of £500-£1000 to pursue research. Closing date 4 December 2026 #Skystorians 1/2
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Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: December 2026 deadlines - RHS
The Society invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians at a range of career stages — with closing dates from 4 December 2026. Postgraduate Research Support Grants, 2026-...
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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Curious what the exhibition is all about? Your chance to see some exceptional early medieval manuscripts - mainly from pre-1066 world & the #BayeuxTapestry, some even from the time before Charlemagne (d. 814) & King Alfred (d. c. 886) & the Viking invations! 📖 www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/art...
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The Art of Handwriting
Our Art of Handwriting exhibition focuses on Humfrey Wanley (1672–1726) and his calligraphic work on some of the oldest manuscripts at the Parker Library
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#HigherEducationPostcard @hepostcard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @theul.bsky.social - Cambridge University Library It'll be all Cambridge for a few weeks now because that's where the alphabet has taken me If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!
An old monochrome picture postcard showing a magnificent 1930s monumental building, in brick and stone, with a central tower and lovely high windows. Printed at the foot of the card is University Library, Cambridge
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Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Walking to work. A fine morning
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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ragwort flowering in Ely this week. #WildflowerHour
Yellow Ragwort flowers against a blurred green background.
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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Scarlet pimpernel flowering on the pavement in Ely. #WildflowerHour #PavementPlants
Red Scarlet pimpernel flowers and green leaves against a blurred grey brown background.
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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
As we made our way home along a Dorset seaside bramble-way after a very long walk, this magnificent fellow suddenly greeted us from the ferns! Such an honour! 🦌
A stag midst autumn ferns
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Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This weekend in Shoreham. Spectacular Romanesque church.
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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A tiny selection of the many, many, fantastic buildings in Stamford, Lincolnshire 😍
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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
An excellent painted sign, still clear and legible, in an alley in Stamford, Lincolnshire 🤩 Love finding unexpected little gems like this! Part of some fieldwork with @limefinishes.bsky.social 😀
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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's honey on toast all round, thanks to the efforts of our bees – and our resident Beekeeper, Melonie Schmierer-Lee! 🍯🐝
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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In a digital world, our card catalogues remain a much-loved feature of Cambridge University Library. These cabinets contain the records of 20th-century material kept in the tower. Searching under "Best" shows how varied our collections are – from Best Cat Stories to George Best's autobiography!
A metal card catalogue drawer pulled open, featuring a brass label frame on the front containing a handwritten paper insert that reads "BES - BIBLE".Close-up inside a library card catalogue drawer showing a index card typed with "BEST cat stories; ed., with an introduction by M. Joseph.", publication details "London (1952)", and classmark "1952. 8. 758".Close-up of a vintage library card catalogue drawer showing a yellowed card typed with "BEST (George)", the title "Best of both worlds.", publication details "London, 1968.", and classmark "1968. 8. 395".
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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Not just supporting research — but leading it. Explore the poster display in our Catalogue Hall showcasing research projects led by our staff. Up now till 15 Sept 2026. Keep up-to-date with our research, join the University Library Research Institute mailing list: loom.ly/nqIpNxI
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Harry Spillane @harryspillane.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW: 'Selling the Word of God: The Early Commercial History of the English Bible' - £25 A study of how the English Bible became a bestseller, charting the innovations, errors, rivalries and bankruptcies behind the 'book of books' Coming September 2026 tinyurl.com/2p3cdmwp
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Two junior research fellowships @kingscollege.bsky.social opening soon due on Oct 1st. The theme is REPLICATION conceived broadly to encompass different research projects in humanities and social sciences. As a philosopher of science I am esp hoping for applications in #philsci #metascience #hps
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Current research opportunities
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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Call for papers - Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade University of Edinburgh 6-7 May 2027 Deadline: 20 December This conference also launches a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade. #earlymodern
Front page of a call for papers, with a b&w engraving of women sitting at a table, and a man apparently just walking into the room. In the bottom half of the page is the title of the conference with the dates.A full page of text about the conference - description, possible topics to explore, etc. At the bottom the text reads "Proposals for papers of maximum 20 minutes, including title, an abstract of up to 300 words, and a biography of up to 150 words should be sent to Dr Elise Watson, elise.watson@ed.ac.uk, by 20 December 2026. While all papers will be delivered in person, the conference will be available to attend online."
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The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our friends at Christ Church, Oxford have asked us to share this: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...
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Women and Their Books in Early Modern England and Scotland
A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A remarkable survival - late tenth century Anglo-Saxon door and inscription: “HER SWUTELATH SEO GECWYDRAEDNES THE” - “Here the covenant [the word] is manifested to thee” Find out where, plus more 📸 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde by Willem Wissing oil on canvas, circa 1680-1685 (NPG)
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Creepily seductive skeleton illustrates Govard Bidloo's 1690 book on the human body. Gerard de Lairesse knew how to capture the reader's attention! And it's his day.
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Coming soon to British Library, London - Conquest: The Making of Norman England events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
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Conquest: The Making of Norman England | British Library
Beyond the battlefield lies a story of ambition, upheaval and reinvention. Spanning the generations before and after 1066, this exhibition traces the impac
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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cafarus and Macobrius BnF MS Latin 10136; Annals of Genoa, by Cafarus; 12th-13th century; f.1r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
William Caxton really out here spelling Christine (as in de Pisan) as "Xprystyne". I love early English printing so much.
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The ‘Winfarthing Pendant’ - a 7th century Anglo-Saxon disc brooch that was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2015 at Winfarthing, near Diss in South Norfolk. Now part of the collections at Norwich Castle. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #Winfarthing #NorwichCastle
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Ian Ebbage @ianebbage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Little Hall in Lavenham #adoorablethursday
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Peter Mandler @petermandler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
An important point that successive governments have failed to grapple with: 'research' is much more capacious than 'science' and if we use the latter to mean the former we will be missing out on important parts. (1/n)
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Fiona McLees @mclees-fiona.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new artist’s/architect’s house museum to join the list!
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
St Nicholas of Tolentino, feast #otd 10 Sept Reviving the Birds c. 1530 - having refused to eat cooked partridges he brought them back to life. Garofalo aka Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo (Met Museum)
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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Review of my book (alongside another I - and most smell studies people - had never heard of by a Norwegian architect?!) in Spectator. It's a weird one. Attributes some things to me I didn't say and ignores some things I did. But it's a positive review overall spectator.com/article/pong...
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Pongs of praise: the history and importance of smell for our antisceptic age
For smell historians and experts, of whom there are gratifyingly more than you’d think, a standard assumption to be skewered is that olden ages stank; the modern world doesn’t because hygiene and chem...
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
10 Sept 996: The body of St. Aethelwold transferred from the crypt to the Choir of Old Minster #Winchester #otd (CBabb/BL)
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Always a joy to see Ely Cathedral - even from a distance! 📸 My own.
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Josh Smith @smithjj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Excited that my first monograph, The Politics of Reading at the British Subscription Library, has been published by @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. The book examines the political, social and intellectual culture of late 18thC Britain through books and reading habits. brill.com/display/titl...
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The Politics of Reading at the British Subscription Library, 1789-1832
"The Politics of Reading at the British Subscription Library, 1789-1832" published on 08 Sep 2026 by Brill.
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I think that Britain has some of the best door heritage in the world - and this has to be in my top 10 - found over in King's Lynn - a real treasure and rarity. More 📸 ✨ 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
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