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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today would've been Ingeborg Bachmann's 100th birthday - the best day to release a ‘Taylor Edition’ of her work! Bachmann was one of the most celebrated German-language writers, and this is the first translation of fragments from her 'Todesarten' texts into English: users.ox.ac.uk/~fmml2152/pu...

The cover of 'Fragmented'. Fragmented: A New Translation of Selected Todesarten Texts: 6 (Treasures of the Taylorian: Series Two: Writers in Residence). Translated by an Oxford Student Collective, Edited by Isabel Parkinson

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Last month, 11 local poets and artists made collaborative art in response to our special collections. Come see what they made in response to our Livres d'Artiste, and @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Artist's Books about Myths and Beasts 🐉🐺🐟 'Myths, Beasts, Artist's Books' 📍Voltaire Room 📅25th May - 5th June

Poster for Myths Beasts Artist's Books exhibition, in the Voltaire Room at the Taylor Institution Library. Open to Bodleian Card Holders.

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Emma Huber @emmahuber.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It was a pleasure to host this visit by the British-German Association!

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The Taylor Editions Series Reformation Pamphlets is now fully on OAPEN @oapenbooks.bsky.social! Thx @emmahuber.bsky.social library.oapen.org/browse?type=... #openaccess @ox.ac.uk

Screenshot of a publishers list showing as thumbnails the covers of two Reformation pamphlets, one with a column on it, the other with a cobbler

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#DonnerstagDelights: At our Literary Connections event in Oxford last week, we saw a whole array of fascinating books and pieces collected by the Taylor Institution Library and Bodleian Library - including this original menu of the Deutsche Wohltätigkeits-Gesellschaft’s 92nd Anniversary in 1910!

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Modern Languages @ox.ac.uk ranked no. 1! www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-03...

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Thank you everyone who has contributed to our Common Room revamp suggestions board so far! It's been really insightful to see how you think we could improve the space- from better facilities and lighting 💡 to improved comfort and decoration 🖼️ Please keep letting us know what's important to you!

A whiteboard, with sticky dots and colourful post it notes for readers to use to share their feedback. The whiteboard reads:

Common Room Revamp!!
We have a small amount of funding to improve this room... What should we prioritise?
(unfortunately we can't have a microwave or kettle :( )
Suggestions on a post-it note or upvote with a sticker dot.

The categories listed are: Lamps/better lighting, Cushions + blankets, Plants + artwork, Craft materials, Games, Leisure reading, and your suggestions.

There are a lot of green stickers across the categories, especially in 'Lamps/better lighting', 'Cushions + blankets', and 'Plants + artwork'. There are a few sticky notes scattered about around the categories, but most are in the 'Your suggestions' category, where there are 12. The picture is not close enough to be able to read any of the suggestions.

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Katarzyna Anna Kapitan @kakapitan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The model is also very much appreciated by the authors, at least yours truly. 🌸

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🗣️What should we prioritise in our Common Room revamp?📣 Tell us what do you care about most: lamps, cushions, plants, crafts, games, leisure books, or something else? 🌱🎲🛋️📖

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Emma Huber @emmahuber.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This is certainly what @hlaehnemann.bsky.social and I have been doing with Taylor Editions! @tayoxford.bsky.social The model is appreciated by reviewers, e.g. muse.jhu.edu/article/965571

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Project MUSE -- Verification required!

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Really pleased with this review of Katarzyna Kapitan's edition of the Hrómundur Saga in the @tayoxford.bsky.social Editions series run by @emmahuber.bsky.social & myself as a not-for-profit open access initiative muse.jhu.edu/article/965571 #TEI #xml @oxmedstud.bsky.social @bkhistoxford.bsky.social

Screenshot of a review, with buttons for downloads in different form

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

For the next generation of human translators! Very excited abt new Masters in Creative Translation starting at Oxford, on which I (very happily!) will be teaching History of Translation & Digital Editions 📯 Deadline 3rd March 2026 @ox.ac.uk @tayoxford.bsky.social www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

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MSt in Creative Translation | University of Oxford

About the courseThe MSt in Creative Translation is designed to enable you to work in Translation Studies, both as an academic subject and a creative practice.

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Emma Huber @emmahuber.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I can highly recommend this to anyone interested in food history! #bridgertonmenus

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Emma Huber @emmahuber.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I received a Playmobil Thomas Mann anonymously through our internal post. Thank you very much to whoever sent it!!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

With the temperatures dropping outside, the temperatures in the upstairs reading rooms can get a bit chilly❄️To help with this, we've got some blankets for readers to borrow! Just ask at the enquiry desk 🧣

An image of a poster from the Taylorian. The poster features a photograph of a dog, possibly a corgi, wrapped in a grey-green blanket. The text of the poster reads: 'Feeling chilly? borrow a blanket from the Enquiries desk, and keep warm this winter. You can use your blanket anywhere in the library. Please return it to the desk when you are finished using it. We hope you find them helpful. Let us know what you think!'

A photograph of a clear plastic box containing fuzzy green blankets. The box is sitting on a wooden window ledge overlooking St. Giles. Trees and buildings are visible outside in the background.

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Alexander Huber @c18ah.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive is officially in beta and open for testing! 🚀 We are modelling #GlobalRomanticism through the #SemanticWeb and your participation is encouraged and appreciated! Explore the beta: www.romanticperiodpoetry.org #Romanticism #19thC #poetry #DigitalHumanities

Screenshot of the poets' gallery in the SPARQL examples

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

📖 Book launch! 📖 Tomorrow evening, we are hosting a book launch for 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library', a book about a woman who grew up living in the Taylorian. Please do come and join us for what is sure to be an incredibly interesting event! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

📚 Book launch! 📚 Join us for the release of our new 'Treasures of the Taylorian' book 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library'- written by Luisa herself, and edited by Christina Ostermann! 📍Room 2, Taylor Institution Library 📅 Wednesday 15th October ⏰ 5:00 - 6:30pm

historyofthebook.mml.ox.ac.uk

The Girl Who Lived in the Library – History of the Book

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🖌️New Exhibition 📖 Our new exhibition, 'Le Livre d'Artiste', is now open, and showcases two approaches in the Artist Book tradition. 📍Voltaire Room, Taylor Institution Library 📅 Until 7th July 2025 ⏰ 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Save the date! We're holding one of our ever-popular freebie book events next Friday. Come and check out our wares over a cake and a coffee. 🍰 📍 Main Lecture Hall 📅 Friday 20th June 🕐 1:30 - 3pm

A poster for the Taylor Library free book event. The background is a photo of colourful bookshelves with texts in several languages. The poster reads:

Freebie Book Event
with coffee and cake

Good homes sought for books!

Come along and give these books a good home, for free.
Mainly in German and Russian.

Main Lecture Hall
Taylor Institution Library
Friday 20th June 2025
From 1.30-3pm

We look forward to seeing you!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

👋 Welcome back! 👋 We're very happy to welcome you all back for Trinity Term! We hope you all had a relaxing and productive vacation! Good luck to everyone who has exams this term, and please don't hesitate to ask if there is something we can do to help!

A photograph of the main entrance to the Taylorian, on a sunny day. In the centre of the photo you can see the main door to the Taylorian, with a set of four steps coming down towards the front of the picture. A ramp goes down from the door to the right of the picture, and a white metal railing goes to the left. The rest of the photo is taken up by the large stone building, above and either side of the door. Green leaves on branches can be seen at the top of the picture, from the trees nearby.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The redecoration of the Voltaire Room needs a bit more time, and so will be extending into next week (w/b Monday 7th April). If you need material from the room before it reopens, please let library staff know at the Enquiry Desk! Many thanks for your patience as we refresh this space.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

It's Day 2 of this week's #ShoutOutForGerman initiative! Championing German goes way back for us. Here's a 1929 course by the Taylor's German Professor - for the gramophone: ox.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page... What are your highlights of learning the wonderful (and useful!) language of Deutsch?

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Fiedler's Language Course

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Aus gegebenem Anlass: recording of a lecture by Henk de Berg on the Anatomy of Populism: The Rhetoric of the AfD (for my lecture series Historical Linguistics, topic: language of totalitarianism) youtu.be/83Loo091juY

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Anatomy of Populism. A Critical Analysis of the AfD and Its Rhetoric (Henk de Berg)

YouTube video by Henrike Lähnemann

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📢Reader survey reminder📢 There's still time to have your say here: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/librar... Survey closes Monday, 24 Feb. It will be another 3 years before the next one, so take this chance to tell us how we are doing and influence our plans!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

It's a new day at the Taylorian, and a new social media platform 🦋 What to expect? The same content from our previous posts on other sites: Modern Languages events in Oxford, library updates, and top tips for using the Taylorian! Let's chat! Let us know what you'd like to see on our feed 🌞

The Taylor Institution Library's Voltaire room, with the sun streaming in through its south-facing windows. The walls are green with white trim, the curtains are yellow, and there is a classical art piece above a tall bookshelf. In the foreground are two large wooden tables with chairs and lamps with white pleated shades.

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Our edition of 'Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen' is now #openaccess available on google books thx to @emmahuber.bsky.social: books.google.co.uk/books?id=oIx... @oxfordgerman.bsky.social #Reformation #pamphlets #Christian #freedom

Screenshot of a double-spread of the pdf of the introduction to the edition of Martin Luther's seminal 'On Christian Freedom', opened at a chapter explaining early modern German spelling, illustrated by a detail from the original pamphlet featuring a virgula and stops

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Emma Huber @emmahuber.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Had a really great time yesterday at the Oxford Digital Festival, representing the Taylor Institution's information skills project, Taylor Editions: editions.mml.ox.ac.uk. I learnt about a huge number of different initiatives. Look out for the event write up and recordings of the main talks!

Emma Huber at Taylor Editions stand, next to laptop displaying a digital edition

Taylor Edition printed books, in front of a screen showing the online version of one of the books "Canon and Cobbler"

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