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It’s not if you’re a massive bully and narcissist (but in the abstract, I agree with you!)

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I'd be glad to say more offline, but working there during his tenure was one of the most unpleasant and negative experiences of my career. I am glad we got some good folks out, and I hope that the good folks still there can resume their great work with little interference.

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I'm also hoping that they will re-post the video series (After Hours) we did, as well as the Paper Cuts series, which were among the most viewed videos on their channel, and are important additions to our knowledge about books in the LHL collection.

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The Linda Hall Announces Leadership Transition

The board of trustees at LHL has announced the resignation of my former boss. I only hope the institution can find itself again, pick up the pieces, and repair the damage he did to the library. www.lindahall.org/about/news/t...

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The Board of Trustees announced today that Eric Dorfman, PhD, has resigned as president and CEO, effective this month. Anne C. Dema, PhD, chair of the Board of Trustees, will serve as interim presiden...

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 30/09/2026

Richard was teasing this in Geneva!

The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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2026 is the 550th anniversary of England's first printer, William Caxton, establishing his printing press in Westminster, London. To celebrate, the Bibliographical Society is hosting a series of videos from libraries in the UK and around the world introducing viewers to items printed by Caxton ...

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Caxton 550 - YouTube

2026 is the 550th anniversary of England's first printer, William Caxton, establishing his printing press in Westminster, London. To celebrate, the Bibliogra...

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 19/09/2026

Yeah it almost looks like it was super sized (as in paper treatment)

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 19/09/2026

Great cosmological woodcut!

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 19/09/2026

What on earth is going on with that paper? Is it marbled? Paste paper? Somehow treated to make it more durable?

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 18/09/2026

Ben and I have confirmed it’s not in Keynes, BTW. Birch, maybe?

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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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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 17/09/2026

The fact was not, in fact, fun

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 17/09/2026

Very envious of the design of this title slide (and I am confident the content is Very Good Indeed!)

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George Costanza's Serenity Now Moment in Seinfeld

One of about a million maddening things. We'd sent them the citation several times over, and they had access to the object list for the exhibition and the draft label text

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ALT: George Costanza's Serenity Now Moment in Seinfeld

One of our former colleagues, who had seen Aldrovandi's name many times over, emailed twice requesting "that ultravondy book"

Drop an email to my colleagues at ksrlref [at] ku [dot] edu and they can give you a hand.

the long... medieval century? (SIGH)

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I had to google what the umbrella things for basilicas were so we both got a new word today?

Is that like an umbraculum??

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Ok, that's it, other than to say here's my catalog record, and there's WAY more about this new MS there! ku.locate.ebsco.com/instances/1c...

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EBSCO Locate

Last Judgement: fol. 84v (look at the dead rising!)

the bones at the base of the cross, whoa

One of my patrons, St. Jerome! fol. 93v, and the MS Jerome with my retablo of St. Jerome at my desk (loved this).

THIS ONE IS COOL. Burial service: fol. 67v

Ownership inscription reading “liber Johannis Pullani ex dono Rechardi Bellarses" [John Pulian or Pulleyn of Scorton (1559-1618); Richard Belasyse of Great Haswell, Ludworth, and Owton, county Durham (d. 1599)]

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Acquired from Jörn Günther Rare Books, my friend Sara Öberg Strådal was a HUGE help with description and cataloging (work which I did, building on Sara’s work). It was likely commissioned by an English patron (Kalendar with Thomas Becket’s feast day struck through and the Latin word “vacat” added.)

A belated Spencer Library #newacq thread here: a Book of Hours, Use of Sarum, created in circa 1430 (Pryce MS D1). A wonderful addition to our MSS holdings, and a good companion to the Vosper Hours. Let's start with the Crucifixion and the opening line of text: 📜 #libsky #rarebooks #booksky

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I think that changed recently ish? Maybe?

Ok! I'll be relying on the English speaking kindness of French speaking Switzerland!

Not even one! Theres a few spots I have written down that I’ve found, glad to share if you’d like!

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 14/09/2026

I'll be in Geneva next week, and would welcome your recommendations for eating, drinking, and seeing! I'll be at AIB so I think we will probably see every interesting book in the canton...

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 11/09/2026

Man I miss books like this!

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 09/09/2026

I had the good fortune of having a sneak peek at @sibyllacumae.bsky.social's article she mentions below - well and truly worth reading! 📜 #libsky #rarebooks #booksky

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 07/09/2026

Strong Joan Mitchell vibes in that

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 04/09/2026

I love that, seriously. And agreed. Lucky to have videos of my dad and his dad on the internets. (Also are you having a Conflicted Event of Feelings about Being from Texas too?)

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 04/09/2026

related gripe: my estimation of the four 6's as a ranch fell when they got a new owner but that's neither here nor there!

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 04/09/2026

Related: I’ve been watching oral history interviews with a 90 year old cowboy, and hooboy that might be peak Texan accent