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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is a test print I did with my daughter over the weekend. Teaching a 7-year old about print culture and critical making is just fab!

3D-printed etching press with print in orange ink of a Lino cut image of thistles, mountains, and ‘V’ and ‘N’ in front.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not just a prop. Students actually getting their hands dirty, printing things!

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This thread👇🏻. @aelang.bsky.social was kind enough to also 3D-print a press for me. I used it for teaching manuscript & early print in Scotland this week.

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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Please join us for the Edinburgh University CMEMS Welcome Event!   22nd September 5pm at the Centre for Research Collections (Main Library Floor 6) Anyone interested in the activities of CMEMS is welcome! There will be drinks, nibbles and a viewing of items from the CRC’s fantastic collection...

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I got to play with new-to-me skills & 3D print a composing stick yesterday. My new Scottish Lit module will spend time on manuscript & early print, so I’m putting together a little hands-on activity. Thanks to @aelang.bsky.social for the encouragement to have a go with this ‘newfangled’ technology!

An orange 3D-printed composing stick sits on a table.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Enjoying the first day of Blessed Are Those Who Mourn in a wonderfully sunny St Andrews

A white disposable coffee cup with the University of St Andrews branding sits behind a programme for the Blessed Are Those Who Mourn conference.

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Anna Fancett @annafancett.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Romanticism folks, I am looking for new contributors for The Year's Work in English Studies (YWES). YWES is an annual review of scholarly work. It's the largest & most comprehensive work of its kind. I am looking for two people to join the poetry team and one person to take over drama.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I keep telling everyone that I look like a Cadbury’s bar. No one believes me. And then they see *that* gown 🤣

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#ICYMI: The Kent Archaeological Society is inviting applications to the Allen Grove Local History Fund for 2026. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/news-allen-g... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Isn’t it great! It’s coming on conference tour with me this summer!

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I am in the market for a new work bag as my current one (Nordace) is falling to bits after only 3 years. Something roomy enough for the laptop and books, preferably a backpack style, something that looks smart-ish. Anyone have recommendations?

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Anna-Lujz Gilbert @annalujz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A promotional post for cebeme.manchester.ac.uk/en, a platform for searching and visualising data across PLRE, Renaissance Cultural Crossroads, Plantin sales and provincial booksellers' inventories, c. 1500–1640. So, ownership, sales, and translations of books in #earlyModern England. #bookHistory

A screenshot of the Items perspective of https://cebeme.manchester.ac.uk, filtered by French language of publication and book owner social status of "middle class"

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📣 Fully-funded PhD: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 With @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social, @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social & @nts-archaeology.bsky.social Closing date: 3 June 🔗 archaeologyorkney.com/2026/05/11/f...

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Applicants sought for funded PhD investigating the heritage of Fair Isle - Archaeology Orkney

The UHI Archaeology Institute and Glasgow School of Art, in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland, are delighted to announce a new ARCS funded PhD opportunity investigating the heritage o...

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

EVENT! Reading & Empathy: webinar explores this relationship, exploring how, & for whom, book reading fosters empathy;the potentially enriching effects of books, & other texts, to support empathy - with examples of research & books that nurture empathy englishassociation.ac.uk/reading-and-...

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

There *should* be one in our library I’m currently on the bus headed there. Give me an hour. Want to drop me a message for what you’re after?

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Had a lovely evening yesterday @natlibscot.bsky.social celebrating the launch of the Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, vol 1, edited by @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social et al. My mission: to get as many contributor signatures as possible.

The title page of the Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, volume 1 part 1 open on a wooden table. There are two black and white photographs in the background. The title page is signed by contributors to the book.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I have no words, Lucy. So sorry for all my colleagues at Notts.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This means that until 5 May, you can get my book, ‘Rewriting the Past in Scottish Literature, 1350-1550’, for under £40

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

So pleased to see this out in the world! 2 volumes, over 60 contributors (incl. a small one by me) - a huge achievement for the four editors congratulations to @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social et al for getting this over the line!

2 books on a windowsill. Volume 1 (parts 1 & 2) of the History of the Book in Scotland.

Phot of first page of chapter in History of the Book in Scotland vol. 1: Kate Ash-Irisarri, ‘The Manuscripts of Walter Bower’s Scotichronicon’.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The Middle English Reading Group finished Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. We started in September 2025, reading for an hour a week during the semesters. So proud of all the MERGers who stuck with it & were surprised at the appropriate places! Celebratory cake in order.

7 cupcakes with Easter chicks and bunnies decorations in front of a copy of John Anderson’s edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Haven’t heard anything, though I’d assumed they both arrive together. That was clearly silly of me!

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Also looking forward to part 2 arriving!

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Had dinner with some lovely colleagues yesterday, so I took along Easter treats to celebrate. How cute are these ‘bunnies’?!

Three fabric bags with tops shaped like bunny ears sit on a shelf in front of old books

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

One of my favourites! Have spent a lot of time thinking and writing about this.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Some sketching practise this week. I had some time to grab a cuppa while waiting for the little apprentice, so kept myself busy.

Pencil sketches of medieval-style letters decorated with foliage and checkerboard patterns.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thank you. The good news isn’t mine but I shall pass on the well wishes.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Birthday and other good news celebrations today. #tinyjoys that are not so tiny

Two cupcakes with floral wrappers on a bookshelf beside a small bottle of prosecco.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 24/03/2026

John Galt & Scotland’s Forgotten Revolution 1 May, Irvine – £10 Dr Robert P. Irvine @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social will deliver this year’s John Galt Society lecture on “John Galt & Scotland’s Forgotten Revolution”. There will also be a buffet supper & drinks thejohngaltsociety.com/2026/03/19/2...

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2026 Lecture by Robert P. Irvine

We are delighted to announce details of the 2026 Annual Lecture, to be delivered by Dr Robert P. Irvine. Making ourselves well at home now, the event will take place again at the Wellwood Burns Cen…

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Job opportunity with manuscripts and early printed books! Librarian at Lincoln Cathedral – Cathedral Library £43,722 - Full time applicaiton DL: 14 April 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQX901/l...

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

From what I understand from the course I’m taking, it’s based (or certainly the colour combination is) on the Göttingen model book

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Pretty pleased with this as a first attempt. Have given myself many notes, not least practising a steady hand with a very fine brush

Picture of four medieval-style tendrils following the process of building up paint colours. From top to bottom: First tendril is painted pink, the second fills in green in the middle. The third includes shadows and the fourth is the finished tendril with highlights.

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The 2026 James Tait Black Prize shortlists spotlight some of the most exciting work being published today: james-tait-black.ed.ac.uk/indie-talent...

Covers of shortlisted books, titles on the link

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I'm looking forward to speaking as part of A Decade of Dangerous Women tomorrow. I might even take my Dangerous Women mug along with me.

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Kate Ash-Irisarri @kateai.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I am very much looking forward to seeing this.

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