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

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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Dr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 8h

Part of @bibsoc.bsky.social's Caxton550 celebration! Caxton ephemera, annotated by Richard Farmer (d. 1797), great collector & @theul.bsky.social Librarian.

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Sophie Weinberg @sophie-rose-reads.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Putting out a #bookhistory bat signal: does anyone have any resources on the history+production of ink balls/ball leathers? Finding it difficult to locate sources on preparing sheepskin for non-leather, non-parchment purposes…

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

2nd day of #Skin2Script workshop with @crasshlive.bsky.social about to start Checking how drying has progressed - various results. Next pushing on with sanding, scraping & finishing touches

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Matthew Holford @matthewholford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Semi-regular reminder that if you have published on one of the Bodleian's medieval manuscripts, we'd love to know about it via this form forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... Items will be added to our Zotero bibliography, which is linked to our online manuscript catalogue.

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Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy St Jerome's Day to all librarians📚, archaeologists🪏 and archivists🗄️ today! (Hieronymus of Stridon died #onthisday 1606 years ago.)

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Or why not free join one of free IHR seminars on religious or medieval history? Our full seminar program is available here www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Seminars

We are home to the UK's largest programme of research seminars dedicated to history, with 60 meeting regularly during the academic year. All welcome, explore the directory.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Me: I don’t allow AI in my classroom, but I do let them bring their tablets. The Tablet: (Late antique wooden board inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Homer's Iliad now at the BM)

Wooden board (with iron handle for hanging) inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Homer's Iliad.
Cultures/periods
Late Roman
Production date
400-500
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot: Egypt
Africa: Egypt
Materials
wood
iron
Dimensions
Length: 40.64 centimetres
Inscriptions
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription subject
educational
literary
Curator's comments
TM 61042; Mertens-Pack 00611.000
Journal of Hellenic Studies (JHS) 29 (1909), p. 39 (Kenyon, Frederic G.); Chronique d‘Égypte (CdE) 68 (1993), p. 145-154 (Cribiore, Raffaella); Allen, Sutton, and West 2001: 131; Debut 1986: 260, no. 161; Cauderlier 1992: 90, no. 272.
Bibliographic references
Cribiore 1993 / A Homeric exercise from the Byzantine schoolroom (pp. 145-154)
Location
On display (G69/dc7)
Exhibition history
Exhibited:

2019-2020 21 Nov-8 Mar, London, BM, SEG, Troy
Associated names
Associated with: Homer
Acquisition name
Donated by: British School of Archaeology, Egypt
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1906,1020.2
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number: TM 61042 (Trismegistos)
Conservation
treatment: 24.4.19 British Museum

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In today from Blackwell’s is the just published biography For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James by Darryl Jones. Should be a fascinating read! #mrjames #ghoststoryforchristmas #ohwhistleandillcometoyoumylad #biography

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Rose Walker explores how people in the 12th century found and exchanged skilled craftsmen, revealing how artistic expertise travelled through powerful social networks & shaped some of the most striking artworks of medieval Spain and Portugal. Read the blog: buff.ly/NQ1PqHC #HispanicHeritageMonth

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How Artistic Skill Travelled in the Twelfth Century

Rose Walker explores how artistic expertise could have been loaned or gifted as craftsman travelled across Twelfth-Century Iberia.

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The new AI captchas are really something ᵛⁱᵃ ˣᴷᶜᴰ

This image is XKCD #2228: "Machine Learning Captcha" by Randall Munroe, which satirizes how verification tests might exploit human fear and judgment during a hypothetical robot takeover.

text:
TO PROVE YOU'RE A HUMAN, CLICK ON ALL THE PHOTOS THAT SHOW PLACES YOU WOULD RUN FOR SHELTER DURING A ROBOT UPRISING.

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Who can resist malice and intrigue in a grease-paint world?

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A good second-hand bookshop haul today, just in time for the weekend.

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Daisy Black @daisyeblack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you didn't get tickets, come to my 'Bayeux Tapestry: the Full Yarn' show and make up the entire tapestry in your head! No queues and you get a whole hour. daisyblack.uk/events/ Lots of bookings came in this summer, but if you'd like to host a spring performance near you do get in touch.

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Events from September 25 – February 26, 2027 – Daisy Black

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madden1826.bsky.social @madden1826.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For the first three weeks after I returned to Portsmouth, I recollect but little, and was extended the whole time on a bed of sickness — almost death! Morning & night – morning & night. It was the same to me – and I was nearly consumed by the fever within me, & reduced to a mere skeleton. #otd

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Spaces for this are filling up, so if you want to attend book soon because we have limited space… #BookHistory

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A reminder that you get this free four times a year if you join @bibsoc.bsky.social - student membership is just £30. #BookHistory #NewAcademicYear

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The latest issue of The Library looks great. #BookHistory.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For those not on Instagram, details of a memorial service in memory of Rosamond McKitterick: 5 p.m. on Friday 23 October 2026, at Great St Mary’s, the University Church.

screen shot from Sidney Sussex College's Instagram account.

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We really need to rethink our definitions of intelligence. I’m extremely impressed by this too, given that my research expertise is in book history and the Middle Ages… #AIFail

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madden1826.bsky.social @madden1826.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Madden was sick for several weeks in September/October 1826 and stopped writing his journal, so we'll be taking a break from daily posts. (Don't worry, he makes a full recovery and lives for another 47 years #spoiler). We'll be back in late October.

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This fifteenth-century volume gives instructions for the blessing of bells and for exorcising people who have been cursed. The instructions are written in red, with the words to be said in black. The volume will on display for our new exhibition The Medieval Manuscripts of Marsh's Library.

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Marking the 350th anniversary of the oldest English book auction catalogue, this year’s book trade history conference returns to the theme of auctions. 🧑‍⚖️ 📚 London 22-23 November, book now at www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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47th Annual Conference on Book Trade History | Battling Over Books: Auction Catalogues and Their Contexts, 1676-2026

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madden1826.bsky.social @madden1826.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wednesday 20th... From the time we left Brighton till we arrived at Portsmouth... I never spoke or moved, & got off the coach more dead than alive... Mr White, the medical attendant, was instantly summoned... I passed a very restless night,– with a violent fever on me #otd full entry: madden1826.com

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In the days of yore…

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you're in reach of London, even occasionally, and have an interest in history, @ihrlibrary.bsky.social membership is worth the (minimal) effort of filling in the form. Libraries are wonderful and the IHR Library is a particular treasure. AND IT IS FREE.

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madden1826.bsky.social @madden1826.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tuesday 19th. Very ill still... I had resolved, if better, to return to town tomorrow... I felt ready to expire, & Mrs Doolan & the whole party thought me so seriously indisposed, that they begged me to go home to Portsmo. instead of returning to town... #otd full entry: madden1826.com/19-september

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https://madden1826.com/19-september

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madden1826.bsky.social @madden1826.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Monday 18th... Very ill, & scarcely able to hold up my head... was so sick, that I was obliged to lay on the sopha, & almost fainted. I know not how this will terminate, but I am miserable – yet dear M. is so kind – she never was so kind! ... #otd full entry madden1826.com/18-september

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Mary F. Wheaton @miniaturewheats.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tomorrow morning I finally get to share a short overview of some (very early) progress in my research on Virginia manuscript collections AND talk about using the Schoenberg database @sims-mss.bsky.social and Fragmentarium @fragmentarium.bsky.social to improve discoverability for research!

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Haven’t posted this for a while, but it’s nearly done…

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

MAA News - Call for 2027 Publication Prize Nominations Submissions for the 2027 MAA Publication Prizes are now being accepted. Submissions and dossiers must be submitted by Oct. 15 using our Publication Pri www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-…

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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The clock is ticking for sending proposals for the sessions organised by #DigitalMedievalist at #IMC2027 @imc-leeds.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! #CfP #DigitalMedievalStudies #MedievalData #MedievalStudies #DigitalHumanities tinyurl.com/IMC2027-DM-CfP

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Call for Papers_DM_IMC2027

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Lili Rage @dorianpage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The 'Size and Shape' decisions have been made at my university. Medieval History MA is gone, Celtic UG is gone, Portuguese UG is gone, Scottish Literature is gone

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Sexy Plato's Cave @andrewblair.co.uk · 16/09/2026

The arts industry in the UK: we contribute so much money to the economy but we are dying, please help Lisa Nandy: Village Parish Council: we held a pretend referendum Lisa Nandy: I'm listening

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy prawns for breakfast before sauntering along a cliff day to all who celebrate! #otd #RegencyLife

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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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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When asked in the Q&A about arts and humanities he says he personally values them (seems very genuine) but that he is the Science Minister, and it’s for the DCMS Minister to make the case for those. He’s perhaps not yet clocked he is responsible for all R&D. Would Wissenschaft Minister work better?

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sometimes archives turn up unexpected advice:

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy birthday, Agatha Christie 🔎 136 years after her birth, we're still reading her books, watching her plays and debating whodunnit We can't wait to celebrate her from 30 October 2026, when Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery opens - you coming? link.bl.uk/ubb

Black and white photograph of Agatha Christie. She is sat in an armchair in her living room, looking up whilst writing maybe a chapter or some notes on a notepad.

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Waste not! The blank space at the back of a 13th century Bible provided a perfect place for someone to practice their letters. The text to the left is a transcript of a papal bull granted to Dominican Order in 1227.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tell me your university is about to go bust without etc.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'd like to read a full-length thought, this mind's the only mind I've got, I do not like this textual spam, I do not like them Sam Alt-man,

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I would not like an AI summary, I would not like it on a boat, I would not like the email bloat, I do not like it on a chair, I would not like it anywhere! I do not like them on a phone, I do not like them in my home, I do not want them on a search, I do not like them in a church

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I wish human intelligence was getting even a fraction of the attention and investment being spent on AI.

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

sas.ac.uk

47th Annual Conference on Book Trade History | Battling Over Books: Auction Catalogues and Their Contexts, 1676-2026

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