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Nat Cutter @natcutter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ford Madox Ford once said, 'Open the book to page ninety-nine and read, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you.' Here's my stab at this test for Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, with thanks to Marshal Zeringue for the invitation! page99test.blogspot.com/2026/09/nat-...

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Nat Cutter's "Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662–1712"

Nat Cutter is the Mary Lugton Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Lecturer in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He applied...

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Alex Burchmore @alexburchmore.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Love an edited collection! 🤓 Fellow #academicsky folks and #skystorians, what's a chapter you're proud of, or that deserves more readers? #celebratebookchapter Mine would have to be the chapter I wrote for Material Selves, but I can't resist mentioning my latest as well: bsky.app/profile/alex...

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Material Selves

What do Persian robes of honour, 20th-century still-life painting, fur garments, and 18th-century porcelain all have in common? Prized, possessed and modelled,…

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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The Incomparable Urania: Part two of Dr Nat Cutter's blog follows the remarkable journey of Edith Stedham's daughter Urania, Tunis-born and London-migrated: memorients.com/articles/the...

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The Incomparable Urania: A Tunis-Born Daughter | MEMOs

Tunis-born and London-migrated, she was something the period had no ready category for.

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Nat Cutter @natcutter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Delighted to receive an Australian Academy of the Humanities Travelling Fellowship for my upcoming visit to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social and Scottish rare books collections! @anzamems.bsky.social @memorients.bsky.social

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Dr Una McIlvenna @unamcilvenna.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m sure the Germans have a word for it, but it’s a very particular and special kind of pride you feel when you receive your own PhD student’s book in the post. @natcutter.bsky.social I could not be more proud 🥰

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Lou Roper @roperlou.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

this week's delivery of splendid @memorients.bsky.social 'stuff' has duly arrived 'in port' courtesy of @natcutter.bsky.social

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Nat Cutter @natcutter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Just got the copies for my first book 😄

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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The new British Library archives & manuscript catalogue is finally here... my prayers have been answered 😍 searcharchives.bl.uk?utm_campaign...

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue

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Nat Cutter @natcutter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

So delighted to see my first book up online with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @anzamems.bsky.social @memorients.bsky.social @earlymoderncircle.bsky.social. DM or email me for a review copy request form, and ask your uni librarian to buy the book!! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Today we have a great new blog post from MEMOs team member Dr Nat Cutter, who maps networks of readership on the Maghreb in eighteenth century Britain memorients.com/articles/rea...

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Reading the Maghreb in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Part 2: Networks of Readership | MEMOs

Books are one of the few material items from the past that can be with certainty connected with a particular owner.

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