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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

After three years, #REBPAF draws to a close. Read the final post: a farewell, a Cabinet of Curiosities, a look back at the books, people, objects & ideas that shaped the journey. To everyone who followed along: thank you! We hope you enjoyed reading as much as we’ve enjoyed writing. #MSCA #Booksky

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Goodbye, REBPAF! Conclusion to a three-year intellectual journey

Melissa Bastian, Sara D’Amico, Kaila Yankelevich What happens to a project when it ends?A book can outlive its author; a manuscript survives its first readers; a printed text is reprinted, rebound,…

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join #REBPAF members @kaiyankele.bsky.social & @marikakyrannafox.bsky.social at #IMCLeeds tomorrow! Explore the value of manuscript fragments in the antiquarian book trade and rethink "hybrid books" at the intersection of manuscript and print. Come along and join the discussion! Session 1540! #MSCA

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Marika Fox from Antwerp: Fewer Pages, More Money? Fragments in the Book Trade.
Kaila Yankelevich: Most obscure of academic beasts: Finding and Defining Hybrid Books.
Session 1540 in the Maurice Keyworth Building 1.09 on Thursday 09 July, from 9 to 10:30 AM.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Are you a postgraduate student, early career researcher, or educator working on #manuscripts or book history? Join us tomorrow at #IMCLeeds for Panel 1404, where members of #REBPAF will discuss the realities of researching medieval & early modern books during a PhD. #MSCA #ResearchImpactEU #Booksky

Informational image to advertise REBPAFs Panel 1404 at IMC Leeds 2026, titled "Postgraduate Encounters with Medieval Books: Archives Libraries, and Booksellers - A Roundtable Discussion". It takes place in the Esther Simpson Building 2.12 on Wednesday 08 July from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Excited to see so many members of #REBPAF at #IMC2026 this week! If you're interested in book history, manuscript & print cultures, and the many pasts and futures of the early book, come and say hello - we'd love to meet fellow book historians and medievalists!! #MSCA #ResearchImpactEU #BookHistory

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Renske Hoff @renskehoff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This was so much fun! Such a brilliant conference and so many kind people. Thank you for the invitation, @rebpaf.bsky.social!

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Thank you for your kind words! It was a pleasure to welcome you, and we greatly appreciated your inspiring keynote contribution. All the best to you!

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A wonderful exhibition and tour! Thank you for being incredible hosts to our conference!

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

And that’s a wrap on #REBPAF 2026. Huge thanks to the organisers, speakers & everyone who joined in. It was a few days full of great talks, conversations, new ideas and connections. Grateful to have been part of it and already looking forward to what’s next! #REBPAFConference #MSCA #ResearchImpactEU

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📖 Day3 of the #REBPAFConference brings panels on religious reading communities, editorial choices, re/using illustrations, student print culture, the dissemination of books & images, and books as cultural heritage. We're closing with a keynote by Aditi Nafde on the role of the scribe after print.

Info image for day 3 of the REBPAF Conference, including the name of the keynote speaker, Aditi Nafde, and list of the day's panels.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📖 Day2 of our #REBPAFConference opens with @renskehoff.bsky.social’s keynote on hybridity & the many makers of early books, followed by panels on preservation, publishing networks, devotional books, Dutch romance, textual plurality & natural knowledge. Plus a lunchtime visit to 'Ink & Innovation'!

Info Image for Day 2 of the REBPAF Conference including the name of the keynote speaker, Renske Hoff, and a list of this day's panels.

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Dr Alison Ray @liber-ray.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Three amazing presentations today by the @memsunikent.bsky.social crew Jemima Bennett, Anna-Nadine Pike and Kate McCaffrey for the 2026 @rebpaf.bsky.social ‘Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures’ conference in Dublin! 📖👏🎉

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Máiréad Casey @maireadcasey.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Starting off our first @rebpaf.bsky.social panel session is Sara D'Amico with "Exhibiting Value" appropriately asking why we are all here. #MSCA #REBPAF

Sara D'Amico standing a podium in front of a library of books in the Royal Irish Academy

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📖 Day1 of the #REBPAFConference is underway at the Royal Irish Academy! Looking forward to @wynkenhimself.bsky.social's keynote, panels on rare books, fragments, manuscript-print relations, and ways of visualising & interacting with knowledge, plus an evening visit to the National Print Museum!

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

✈️📚 We’re in Dublin! #REBPAF 's concluding conference begins tonight with a wine reception at the beautiful @marshslibrary.bsky.social. A wonderful way to open three days of conversations on manuscript, print, and the many lives of early books. #MSCA #BookHistory #ResearchImpactEU #REBPAFConference

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Gutenberg's Cradle" is a book about the gorgeous books in our collection published in the decades after the invention of printing. It has been nominated for the prestigious ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography. You can buy a copy of this beautiful book here: marshlibrary.ie/product/gute...

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Sara D'Amico, Gutenberg’s Cradle. Incunables at Marsh’s Library (Dublin, 2024). - Marsh's Library

Gutenberg’s Cradle is a beautifully illustrated book about the 75 texts in Marsh's Library that were published across Europe in the half-century after the invention of printing with moveable type. A ...

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We're very excited for your presentation! See you soon!

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📜🪶 What can medieval books tell us about childhood? From doodles and scribbles to traces left by young readers and learners, this new post by @kaiyankele.bsky.social (Bristol) explores how historians uncover the often-overlooked presence of children in medieval manuscript culture. #REBPAF #MSCA

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Discovering the Traces of Medieval Children

Kaila Yankelevich, University of Bristol If you enjoy buying second-hand books, chances are you came across a volume that has been doodled on by a child. Schematic human figures, dashes of colour o…

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

📯The wait is over! The programme for the #REBPAFConference 2026 is here! Packed with sessions, speakers, and everything you need to plan your time with us. View and download it now: 🔗 rebpaf.wordpress.com/rebpaf-conference-2026/ #BookHistory #MSCA #Conference #ResearchImpactEU #H2021

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We're still buzzing after an incredible week in Galway at the #Cúirt International Festival of Literature! Huge thanks to the organizers & everyone who shared their words and made it all so memorable! Leaving inspired, a little sleep-deprived & full of ideas. Until next time, Galway💚 #REBPAF #MSCA

Most of the REBPAF team in front of the gates of the Nuns Island Theatre in Galway, a yellow Cúirt Festival pencil clearly visible in their midst.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📯 We'll be in Galway this week for a 'Contemporary Publishing' workshop and to participate in the amazing Cúirt Festival of Literature! Don't hesitate to say hi! #REBPAF #MSCA #Cúirt #Publishing #ResearchImpactEU

REBPAF workshop poster for training in contemporary publishing and Cuirt, the International Festival of Literature from April 22-26.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

📜 Discover a stunning “perfected” copy of the 1509 Richard Cœur de Lion edition, where medieval legend meets early print culture. A fascinating glimpse into how history and romance intertwined in one iconic text. Read more in our latest blog post by Alena Minko (Bristol)! #REBPAF #MSCA #BookHistory

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A Perfected Copy of the 1509 Edition of “Richard Coeur de Lion”

Alena Minko, University of Bristol Richard Coeur de Lion is a Middle English romance about King Richard the Lionheart and his glorious as well as horrifying deeds in the Holy Land during the Third …

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Wojciech Kordyzon @wkordyzon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Job alert! This is a reminder that I'm looking for a team member to work on a book history project 📚 that explores the networks 🕸️ of Protestant book agents in Poland-Lithuania and Prussia! Details: konkursydlanauczycieli.uw.edu.pl/api/document... (EN version at p. 7). Send an application by 9.03!

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our big #REBPAF meeting in #Zurich with excellent student presentations, input on postdoctoral opportunities, workshops, and an excursion to the wonderful Abbey Library of #St.Gallen has come to an end. A big, big thank you to all speakers and organisers! #MSCA #Bookhistory #Booksky #Oldbooks

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Immense thanks to our invited speaker for giving us such a rich overview of life in academic publishing!

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De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Good morning, Zurich! What a pleasure to speak with PhD students and faculty from all over Europe from the @rebpaf.bsky.social doctoral network about academic publishing as career path.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

💫 Many thanks to everyone who responded to the CfP for our #REBPAFConference ! We are delighted to have received so many fantastic submissions! The committee will review each proposal and get back to you as soon as possible. It promises to be an exciting event!! #MSCA #BookHistory #Conference

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Erin A. McCarthy @erinannmcc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Very much looking forward to the Irish Renaissance Seminar here in Galway this Saturday, featuring a keynote by @fredschurink.bsky.social, a panel by our @rebpaf.bsky.social friends, and a surprise visit from @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social. cc: @stemma.bsky.social, @uniofgalway.bsky.social

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Do you research early #bookhistory? Come to our #REBPAFConference : 23-25 June 2026, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin! 📚 Key details: • Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 [Abstract (max 300 words) + short CV] • Themes: Selection,Value,Accessibility & Survival in book culture Follow the link for more info! #REBPAF

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CFP: Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures

Keynotes: Sarah Werner, independent book historian; Renske Hoff, University of Utrecht; Aditi Nafde, Newcastle University Date & Location: 23-25 June 2026, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin Re-mediat…

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📯 Should you be in Zurich today, you have to listen to Luca Hollenborgs lecture about "Gardens and Metaphors.Nature in Early Middle Latin Poetry" with Alexander Häberlin! It is part of the ongoing lecture series "Natürlich Mittelalter", don't miss it! 🌿🌼 (Link for Info!) #REBPAF #MSCA #BookHistory

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Interested in #saints? 💫 Friday (31 Oct) Melania Marra (Alicante) will talk about “The Life of St Margaret in an Occitan Translation of the Legenda Aurea and its Relation with the Catalan Tradition” as part of a seminar by @ua.es & IIVF. Come by if you’re in the area! #REBPAF #MSCA #BookHistory

Spanish poster advertising a seminar on hagiography organised by the University of Alicante and the IIVF with a focus on a talk by Melania Marra on Oct 31, 11.30 am in th Aula Magna, University of Alicante.

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

✨ We’re excited to share that part of our team will be at the #fbm25 ! 📚 If you’re curious about #REBPAF, want to know more about what we do, or simply want to connect - feel free to reach out to arrange a meet up! See you in Frankfurt! #MSCA #FrankfurtBookFair #Networking #Publishing #BookHistory

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Did you know #REBPAF also has a very active Instagram? 📸✨ Follow @rebpaf.network for more visuals, updates & fun, interesting videos! 📚📽 #MSCA #BookHistory #ResearchImpactEU #PrintingHistory #ManuscriptHistory #Booksky

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

"Can I call you back? I'm stuck in an O at the moment." St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 711; Abbreviatio Decreti "Quoniam egestas"; second half of the 12th century; p.18 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Although #REBPAF focuses primarily on handwritten & printed books, it’s always worthwhile to look beyond one's own horizon - you never know what connections you might find! On a research trip to monasteries in Northern Germany, we found many vehicles of knowledge beyond the book! #MSCA #BookHistory

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

📜 #REBPAF members @kaiyankele.bsky.social & Alena Minko (Bristol) were in Exeter for the first workshop of the GW4 project 'Medieval Studies Mobilising Digital Humanities', learning more about manuscripts and biocodicology! Details: gw4.ac.uk/community/me... #MSCA #BookHistory #DigitalHumanities

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REBPAF (Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures) @rebpaf.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

📯🌿Today marks the start of 'Natürlich Mittelalter!',a new interdisciplinary lecture series organised by Prof.Dr. David Ganz & #REBPAF ’s Luca Hollenborg (Zurich),exploring the role of nature in the Middle Ages! #MSCA #MedievalLiterature #Nature #BookHistory Discover more: www.uzh.ch/de/events/rv...

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