Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

The media lied for years about who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen by saying it's a British "historian" when who discovered it is Nubian child Hussein Abdel-Rasoul he was a 12 yo child from Luxor he deserved to be recognized for discovering the greatest archaeological-

We are thankful for the tour in the newly renovated Warburg Library @warburginstitute.bsky.social with its chief librarian, Giles Mandelbrote, before the 25 AGM of the Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social.

In the 1790s a London woman named Eliza Denyer developed a modest reputation as a restorer of medieval manuscripts. She was forgotten by scholars and, in one case, her restorations were deliberately replaced by a man’s. I recovered her story & tracked all her known work here: tinyurl.com/2ktztx2e

Under the stars and planets, the Bodleian Library has been beautifully captured (and painstakingly labelled for easy identification) by student and budding astronomer Shubham If you're planning to stargaze in Oxford, save this post for future reference! #PlanetaryParade #RadcliffeCamera

We don’t just read books to escape the world, we read to heal from it. To come back to ourselves. Libraries and bookstores are the quiet safe spaces that help us reclaim our peace in a world that is constantly trying to destroy it.

Proof that dogs are actually human beings Both our dogs are super empathetic

It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

Some fabulous medieval hebrew fragments used in 16-17c for bindings in the "Italian Genizah." Article by Professor of Jewish History Muro Perani, University of Bologna. www.j-italy.org/libraries/th.... #fragmentology #medievalmanuscripts #hebrew

The Recording of the Fragmentarium Video Conference: Constantin I. Karadja (1889-1950), The Righteous Bibliophile and His Mediaeval Manuscript Fragments, by Prof. Adinel Dincă is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbci... #Fragmentology

I'm very pleased to share this article of mine, published today by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! "Framing the Fragment, from Parchment to Pixel" #fragmentology journal.digitalmedievalist.org/article/id/1...

Finally fled the last site to begin anew here, much like St. Margaret bursting from the belly of the dragon... Looking forward to connecting and reconnecting with the #MedievalManuscripts #fragmentology and #BookHistory folks whose posts I've so missed seeing. And other topics, too (perhaps my cat?)

This fall has been a rough season in my household, but I got a piece of good news this week that still really lifted my spirits: my book was shortlisted for the Marilyn Gaull Book Award from the Wordsworth-Coleridge Society! #bookhistory #romanticism #lit #18thcentury #minervapress #rombks

The story of communication with paper artifacts includes a big chapter on storing, dear #skystorians. A thread or those enjoying #paperhistory and #bookhistory alike. You see Abraham Gorlaeus (or his brother David), both being born around mid sixteenth-century, sitting at a desk in #Haarlem. 1/7

Collecting bookbindings made from reused medieval manuscript fragments offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of recycling and craftsmanship. Each cover tells a dual story: the book it protects and the manuscript it once was. #BookHistory #RareBooks #MedievalManuscripts

My first post at Blusky 😊