The #BJRL is unlocking!🗝️ With thanks to @manchester.ac.uk‬ library, people all over the world can now explore this distinguished @thejohnrylands.bsky.social‬ journal free of charge. The first OA issue (101/1) will publish in July. Read about the switch to Open Access here: tinyurl.com/626y7ere

Funded PhD Studentship @UCL History and @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on project titled 'Translating Monstrosity: Constructions of Difference in #earlymodern England and France'. Deadline Jan 31st 2025. Project & application info: www.ucl.ac.uk/history/oppo.... #histmed #histsci #HSTM #bookhistory

Fully-funded PhD scholarship opportunity on project on ‘The hidden voices of early printed books (c. 1450-1750)’ at the University of Manchester. Supervised by me and my wonderful colleague Tabitha Tuckett in collaboration with Chetham’s Library. Please share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Impressed by Plantin offers the prints of 14,000 woodblocks, freely available for creative reuse. museumplantinmoretus.be/en/impressed...

Renaissance Studies is seeking a new Editor in Chief! They’ve left me out of the press release, but you would also be working closely with me 🙃 (That’s what I get for 14 years of service lol)

Super excited for SRS next year, where me, @fredschurink.bsky.social and colleagues will be talking about our project on continental European books in early modern England! (With plenty of book data content in the mix!) #EarlyModern #BookHistory

The amazing Manchester Shakespeare scholar and suffragette Rosa Grindon is getting a mural in Fallowfield: ilovemanchester.com/rosa-grindon.... “It’s more than just a mural—it’s a statement that we are a community, we have history, and we have hope for the future.” How wonderful!

Looking forward to hosting the launch of ‘Travellers in the Golden Realm’ with a conversation between Lubaaba Al-Azami and Hassana Moosa. 8 November, 6pm (UK time), on crowdcast: www.crowdcast.io/c/golden-realm #earlymodern #skystorians

Excited about the publication of the first issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library I've co-edited, with topics ranging from medieval mills to the destruction of libraries in World War 1. www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...

Lovely new website for my current research project, very kindly funded by the Leverhulme Trust (@leverhulme.bsky.social). More to come but excited to be up and running! ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directories1...