Here is the final cover, with an endorsement from the wonderful Claire Martin, a dear friend and author of "Heirs of Ambition: The Making of the Boleyns". Claire's quote sums up how I hope people feel after reading the book: "Elizabeth Boleyn, so nice to finally meet you!"

Just sent to me by @sianwitherden.bsky.social who did some great work for me on this. So pleased to see this Jacobite roll so happily settled. www.ilovelimerick.ie/rare-jacobit...

A little while ago I was interviewed by the lovely Julian Morrow at ABC Radio about my @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Publishing book ✨Book Curses✨, and it aired a few weekends ago!

I’ve really enjoyed settling in to my new role as Early Printed Books Cataloguer this week @exeter.ox.ac.uk, there are exciting projects ahead!

Now You See It...Now You DON'T! Master magician Ricky Jay was a big fan of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, which recently (and briefly) caught on fire! In honor of Ricky and the ephemerality of all good things, here I am showing off the Newberry's 18th c. Blow Book like Ricky once taught me. 1/2

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I’m so proud of Sophie for all of her hard work on this amazing project. It has been an absolute pleasure to see this book come into existence, and it was a privilege to read early drafts. The cover reveal is stunning!

If you'd like to read more about the medieval manuscript fragments in the St John's Library collection, check out this blog post by @sianwitherden.bsky.social: stjohnscollegelibraryoxford.org/2022/09/13/m...

This seems to have resonated on here too (I cannot tell you how happy this makes me) so I'll add some of the reasoning: I asked a lot of friends & family who are not academics (often not readers of non-fiction what they would do if they wanted to know more about a topic they were interested in). 🧵

This is really neat! And here’s a better link: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...

In 17c Netherlands you could enjoy drinking your cool beer from a ‘book’. Very nice blindstamped boards, raised bands, fore-edge ties. #Rijksmuseum #Bookart

I really enjoyed writing this mini-series of blog posts on 'How to collate an early printed book' for @teachingcodex.bsky.social, who have just migrated to Bluesky. Be sure to give them a follow! teachingthecodex.com/how-to-colla...

We've brought Teaching the Codex over to Bluesky to celebrate our fantastic new series by @sianwitherden.bsky.social, 'How to collate an early printed book' (yes, we're adopting the new technology of moveable type).

Hello Bluesky! We're an interdisciplinary project on the teaching of palaeography and codicology, and we're now branching out to include early printed books. Check out our website for lots of learning resources: teachingthecodex.com

This was always one of my favourites when I was working at St John’s, it’s great to see it online!

Our next talk! Come along to hear Paul Nash on some of printing's earliest riddling questions.

What connects Pisces to the feet? 🐟👣 My new blog post for @lampallib.bsky.social explores Zodiac Men diagrams, focusing on a 16th century printed book of hours currently on display in 'Unfolding Time'. This wonderful exhibition is free and open until May! monumentoffame.org/2025/04/04/u...

A thread about William Caxton, the quincentenary commemoration (1976), and a nice surprise in the post.

Doing some fascinating research into an early Boleyn family member this week! More on this soon, but suffice to say that there is still so much to learn about the medieval Boleyns 👀

Something I really enjoy is exploring printing errors in early printed books: how they happened, what they can tell us about book production, etc. Today, though, I remembered this delightfully bewildering example in a much more modern book sitting on my shelf...

On International Women's Day, it seems appropriate to remind everyone that there's so much more to learn about Elizabeth Boleyn. I've been overwhelmed by the response to my forthcoming biography on Elizabeth, and I can't wait until I can share my discoveries with everyone! (Image: TNA SP 1/19)

It's wonderful to see Bodleian Library 4° Rawl. 245 available on Digital Bodleian! This 1537 copy of "Institution of a Christian Man" (also referred to as the Bishop's Book) includes annotations by Henry VIII and Thomas Cranmer. You can view it here: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/3e55...

I finally saw the BL exhibition today ☺️ It definitely lived up to the hype! An excellent overview of women from the period, with a nice mix of the voices of prestigious and ordinary women. Highlights were Elizabeth Woodville in the Worshipful Company of Skinners' MS and Joan of Arc's signature 💕

I had a great time last night viewing 'Unfolding Time', the impressive new exhibition at @lampallib.bsky.social curated by Sarah Griffin. I loved the exhibition leaflet, which matches the form of concertina fold almanacs!

Yay! Last autumn’s ‘Treasures’ catalogue hits OCLC. Thank you University of Heidelberg. We still have copies for anyone who would like it sent. You will also find it on our website.

Artist and page in dialogue. In Merton MS 177 the artist breaks the sequence of straight edges to echo uneven parchment. #manuscripts #illumination

Just had a great meeting with Maria from the Oxford Conservation Consortium about SJC MS 293, a 15thc devotional MS owned by a Fellow of SJC in the 16thc. Thanks to OCC for helping us to preserve this item! You can read its catalogue entry here: medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manu...

The first initial in a manuscript that I have just bought.

First list (and first postcard) of the new year. leocadogan.com/blogs/newsle...

A tour of our stand at the Stuttgart book fair.

Happy New Year! These are the covers of the six lists that we produced in 2024. (The catalogues themselves are browsable via leocadogan.com/pages/catalogues).

The classic medieval and early modern logical and scientific diagram the Porphyrian tree. This small printed example has been labelled in red by a reader, P-O-R-P-H-Y-R-Y. (Basel, c.1495).

Gearing up for the Stuttgart book fair, which is running from Friday to Sunday next week. Our list should be published on Wednesday. We have tickets should you want one. Please ask!

I'm so pleased to announce that my first peer-reviewed paper, "‘Mrs Marshall’: The Identity of the Mother of the Maidens in Anne Boleyn’s Household", has been published online in Volume 29 Issue 3 of The Court Historian. You can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'm currently working with SJC MS 374, St John's College Library's Benefactor's Book, which lists donations made to the library in the 17th and 18th centuries. It includes beautiful initials which feature the college crest, such as these two on folio 44r.

One of the beautiful creations I consulted on in #WolfHall is this gorgeous reproduction of the Book of Hours in which #AnneBoleyn & Henry VIII wrote messages to each other, recreated by the gifted Chris Rosser. It is a small detail, but one which makes my geeky heart sing 💜

Pleased to see that my colleague @sianwitherden.bsky.social has joined us here!