For those who could use a palaeographical distraction: any thoughts on the words underlined in yellow? My initial transcription is in the image description. Thank you kindly! #C18

Primer volumen del ‘Parnaso Español’ (1768-1778), 9 vols., la primera gran aventura editorial del librero e impresor Antonio de #Sancha. Este primer volumen, con portada entre el rococó (esas letras caladas) y lo #neoclásico, se produjo en las prensas de #Ibarra #C18 #tipografía

Novedad dieciochista: Isidoro Bosarte, Miguel de Manuel y Pedro Estala, ‘Gabinete de Lectura Española’, edición de Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos y David García López (Madrid, Visor Libros, 2025, 368 pp. ISBN: 979-13-87745-14-1) #C18 #XVIII

Fascinating account of the true story of Hannah Snell (1723-1792) an English woman who disguised herself as a man to join the British Army. In the Gentleman's Magazine, 1750 #books #history #18thcentury #news #magazine #war #military #army #bookauction bit.ly/4qI9MHQ

Memento mori (c1720-25) carved by Paul Egell of Mannheim, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg #c18th #c18 #18thc

Jean-Etienne Liotard, The Breakfast (c1754), Alte Pinakothek #c18th #c18 #18thc

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1st ed. (London, 1813), at Christie's, New York (est. US$120,000-180,000 - but will go for more). Long #c18th #c18 #18thc

Interested in bookbindings? Learn all about Greek-style bindings in early modern Venice in this talk and book launch with author Anna Gialdini in conversation with Nicholas Pickwoad warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/greek... 8 October 2025, 5:30pm - 7:30pm #BookBindings #EarlyModern #BookHistory

For #WyrdWednesday 's insect topic, an image from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) depicting the metamorphosis of butterflies. Still in the #earlymodern period, insects were believed to be spontaneously generated from mud, which is disproved here.

Los châtelaine fueron un artículo que estuvo muy de moda en el siglo XVIII. Su éxito se debe, además de su belleza, a su pragmatismo. Era un accesorio para hombres y mujeres, que se sujetaba a la cintura. Con distintos cuerpos metálicos que permitían al usuario... #18c #C18 #18thc

Baraja de cartas del siglo XVIII. En España los palos de las cartas época medieval se establecieron representando las clases sociales de la época: OROS (representación del dinero, los banqueros, el comercio), COPAS (representación del clero), BASTOS (el pueblo llano), ESPADAS (el ejército).

´Mujer tomando café´ es una obra de Louis Marin Bonnet, de 1774. En este grabado podemos apreciar la costumbre de tomar café directamente del plato y no de la taza, con el fin de lograr que la bebida se atemperara vertiendo el contenido al platillo.

New on the blog | Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment at 70: Celebrating the Legacy and Future of the series. In this post, series editor Gregory Brown reflects on the enduring legacy of the series. Read now: bit.ly/OSE-at-70 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @gregorybrown.bsky.social #c18

Sundial Sunday Time is in your hands, c. 1784. Travel handbook with bells and whistles at #NewberryLibrary i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01... 1/2

Mantequillero de porcelana Meissein (1774-1814). En la Galería de las Colecciones Reales de Madrid.

Objeto encontrado en un libro de finales del siglo XVIII —objet trouvé— #lectura #lectores #C18

Enamel card tray (Bilston, c1770) #c18th #c18 #18thc

Thanks to @drbibliomane.bsky.social we've got a skyfeed driven #c18th feed now since blueskyfeeds host is sadly shutting down. Please go and like the 2.0 version here and let me know if you run into any issues along the way! bsky.app/profile/did:... #18c #c18

New favourite 18th-century portrait miniature just dropped ❤️ Said to be a lampoon of Madame du Barry, former mistress of Louis XV, representing her as a white peacock #18c

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Wild Strawberries (1705). Collectie: Mauritshuis, Den Haag #art #painting #18thcentury #fruit

Almanac for the year 1752, printed in the year in which Great Britain and her territories adopted the Gregorian calendar, resulting in the omission of eleven days in September. With Antiquates, Wareham, Dorset #c18th #c18 #18thc

Fashion tips from 18thC France: don't let being 'in mourning' dampen your sense of style This ensemble was worn by a lady of rank during the mourning period for Empress Maria Teresa of Austria, mother of Marie Antoinette [Louvre collection] #18c

THE POLITE LADY 1769 COURSE FEMALE EDUCATION Letters MOTHER DAUGHTER Allen #books #antiquarian #18thcentury #conduct #women #female #herbook #morality #behaviour #education #bookauction bit.ly/4l25WpB

It seems that the only relief I can find from the current political nightmare is to post rude songs from #18thc children's books & let my Bluesky friends make the applications as they choose. Not just sure this one, also from Tommy Thumb's Pretty Songbook, will get past the moderators, but I'll try:

R. Stamper. #illustration #etching #18thcentury #RStamper

Me encanta esta exagerada, injusta y maravillosa sátira: ‘Voyage de Figaro, en Espagne’ (1785), con “falso” pie de imprenta sevillano. #C18

En el siglo XVIII entre las clases más pudientes se pusieron de moda las Sillas de Cámara, Caballos de Cámara o Chamber Horse. Sillas normalmente de madera de caoba que mediante un sistema de muelles hacían rebotar al usuario al estilo de la monta de caballo. #c18th #c18 #18thc #SigloXVIII

Pouring #tea. An engraving illustrating the #18thCentury song, 'The Advice'. From Calliope, or The English Harmony, 1739 #internationalteaday #teaday #otd #onthisday #earlymusic #sheetmusic

Barajas españolas del siglo XVIII. 1775, Museo Fournier de naipes de Álava. En Euskariana. #sigloXVIII

El botijo para bautizar niñas os saluda el domingo Càntir de bateig de vidrio soplado con aplicaciones y pinzado, siglo XVIII

El Museo del Romanticismo en Madrid es un palacete cuco del siglo XVIII que recrea la vida cotidiana de la alta burguesía de mediados del siglo XIX. Cuenta no solo con pinturas excepcionales (Goya, Madrazo o Rosario Weiss), sino con estatuas, mobiliario, artes decorativas… #UnRincónEscondido

Spirit cask (Nevers, 1779), Davis Museum, Wellesley College #c18th #c18 #18thc

Tureen (one of a pair) by Henry Green (London, 1782), with Nelson & Nelson, NYC #c18th #c18 #18thc

“Letterlocking”: doblado y cerrado de cartas en los siglos XVI-XIX. 1. El testimonio de los cuadros y de algunas cartas conservadas en archivos españoles. textorblog.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/l...

An 18th century adjustable wrought iron ‘saw-tooth’ pot hanger. #trammel #inglenook #18thcentury

"The Prado hopes that actually knowing exactly how many people are in these crowded scenes will help us better understand these paintings" As I said in a lecture I gave at Miami Uni yesterday, projects such as this are neither devised to answer art historical questions, nor will they. 🧵

Anunciación. Bellísimo dibujo a pluma de Antonio González Velázquez (1723-1794).

Leandro Fernández de #Moratín, miniatura realizada por Guillermo Ducker hacia 1809 www.academiacolecciones.com/pinturas/inv... #C18

Real laboratorio de piedras duras del Buen Retiro Consola 1775 - 1780. Bronce dorado, Calcedonia, Lapislázuli

Peony dish (Chelsea, c1755) #c18th #c18 #18thc

Pair of Worcester plates (c1768-70), sold recently (not to me) for C$1,600 at Waddington's, Toronto, in the auction of a private collection to benefit the Gardiner Museum #c18th #c18 #18thc

¿Sabías que desde la segunda mitad del siglo XVI hasta principios del XVII las damas llevaron varios pendientes en cada oreja? #Historiadelaindumentariaespañola 1602. Catalina de la Cerda, Juan de Arfe, Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid, España.

A 1791 Sèvres hard-paste porcelain saucer on a raised foot rim, decorated with a gilt rococo design along the rim over a dark blue ground with flower decoration. Originally paired with a cup, a gobelet etrusque. Typical of later pieces from the '90s with more 'crowded' decoration. (details in ALT)

Chelsea dish (c1755) #c18th #c18 #18thc

In addition to the kangaroo, Sir Joseph Banks also presented #QueenCharlotte with a beautiful plant from South Africa, which he named 'Strelitzia Reginae' in her honour. Charlotte was a Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by birth. The plant is also known as 'bird of paradise.' #18thcentury #historysky

Nueva página web del Instituto Histórico de los #dominicos en la provincia de Hispania. Quiere ser una plataforma adecuada para facilitar la #investigación y difusión académica de la historia de la Orden de Predicadores institutohistorico.dominicos.org/es/ #C18

Standing oval snuffbox (Edinburgh, c1750) by Ebenzer Oliphant (of the #Jacobite Oliphants of Gask) #c18th #c18 #18thc

En diciembre del 2023 se localizó un manuscrito con la traducción de una obra de Terencio, Andria, realizada por Luisa Alexandra Sigüenza. Barajaban siglos XVIII o XIX. Daniel Río Lago fue el investigador que localizó la obra en la Menéndez Pelayo. Todavía sigo a la espera de que se publique algo😔

🎨 Istanbul, 1788 #18thCentury #1780s

Suzuki Harunobu · Yuki no naka no shôjo (c. 1750) #Japan #art #Japaneseart #18thcentury