Saara Marchadour

My heart goes out to Paris. Notre Dame is a symbol of our ability as human beings to unite for a higher purpose—to build breathtaking spaces for worship that no one person could have built on their own. I wish France strength and shared purpose as they grieve and rebuild.

A beautiful blind stamped binding by the 16th-century Parisian bookseller Jean Richart on a 1535 edition by Robert Estienne

@kimmcurran Ideally, you need an hour to get a sense of the exhibition, a good break, then at least another hour to really get to see the exhibits. If you can’t go twice, 1h30 is the minimum to see the whole thing. I hope that helps! :)

@kimmcurran As you walk in, the stairs on the right take you down to the end of the exhibition. These rooms are much less crowded and, if you’re not burnt out from the first half, equally dazzling.

@kimmcurran The exhibition is enormous and just when you think you’re about to finish, there are another 10 rooms. Everyone i’ve spoken to has been twice or three times. Definitely worth getting the catalogue in advance to prepare - but nothing will prepare you for Codex Amiatinus

@kimmcurran @britishlibrary Hello! The crowd goes in by 30 mins blocks so the initial rooms are hyper crowded on the hour and half hour, but near empty at 20 past etc... If you start near the middle and work back you’ll get plenty of uninterrupted time with the manuscripts which at first seems impossible.

Keep this excoriating take-down & judgement. "Rebecca Solnit: The Loneliness of <br>Donald Trump lithub.com/rebecca-solnit… via @lithub"

@stavvers @tintiddle @Impitoyable Funnily, I was first attracted to Christian because of his superb collection of medieval dictionaries. #correctusageissexy

#InternationalWomensDay 2017 youtu.be/GNcP8jWB4uE via @YouTube UK Govt calls for more women in STEM jobs - solving global challenges

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On this day in 1871 Louise Michel was put on trial for attempting to overthrow the government during the Paris Commune.

@IsabelleOC Loooooool - my boss came running in to tell me. My name is now officially not an affectation.

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@HermioneCameron happy happy memories xx

Paris wildlife

"He liked cars; she liked sidewalks." | on Jane Jacobs at 100 ow.ly/4ntwcF

Wonderful to hear Juliet Stevenson on @BBCFrontRow talking about Rosalind - one of the loveliest Shakespeare characters.

Note importante pour tous les Français: dites "anglophones" et pas "anglo-saxons". Merci. #itsnotcomplicated

Essential prep for the salon du livre ancien...