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At last, the new monograph from the PLA ...

One Woman’s Complete DC Comics Collection, Amassed Over 50 Years, Now Up for Sale. news.artnet.com/art-world/chri…

We recently celebrated 50 years of teaching in our Historical Printing Room! Students from former classes returned to the UL to thank Nick Smith for his key role since the very first class in 1974. Everyone enjoyed seeing some of the pamphlets produced over the years!

Join us tomorrow, October 8, from 6 to 8pm, for the opening of "Anna Weyant: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolves?" at Gagosian, Davies Street, London: on.gagosian.com/3MG76r5

@LissadellHouse I can see the beginning of a starling conversation of where to have this evenings murmuration.

Morning walk

@longvictorian2 He was born in Dorchester, England as was not Aboriginal!. An exceptionally gifted painter and worthy of his place as possibly the best Australian painter.

An Australian native [Portrait of a lady] (1888) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931). Roberts was interested in promoting a national ‘homegrown’ culture in Australia in the decade leading up to Federation.

@LandesarchivBW In the UK, the harvest festival does not have an official public holiday date but is usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the harvest moon, which is the full moon that occurs nearest to the Autumn equinox, towards the end of September.

Heute ist #Erntedank! Mit diesem #Foto eines Umzugs zum #Entedankfest aus dem Bestand des #Staatsarchivs #Wertheim wünschen wir Ihnen einen schönen #Sonntag! ➡️ landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=7-169…

Today is National Poetry Day! 📜🖋 Inspired by John Keble’s love of poetry, we host several poetry events and workshops throughout the year here at Keble College. Click the link in our bio to find out more✨

The countdown is over. Today is the 1 and only #NationalPoetryDay – a day to enjoy and share poetry. This year’s theme is all about counting. What are you counting? And what do you think counts? Share your thoughts in the comments below. #poetrycommunity #poetryday

@RickaroBooks @ChurchMonuments @Royal_Armouries The wonders of algorithm at work on X. Wrong type of helmets interpreted by X…..

A sequence of helmets drawn by Charles Alfred Stothard. @ChurchMonuments @Royal_Armouries

Robert Graves was born OTD in 1895. His father was the Irish poet Alfred Perceval Graves.

@johnstonglenn There is one on abe.com for £29,540. I would like to be enlightened as to what is special about this edition.

Copy No 77 of the 1988 Arion Press Ulysses illustrated and signed by Robert Motherwell is being offered on eBay for $22,000

Details for the 50th anniversary conference of The Society of Bookbinders to be held at The University of York, 15-18th August 2024. @societyofbookbinders @db_bookbinding_uk @rggrech @rogergreenbookbinding @americanacademyofbookbinding #bookbindingcommunity

Why Do Book Collectors Collect? Professor Pieter ter Keurs. As Professor of Museums, Collections, and Society at the University of Leiden may have the answer….mental illness! rarebookhub.com/articles/3630

@theUL What is happening, how did it happen and what are the techniques to remedy? Thank you.

🔬Close-up of 12th century lifting ink before treatment, imaged by our Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory in raking light (CUL MS Add. 5368)

This week, the #CULconservation team have chosen their top 10 moments from the the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries Project. Here we can see two examples of conservation in action...

Early morning colours #dawn #flowers #sea #Wicklow

Good morning!

@BNBoekbandenge1 I see woodworm. At least they like wood.

Congratulations to on our Firsts 2024 stand award winners! @VoewoodBooks @camdenlockbooks and Stephen Butler Rare Books and Manuscripts!

Cabinet tour! @firstslondon @saatchi_gallery