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Unovis

@unovis.bsky.social

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Venerable fan author, beta, mod, etc.; Indexer, editor of art books; knitter. She/her. Unovis across AO3 and most platforms. NB: my name is from my research/writing on the avant-garde group of the 1920s Vehemently anti-GOP and all the damage they cause

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · Aug 29

Perversely cheering to re-encounter the "Index to Tears" compiled for an 1886 edition of Henry Mackenzie's #18thc novel _The Man of Feeling_. (It's reprinted in the modern Oxford edition.)
47 entries for a novel of 98 pages.
I like the parenthetical annotation "Choking, &c, not counted".

Appendix 3 in the Oxford World's Classics The Man of Feeling: the Index to Tears. Covers two facing pages and opens with "'Odds but should have wept'"--on p. 5--and closed with "Cheek wiped (at the end of the last chapter) on p. 97

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · Jul 9

Wondering if there's a blacklist or bulletin board for warnings of bad and unethical clients. I've just had a ridiculous experience with a museum's editor, who seemed to see indexing as some sort of literary maid service.

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · Jun 7

✉️ An Ottoman Eid Greeting Card with a Handwritten Note, January 13, 1908

"My Respected Brother,

Because my fault (my neglect in writing to you) and shame have deprived me even of the courage to offer my apology, my error has persisted until now.. [𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

"My Respected Brother,

Because my fault (my neglect in writing to you) and shame have deprived me even of the courage to offer my apology, my error has persisted until now..

With the utmost respect and longing, I kiss your blessed hands and offer my heartfelt congratulations on the Festival of Sacrifice. I humbly beg, my dear brother, that you do not withhold your gracious letter which would kindly inform me that I have been honored with your noble pardon.

13 January 1908

I present my highest respects to my brother Süleyman Bey and kiss the eyes of tiny Mini Mini…"

"May your Eid be joyful and your life be long."

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · May 21

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Strand Bookstore to Take Over Last Shakespeare & Co. Location in NYC

Shakespeare & Co. will transfer ownership of its last New York storefront, located on the Upper West Side, to Strand Book Store on June 1, marking the end of an era for the beloved bookseller.

www.publishersweekly.com

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · May 20

For #WorldBeeDay 🐝 some late medieval specimens (ca.1440), from Tractatus de Herbis, a wonderful manuscript from northern Italy made to help apothecaries and physicians identify useful ingredients. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/tractatus-de-herbis-ca-1440 @britishlibrary

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · May 12

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
May 12,1944

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
LATEST LINGO

CAN YOU REALLY DO DOUBLE
TALK, NANCY?

SURE - - ALL YOU DO IS DRINNA FEEN
ON THE TRANSA FRAN

THEN YOU SORTA PROOLIN THE SAFFER TO A FRAMMIN EEN- IT'S VERY
SIMMA NING

LATER

ER WILL YOU PLEASE TEACH ME HOW TO DO DOUBLE-TALK?

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · May 9

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
May 09,1947

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER

I HEAR YOU'VE GOT QUITE A COLLECTION OF FAMOUS AUTOGRAPHS

YEP

HOW ABOUT SELLING ME A FEW
SIGNATURES ???

SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE
EXPENSIVE--
$3- - - $5 - - - $10- - -

HAVE YA GOT ONE FOR ABOUT A NICKEL?

SURE

HERE
Y' ARE

SIGNATURE-
ERNIE BUSHMILLER

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · May 7

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
May 07,1949

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER

AUNT FRITZI---MAY
I OPEN THE WINDOW?...
IT'S WARM IN HERE

NO

BUT IT'S VERY STUFFY

I SAID NO

I'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME
AIR

NANCY SNIPS THROUGH THE FOURTH WALL FOR SOME FRESH AIR

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · May 6

Shameful, if not surprising. Imagine the caliber of artist submitting for this.

hyperallergic.com/1010092/us-g...

US Government Calls for Venice Biennale Proposals Focused on “American Values”

The newly opened grant portal for the United States pavilion features updated Trumpian language and a shortened timeline for applications.

hyperallergic.com

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Catherine Curzon @madamegilflurt.bsky.social · May 2

Farewell to Ruth Buzzi, queen of comedy!

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · May 1

Thank you Comrade Stalin for our happy childhood!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 23

Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · Apr 22

Congratulations to the editors of - and contributors to -

Thinking Women and Art in the Long 18th Century: Strategic Reinterpretations
Edited by Mechthild Fend, Jennifer Germann & Melissa Hyde
www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
@amsterdamupress.bsky.social 2025

A book cover featuring a C19th painting of a dark-haired, white-skinned woman with her arms crossed in front of her, holding a brush or stylus in her right hand.

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · Apr 22

Oh, that looks good!

Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · Apr 21

Damn it, I liked this one.

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J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · Apr 19

Véronique Gens as Niobe in the Royal Opera's production of Agostino Steffani's "Niobe, Regina Di Tebe"- BOTD

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · Apr 20

That begs for podficcing.

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · Apr 20

Tried to treat myself today, but most food makes me sick to look at or smell. I still tolerate lemon water, rice cooked in chicken broth, and little oranges. Green beans are the only acceptable veg this week, though I think escarole or chard might be OK, if I could get them. With white beans.

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Lyndzi @lyndzi.bsky.social · Apr 19

The fun reveal in my Evelyn act is that I turn into Ned 🐆😸🏴‍☠️

Burlesque performer Polly Amour cosplaying as Our Flag Means Death character Evelyn Higgins while a crowd of gay pirates cheer.

Burlesque performer Polly Amour in a leopard print body suit, leopard print fishnets, and an eye patch, cosplaying Our Flag Means Death character Evelyn Higgins.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 19

"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."

Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican

Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said.

www.thedailybeast.com

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Apr 18

The Best Of Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller September 20,1955

BREAK IT UP,
BREAK IT UP

( A POLICE OFFICER TELLS THE KIDS TO MOVE ALONG, NO CONGREGATING ON THE SIDEWALK)

LATER

BREAK IT UP, BREAK IT UP

( SLUGGO TELLS THE POLICE TO MOVE ALONG)

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · Apr 17

Curtain rises on everything you most desire: banquet, wine, music, books, a globe, the world. All brought together in 1640 by Jan Davidsz de Heem, whose day is today.

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Unovis @unovis.bsky.social · Apr 18

I didn't realize until last night, when a friend mentioned it in a text, that this Sunday is Easter. Work.
At least I don't have time to feel sad/guilty about doing no Easter baking this year. Buying myself a chocolate bunny would be nice, if I can do it via insta-cart.

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 16,1951

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER

ILL SHOW SLUGGO AND TRIXIE HOW
LITTLE I CARE ABOUT THEIR ROMANCE

I'LL JUST IGNORE THEM LIKE THEY DON'T EXIST

( NANCY HAS WENT TO WHERE SLUGGO AND TRIXIE WERE AT TO IGNORE THEM)

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Dominic Pettman @dominicpettman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Today I learned that Peter Weller - the guy that played Robocop - was so humiliated by Dario Argento's Director of Photography, while talking about art, that he subsequently went and got a PhD in Art History, and now just published a book on Alberti with Cambridge University Press.

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