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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · 19h

🚨AMARC GRANTS: upcoming deadline🚨

We give grants of up to £500 to projects that promote the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives.

📅Deadline: 1 November

Read more on our website: amarcsite.wordpress.com/grants/

Grants

AMARC awards small grants in support of initiatives that are in line with our objective of promoting the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives of all periods. AMARC invi…

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Dr Alison Ray @liber-ray.bsky.social · Jul 15

We had an amazing @amarc.bsky.social visit today to the Royal Library and College of St George at Windsor Castle for tours and displays of archives, mss and artworks, including the Sobieski Hours and drawings by Da Vinci! 🏰🎉

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Jun 2

Booking is still open for our Summer event and AGM on 15 July. Schedule below!

#BookHistory #ManuscriptMonday #MedievalSky📜

AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Booking for the AMARC 2025 Summer Meeting and AGM is now open!

📍Royal Library and Royal Archives at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
📅 15 July
⏰ 11.00-15.30

See our website for booking info:
amarcsite.wordpress.com/meetings/for...

Forthcoming Meetings

Summer Meeting and AGM 2025 Royal Library and Royal Archives at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library 15 July 2025, 10.00-16.00 Exploring Windsor’s Library and Archive …

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · May 3

Next AMARC meeting in Windsor, don't forget to sign up

Two positions for board membership will be filled: Web editor and Newsletter editor

Interested? Check how to apply from our latest newsletter that just arrived to the mailbox closest to you!

AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Booking for the AMARC 2025 Summer Meeting and AGM is now open!

📍Royal Library and Royal Archives at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
📅 15 July
⏰ 11.00-15.30

See our website for booking info:
amarcsite.wordpress.com/meetings/for...

Forthcoming Meetings

Summer Meeting and AGM 2025 Royal Library and Royal Archives at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library 15 July 2025, 10.00-16.00 Exploring Windsor’s Library and Archive …

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚨Newsletter online🚨

While we’re putting the finishing touches on our next edition, you can catch up on the latest updates in Issue 83 of the AMARC Newsletter.

📬 Read it here: amarcsite.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Booking for the AMARC 2025 Summer Meeting and AGM is now open!

📍Royal Library and Royal Archives at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
📅 15 July
⏰ 11.00-15.30

See our website for booking info:
amarcsite.wordpress.com/meetings/for...

Forthcoming Meetings

Summer Meeting and AGM 2025 Royal Library and Royal Archives at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library 15 July 2025, 10.00-16.00 Exploring Windsor’s Library and Archive …

amarcsite.wordpress.com

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · Mar 14

For our current exhibition #UnfoldingTime, we refolded one of our almanacs back into its original medieval ‘bat book’ form. 🦇📖📜
Curious about these fascinating folded books? Watch our new video to learn more about them and the refolding process.
🎥 youtu.be/zZ68dfK5hug
#MedievalSky #BookHistory

Refolding the Lambeth bat book

YouTube video by Lambeth Palace Library

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Mar 10

Register now for this free event @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social!

📆Friday 21 March
🕓11am-5pm

visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...

For those of you who can't make it to Oxford, the event will also be live streamed.

#MedievalSky 📜📖

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Mar 10

Register now for this free event @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social!

📆Friday 21 March
🕓11am-5pm

visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...

For those of you who can't make it to Oxford, the event will also be live streamed.

#MedievalSky 📜📖

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Jan 31

Registration is open for the Byvanck symposium, hosted by the RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History:

Medieval miniatures from Byvanck to the RKD 📜

📆 18 March 2025
💻 Hybrid

Admission is free, but registration is required.

www.rkd.nl/en/current/e...

#MedievalSky

Hybrid symposium: Medieval miniatures from Byvanck to the RKD

On 18 March 2025, the RKDwill host a symposium on illuminated manuscripts.

www.rkd.nl

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Nov 7

It's out!

Issue 83 of the AMARC Newsletter is out in the wild, so members, check your post.

AMARC members are sent the latest newsletter biannually, with individual membership costing just £10/year

amarcsite.wordpress.com/how-to-join

📜📰 #BookHistory #Manuscripts

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Nov 4

Now that our next Newsletter is almost ready, we've uploaded our latest issue for everyone to see!

Find issue 82 of the AMARC Newsletter here:

amarcsite.wordpress.com/newsletters-...

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Newsletters 81-90

AMARC Newsletter No. 81: Newsletter81 AMARC Newsletter No. 82: Newsletter82

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Oct 28

There's still time to apply for an AMARC grant.
Deadline = this Friday 📜

AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Oct 14

🚨AMARC GRANT DEADLINE🚨

Just over 2 weeks left to apply for an AMARC grant (deadline 1 November).

We give grants of up to £500 to projects that promote the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives 📜📚

amarcsite.wordpress.com/grants/

Grants

AMARC aims ‘to promote the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives of all periods in libraries and other research collections in Great Britain and Ireland’. AM…

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Oct 14

🚨AMARC GRANT DEADLINE🚨

Just over 2 weeks left to apply for an AMARC grant (deadline 1 November).

We give grants of up to £500 to projects that promote the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives 📜📚

amarcsite.wordpress.com/grants/

Grants

AMARC aims ‘to promote the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives of all periods in libraries and other research collections in Great Britain and Ireland’. AM…

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Oct 2

Thanks to all those who submitted. Our next newsletter is in the making! 📜📰

AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Sep 16

Members!

You have 2 weeks left to submit your manuscript announcements to our newsletter editors.

📅Deadline 1 October

For inspiration on the kinds of news we usually include, take a look at our website, and our past newsletters📜

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Newsletter

Twice a year members of AMARC receive the AMARC Newsletter (ISSN 0263-3442 until issue no. 45, thereafter ISSN 1750-9874). The newsletter provides information under the following headings: Recent and ...

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Sep 16

Members!

You have 2 weeks left to submit your manuscript announcements to our newsletter editors.

📅Deadline 1 October

For inspiration on the kinds of news we usually include, take a look at our website, and our past newsletters📜

amarcsite.wordpress.com/newsletter/

Newsletter

Twice a year members of AMARC receive the AMARC Newsletter (ISSN 0263-3442 until issue no. 45, thereafter ISSN 1750-9874). The newsletter provides information under the following headings: Recent and ...

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚨Exhibition alert🚨

'Her Booke' at Lambeth Palace Library highlights material owned, written, commissioned, and translated by women during the long early modern period 📜📖

This free exhibition will be on display until 21 November

www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/exhibitions/...

Her booke – Lambeth Palace Library

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨EXHIBITION ALERT🚨

'Part of the Furniture: The Library of John Bedford' at Leeds University Library until 21 Dec.
The exhibition charts the evolution of furniture design over the centuries and the journey from drawing board, to workshop, to home.

library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

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Part of the Furniture: The Library of John Bedford

Rare and beautiful books chart the evolution of furniture design over the centuries and the journey from drawing board, to workshop, to home.

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Each of our newsletters includes a list of new accessions - manuscripts acquired by our institutional members 📜📖

Take a look at one of our most recent newsletters to find out more.

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Newsletters 81-90

AMARC Newsletter No. 81: Newsletter81

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨Exhibition alert🚨

'Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480 to 1630' at the National Library of Scotland shines a light on the many intellectual, political, commercial and artistic links between Scotland and other European countries during that period.

www.nls.uk/whats-on/ren...

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Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480 to 1630

Visit our exhibition about the Renaissance which explores Scotland's culture and its connections with Europe between 1480 and 1630.

www.nls.uk

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Aug 12

The 'Murder by the Book' exhibition at @theul.bsky.social
is in its final month 📚🗡️

Visit before it closes on 24 August

www.lib.cam.ac.uk/murderbytheb...

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Murder by the Book: A Celebration of 20th Century British Crime

Murder by the Book: A Celebration of 20th Century British Crime Fiction 23 March – 24 August 2024 Monday – Friday 9am – 6:30pm Saturday 9am – 4:30pm Closed Sundays, and 29 March to 1 April 2024

www.lib.cam.ac.uk

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Curious about the types of projects we fund?

Check out our 'Past grants' page on our website:
amarcsite.wordpress.com/past-grants/

Next grant deadline 📅 1 November

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Past Grants

2023- Conference ‘Church, Saints and Seals 1150–1300’. Submitted by Cressida Williams, Archives and Library Manager, Canterbury Cathedral Archives (Newsletter80)- Attendance of a conference on medieva...

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Just a couple of days left to register for

Use and Reuse of Paper in the Pre-Industrial World 📜

📍Cork, Ireland
📅27–28 August 2024
Register by 31 July

papertrailsiceland.wixsite.com/papertrails/...

USE AND REUSE OF PAPER 27-28 ... | Papertrails

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Jul 22

A reminder that recordings of two of our past online events are available on the AMARC website

🎥🎥🎥

See our past meetings page for more!

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Past Meetings

These pages include details of AMARC's meetings since 2000, with information on papers given and the speakers. Posters of AMARC meetings from 2014 onwards can be explored below and on the pages for in...

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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our Summer meeting has come to an end.

A huge thanks to our [email protected], @drdavidrundle.bsky.social, Sheila Sweetinburgh & David Shaw- and to the Canterbury team for hosting us.

Keep your eyes open for details of our next meeting 👀

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Forthcoming Meetings

Details of our forthcoming meetings will be available here soon.

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