Dr Anna Clark
@drannaclark.bsky.social
Humanities, history of art, architecture & landscape; museums, libraries & collections
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing; born 1815, died #OTD 1852. #WomeninStem
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing; born 1815, died #OTD 1852. #WomeninStem
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
Great library of Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Libreria 1537-1560, designed by Jacopo Sansovino, influential Italian Renaissance architect & sculptor, died #OTD 1570; the library originally housed rare Greek manuscripts bequeathed to Venice by acclaimed scholar Cardinal Bessarion.
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Great library of Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Libreria 1537-1560, designed by Jacopo Sansovino, influential Italian Renaissance architect & sculptor, died #OTD 1570; the library originally housed rare Greek manuscripts bequeathed to Venice by acclaimed scholar Cardinal Bessarion.
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Lime plaster, warm-toned limewash and a historic window…perfection 💕
The Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire (still my favourite!).
The Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire (still my favourite!).
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lime plaster, warm-toned limewash and a historic window…perfection 💕
The Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire (still my favourite!).
The Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire (still my favourite!).
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Schiaparelli’s 1937 evening coat represented true artistic collaboration. The illusory, surrealist motif was designed by artist Jean Cocteau, the embroidery was undertaken by Lesage and the garment was the vision of Schiaparelli herself #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Schiaparelli’s 1937 evening coat represented true artistic collaboration. The illusory, surrealist motif was designed by artist Jean Cocteau, the embroidery was undertaken by Lesage and the garment was the vision of Schiaparelli herself #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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The red knight rides forth again.....
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.24r
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.24r
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The red knight rides forth again.....
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.24r
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.24r
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Close up of Rachel Ruysch's 'Still Life with Fruit,' 1711.
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Close up of Rachel Ruysch's 'Still Life with Fruit,' 1711.
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
I saw this at the 'Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer' exhibtion at the MFA Boston.
#hernaturalhistory #naturalhistory #insectart #animalart
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Good morning from Brugge 🇧🇪
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Good morning from Brugge 🇧🇪
“Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
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Classic Vienna. -- The 16th century armoury at Im Hof. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Classic Vienna. -- The 16th century armoury at Im Hof. #Vienna #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #Austria
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Fascinating work that should highlight the work of the institute for Geoanthropolgie of the @maxplanck.de
www.gea.mpg.de/184479/medie...
www.gea.mpg.de/184479/medie...
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Fascinating work that should highlight the work of the institute for Geoanthropolgie of the @maxplanck.de
www.gea.mpg.de/184479/medie...
www.gea.mpg.de/184479/medie...
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At around half past three this afternoon, I captured this almost sombre idyll in the village centre. There is an air of the timelessness of fjords here, even though this scene is very much a modern view.
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
At around half past three this afternoon, I captured this almost sombre idyll in the village centre. There is an air of the timelessness of fjords here, even though this scene is very much a modern view.
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📚 What if the most dangerous book of the 16th century… was a list?
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📚 What if the most dangerous book of the 16th century… was a list?
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
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‘The art school dance goes on forever’ . Making it to the 200th anniversary of state funding of UK art schools in 2037 will be a miracle.
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
‘The art school dance goes on forever’ . Making it to the 200th anniversary of state funding of UK art schools in 2037 will be a miracle.
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1/ A telescope fist bump in the sky 🤜 🤛
Our Unit Telescopes combine their light with interferometry to obtain the level of detail of a huge 130 m virtual telescope. But this requires correcting the effects of Earth’s atmosphere. This is where the lasers come in.
🔭 🧪
Our Unit Telescopes combine their light with interferometry to obtain the level of detail of a huge 130 m virtual telescope. But this requires correcting the effects of Earth’s atmosphere. This is where the lasers come in.
🔭 🧪
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
1/ A telescope fist bump in the sky 🤜 🤛
Our Unit Telescopes combine their light with interferometry to obtain the level of detail of a huge 130 m virtual telescope. But this requires correcting the effects of Earth’s atmosphere. This is where the lasers come in.
🔭 🧪
Our Unit Telescopes combine their light with interferometry to obtain the level of detail of a huge 130 m virtual telescope. But this requires correcting the effects of Earth’s atmosphere. This is where the lasers come in.
🔭 🧪
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Yet another contributor to TLS books of year list mentioning Seamus Heaney 'Poems'. The collection of published and till now unpublished poems.
I think that is the most times I have seen one book mentioned repeatedly.
I think that is the most times I have seen one book mentioned repeatedly.
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Yet another contributor to TLS books of year list mentioning Seamus Heaney 'Poems'. The collection of published and till now unpublished poems.
I think that is the most times I have seen one book mentioned repeatedly.
I think that is the most times I have seen one book mentioned repeatedly.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
”To a valiant heart, nothing is impossible.”
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
”To a valiant heart, nothing is impossible.”
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
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Coming out of a very special The King’s Foundation event at the White Tower in the Tower of London, the lights on Tower Bridge and the South Bank just glowed! Absolutely magical!
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Coming out of a very special The King’s Foundation event at the White Tower in the Tower of London, the lights on Tower Bridge and the South Bank just glowed! Absolutely magical!
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Nassau Street, From Outside The Kildare Street Club, Dublin, painting by Rose Mary Barton (1856-1929).
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Nassau Street, From Outside The Kildare Street Club, Dublin, painting by Rose Mary Barton (1856-1929).
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Well, this makes cheerful reading: assessing the economic cost of Brexit. In their almost understated conclusion: "In the case of Brexit, there was a substantial economic impact
on the United Kingdom"
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
on the United Kingdom"
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Well, this makes cheerful reading: assessing the economic cost of Brexit. In their almost understated conclusion: "In the case of Brexit, there was a substantial economic impact
on the United Kingdom"
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
on the United Kingdom"
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published.
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published.
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
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Fantastic appointment (with my favourite job title ever) - many congratulations @sarahderijcke.nl !
🎓 We are delighted to announce that our colleague @sarahderijcke.nl, Professor of Science, Technology & Innovation Studies at CWTS, has been appointed as Rector Magnificus of Leiden University.
We wish Sarah all the best in her new role at our university!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
We wish Sarah all the best in her new role at our university!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
Sarah de Rijcke appointed Rector Magnificus of Leiden University
Professor Sarah de Rijcke will become the new Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Leiden University on 15 January 2026. She will succeed Professor Hester Bijl, who will become Rector Magnificu...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fantastic appointment (with my favourite job title ever) - many congratulations @sarahderijcke.nl !
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Burano on a grey day
The blue house needs a fresh coat of paint.
#alphabetchallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#photography
#Venice
The blue house needs a fresh coat of paint.
#alphabetchallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#photography
#Venice
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Burano on a grey day
The blue house needs a fresh coat of paint.
#alphabetchallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#photography
#Venice
The blue house needs a fresh coat of paint.
#alphabetchallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#photography
#Venice
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Sunday in the library: lecture by prof. Thijs Porck on fragments of an 11th century Bible glossed in Old English.
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Sunday in the library: lecture by prof. Thijs Porck on fragments of an 11th century Bible glossed in Old English.