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En el siglo XVIII, con las escritoras olvidadas.

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 5d

Jean-Etienne Liotard, The Breakfast (c1754), Alte Pinakothek #c18th #c18 #18thc

A seated young woman in a green silk bodice over a white dress sits in a chair and receives a breakfast tray from a standing maid whose head and hands only are visible on the left side of the picture

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · 19d

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 21d

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1st ed. (London, 1813), at Christie's, New York (est. US$120,000-180,000 - but will go for more). Long #c18th #c18 #18thc

First edition in a contemporary binding, with ownership inscriptions dated less than eight weeks after publication. In each volume is the ownership inscription, dated 20 March 1813, of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry (1774-1849). FitzGerald was the husband of Maria La Touche, a cousin by marriage of Mary La Touche. Austen records in her letters that she visited and was visited by Mary and her daughter Miss East when Austen was in London in 1811, 1814 and 1815, straddling the publication of Pride and Prejudice. The three volumes, standing upright.

Volume 1, open at title page with ownership inscription.

Volume 1, open at page 1 ('It is a truth universally acknowledged, ...')

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · Sep 17

Interested in bookbindings?

Learn all about Greek-style bindings in early modern Venice in this talk and book launch with author Anna Gialdini in conversation with Nicholas Pickwoad

warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/greek...

8 October 2025, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

#BookBindings #EarlyModern #BookHistory

Greek-style bookbindings in early modern Venice and beyond

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👻🎃 Dr Evilyn Koch 🎃👻 @evelynkoch.bsky.social · Sep 17

For #WyrdWednesday 's insect topic, an image from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) depicting the metamorphosis of butterflies. Still in the #earlymodern period, insects were believed to be spontaneously generated from mud, which is disproved here.

Coloured copper engraving from Merian's Metamorphosis (p. 60) depicting Surinamese butterflies, flies and caterpillars on a guava tree branch.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 29

En oro, esmalte azul y nueve diamantes naturales, penden tres cadenas: sello real, el reloj, y llave para cuerda y puesta en hora del reloj.

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MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 29

Este recubrimiento causó furor en la época. El estuche hexagonal viene con tijeritas, aguja, punzón, láminas de marfil, cucharita para rapé, navaja y lápiz. Otro châtelaine muy especial, es este de una colección particular atribuido a la Zarina Catalina II de Rusia (c. 1780)...

Châtelaine de colección particular, fechado en 1780.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 29

... imita la apariencia del oro. Formada por cuatro cuerpos, está datado sobre 1760 y se conserva con el estuche original, recubierto de piel de pez de lija, un recubrimiento inaudito inventado en 1750 por Jean-Claude Gallutat, curtidor de la corte de Luis XV.

Imagen del Museo del Traje de Madrid

Perfumero victoriano para châtelaine. Colección particular. S. XIX

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 29

las enfermeras o las modistas, con objetos necesarios para su desempeño diario (era el équipage). Con la llegada de bolsos cada vez mayores, poco a poco este accesorio iría cayendo en el olvido. El Museo del Traje de Madrid tiene un ejemplar precioso en similor, aleación de cobre y zinc, que...

Maragata con châtelaine por Juan de la Cruz, 1777. En la BNM.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 29

... colgar distintos elementos, como algún reloj o unas pequeñas tijeras y un dedal, algún lapicero, llaves, perfumeros, bolsitas, etc. El uso del châtelaine está documentado desde la edad media hasta el siglo XX, y los hay muy especializados, como en el caso de los que usaban...

Châtelaine. Colección particular. S. XVIII.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 29

Los châtelaine fueron un artículo que estuvo muy de moda en el siglo XVIII. Su éxito se debe, además de su belleza, a su pragmatismo. Era un accesorio para hombres y mujeres, que se sujetaba a la cintura. Con distintos cuerpos metálicos que permitían al usuario...
#18c #C18 #18thc

Châtelaine. Colección particular. S. XVIII.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 28

Baraja de cartas del siglo XVIII.
En España los palos de las cartas época medieval se establecieron representando las clases sociales de la época: OROS (representación del dinero, los banqueros, el comercio), COPAS (representación del clero), BASTOS (el pueblo llano), ESPADAS (el ejército).

Baraja española del siglo XVIII

Baraja española del siglo XVIII

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 20

Por cierto, esta es una costumbre, que hoy se mantiene en algunas pequeñas zonas de España e Iberoamérica o persisten generaciones que aún recuerdan a sus abuelos tomar el café del plato.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 20

´Mujer tomando café´ es una obra de Louis Marin Bonnet, de 1774. En este grabado podemos apreciar la costumbre de tomar café directamente del plato y no de la taza, con el fin de lograr que la bebida se atemperara vertiendo el contenido al platillo.

Mujer tomando café´ de Louis Marin Bonnet, 1174.
Grabado de la colección del MET (Nueva York).

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · Jul 16

New on the blog | Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment at 70: Celebrating the Legacy and Future of the series. In this post, series editor Gregory Brown reflects on the enduring legacy of the series. Read now: bit.ly/OSE-at-70 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @gregorybrown.bsky.social #c18

Promotional graphic celebrating 70 years of the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. On the left is the cover of the July 2025 volume, titled Cultural Transmission and the French Enlightenment: Repurposing the Past, edited by Hanna Roman and Olivia Sabee. Above are logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, the Voltaire Foundation, and the University of Oxford. On the right, large blue text reads: “Celebrating 70 Years of Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment,” with a pale blue “70” in the background.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 14

In love!! 😍

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · Jul 13

Sundial Sunday

Time is in your hands, c. 1784.
Travel handbook with bells and whistles at #NewberryLibrary i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
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Tiny book with a folded-in sundial hand, held by another hand

Folded out chart of miles, now with two sundial hands.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 14

Mantequillero de porcelana Meissein (1774-1814).
En la Galería de las Colecciones Reales de Madrid.

Mantequillero de porcelana Meissein (1774-1814).
En la Galería de las Colecciones Reales de Madrid.

MMontier @madamamontier.bsky.social · Jul 14

¡Vaya maravilla!

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Gabriel Sánchez Espinosa @drgsespinosa.bsky.social · Jul 14

Objeto encontrado en un libro de finales del siglo XVIII —objet trouvé— #lectura #lectores #C18

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · Jul 10

Enamel card tray (Bilston, c1770) #c18th #c18 #18thc

Rectangular tray with a bright green border with raised gold leaf scrollwork and shells, central white panel with sprays of multicoloured flowers. The tray rests on four green feet with little gold blobs around their bases and has a looped handle attached to the top (same green border with gold bits, central white panel with flowers). About 7 in/18 cm long, 1 in/2 cm high, 3.5 in/9 cm deep. Some restoration and repair, but large pieces for everyday use like this one are rare survivals in any condition (unlike wee boxes, which are abundant)

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Dr. Bethany Qualls @bethanyqualls.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks to @drbibliomane.bsky.social we've got a skyfeed driven #c18th feed now since blueskyfeeds host is sadly shutting down. Please go and like the 2.0 version here and let me know if you run into any issues along the way! bsky.app/profile/did:... #18c #c18

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Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social · Jul 3

New favourite 18th-century portrait miniature just dropped ❤️

Said to be a lampoon of Madame du Barry, former mistress of Louis XV, representing her as a white peacock #18c

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Kattekopjes @kattekopjes.bsky.social · Jul 6

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Wild Strawberries (1705). Collectie: Mauritshuis, Den Haag

#art #painting #18thcentury #fruit

Strawberries on a stone tabletop. A stalk is hanging over the edge, and a white flower sticks up out of the fruit. Dark background. Signature of the artist and year on the side of the tabletop

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · Jul 8

Almanac for the year 1752, printed in the year in which Great Britain and her territories adopted the Gregorian calendar, resulting in the omission of eleven days in September. With Antiquates, Wareham, Dorset #c18th #c18 #18thc

Printed in red and black on three sheets, fixed and folded, concertina-fashion, to form the pages. I recall reading somewhere recently that the extent of the Calendar Riots over the lost days may be exaggerated. Anyone?

Pasted within contemporary 'Dutch' floral wrappers. Extremities rubbed and marked, faded contemporary ownership inscription (Daniel Jones?) to upper wrapper, occasional manuscript annotations.