Oliver House
@oliverhouse.bsky.social
Roving Archivist @senatehouselib.bsky.social
Formerly Superintendent, Special Collections Reading Rooms @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Opinions mine
Formerly Superintendent, Special Collections Reading Rooms @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Opinions mine
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A GOAT SPINE! 🤩🐐
maybe it’s morbid, but these kind of physical material details can be important for piecing manuscripts back together!
@peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments
maybe it’s morbid, but these kind of physical material details can be important for piecing manuscripts back together!
@peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A GOAT SPINE! 🤩🐐
maybe it’s morbid, but these kind of physical material details can be important for piecing manuscripts back together!
@peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments
maybe it’s morbid, but these kind of physical material details can be important for piecing manuscripts back together!
@peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments
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Between 1828-9 Samuel Hasell excavated a villa at Pitney #Somerset
Sheds were built to protect the villa but sadly they had gone by 1836 and so had the mosaics 😞
All we have left are lithographs like this one by Hasell of Cadmus thrashing a python*
*don't Google this 😬
Happy #MosaicMonday
Sheds were built to protect the villa but sadly they had gone by 1836 and so had the mosaics 😞
All we have left are lithographs like this one by Hasell of Cadmus thrashing a python*
*don't Google this 😬
Happy #MosaicMonday
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Between 1828-9 Samuel Hasell excavated a villa at Pitney #Somerset
Sheds were built to protect the villa but sadly they had gone by 1836 and so had the mosaics 😞
All we have left are lithographs like this one by Hasell of Cadmus thrashing a python*
*don't Google this 😬
Happy #MosaicMonday
Sheds were built to protect the villa but sadly they had gone by 1836 and so had the mosaics 😞
All we have left are lithographs like this one by Hasell of Cadmus thrashing a python*
*don't Google this 😬
Happy #MosaicMonday
Had a fantastic day today @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social listening to colleagues from across Europe present on their founding collections for the @cerl-community.bsky.social annual seminar. Thanks to all involved!
We have had the pleasure today of hosting the second part of the 2025 annual CERL seminar: 'Your library is your portrait: Engaging with Founding Collections in the 21st century' CERL is the Consortium of European Research Libraries.
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Had a fantastic day today @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social listening to colleagues from across Europe present on their founding collections for the @cerl-community.bsky.social annual seminar. Thanks to all involved!
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'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' is still number eight English history bestseller at Waterstones. Perfect Christmas gift.
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' is still number eight English history bestseller at Waterstones. Perfect Christmas gift.
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If you're after a festive gift or want to treat yourself @manchesterup.bsky.social are offering a 40% discount on Songs of Seven Dials at the moment.
A new history of London and the 1920s and 1930s for the knockdown price of £12: what's not to like?
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
A new history of London and the 1920s and 1930s for the knockdown price of £12: what's not to like?
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you're after a festive gift or want to treat yourself @manchesterup.bsky.social are offering a 40% discount on Songs of Seven Dials at the moment.
A new history of London and the 1920s and 1930s for the knockdown price of £12: what's not to like?
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
A new history of London and the 1920s and 1930s for the knockdown price of £12: what's not to like?
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
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Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World – Online Lecture Series, 2026
The Cultures of Philosophy Team at the University of Exeter is excited to announce our new online lecture series, "Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World". In recent years, the…
The Cultures of Philosophy Team at the University of Exeter is excited to announce our new online lecture series, "Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World". In recent years, the…
Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World – Online Lecture Series, 2026
The Cultures of Philosophy Team at the University of Exeter is excited to announce our new online lecture series, "Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World". In recent years, the history of philosophy has been transformed through the recovery of early modern women philosophers, revaluing the forms they used and contexts in which they operated to write philosophy.
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World – Online Lecture Series, 2026
The Cultures of Philosophy Team at the University of Exeter is excited to announce our new online lecture series, "Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World". In recent years, the…
The Cultures of Philosophy Team at the University of Exeter is excited to announce our new online lecture series, "Women Writing Knowledge: Philosophy in the Early Modern World". In recent years, the…
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Today's edition of Thanks, I am Never Coming Out of the Archives are Kropotkin's notes on the manuscript of Modern Science and Anarchism in V.P. Žuk's papers held at the wonderful (and open access) Institute for Social History in Amsterdam :))
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today's edition of Thanks, I am Never Coming Out of the Archives are Kropotkin's notes on the manuscript of Modern Science and Anarchism in V.P. Žuk's papers held at the wonderful (and open access) Institute for Social History in Amsterdam :))
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We’re proud to hold a range of #EYADigital collections: photos, documents, audio, video and born-digital material.
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re proud to hold a range of #EYADigital collections: photos, documents, audio, video and born-digital material.
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
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The 14th-century Litlyngton Missal is a Latin manuscript which contains the readings and prayers used at the celebration of the Mass, along with a calendar of saints’ days.
You can turn the pages of a digitised copy of the Missal in our museum, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
#EYADigital
You can turn the pages of a digitised copy of the Missal in our museum, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
#EYADigital
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The 14th-century Litlyngton Missal is a Latin manuscript which contains the readings and prayers used at the celebration of the Mass, along with a calendar of saints’ days.
You can turn the pages of a digitised copy of the Missal in our museum, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
#EYADigital
You can turn the pages of a digitised copy of the Missal in our museum, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
#EYADigital
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📣Booking is now open for the London International Palaeography School 2026 📣
We are running five 5-day courses, from practical hands-on 'making medieval manuscripts' to an introduction to Arabic manuscripts - don't miss out!
10% discount if you book before 23 Jan!
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
We are running five 5-day courses, from practical hands-on 'making medieval manuscripts' to an introduction to Arabic manuscripts - don't miss out!
10% discount if you book before 23 Jan!
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
London International Palaeography School
The London International Palaeography School is a series of intensive courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies.
ies.sas.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
📣Booking is now open for the London International Palaeography School 2026 📣
We are running five 5-day courses, from practical hands-on 'making medieval manuscripts' to an introduction to Arabic manuscripts - don't miss out!
10% discount if you book before 23 Jan!
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
We are running five 5-day courses, from practical hands-on 'making medieval manuscripts' to an introduction to Arabic manuscripts - don't miss out!
10% discount if you book before 23 Jan!
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
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To help make our archival materials relating to the MENA region more accessible for research, the Digital Archive of the Middle East (DAME) has made thousands of images & documents available online with metadata in English, Arabic & (where relevant) Sorani Kurdish.
➡️ dame.exeter.ac.uk
#EYADigital
➡️ dame.exeter.ac.uk
#EYADigital
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
To help make our archival materials relating to the MENA region more accessible for research, the Digital Archive of the Middle East (DAME) has made thousands of images & documents available online with metadata in English, Arabic & (where relevant) Sorani Kurdish.
➡️ dame.exeter.ac.uk
#EYADigital
➡️ dame.exeter.ac.uk
#EYADigital
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Fresh on the catalogue today, item descriptions for Duchy Chamber proceedings up to the end of Phil & Mary [up to TNA DL 1/40]. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
Browse records of other archives | The National Archives
The official archive of the UK government. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fresh on the catalogue today, item descriptions for Duchy Chamber proceedings up to the end of Phil & Mary [up to TNA DL 1/40]. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
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‘Tis the season… for a little scare! 👻✨
Our December display in the Catalogue Hall is all about Christmas ghost stories.
Borrow one if you dare. 😉
Our December display in the Catalogue Hall is all about Christmas ghost stories.
Borrow one if you dare. 😉
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
‘Tis the season… for a little scare! 👻✨
Our December display in the Catalogue Hall is all about Christmas ghost stories.
Borrow one if you dare. 😉
Our December display in the Catalogue Hall is all about Christmas ghost stories.
Borrow one if you dare. 😉
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✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
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For #EYAPets we have - cat paw prints on a dusty shelf! Not sure if this is what @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social had in mind but we think they're cute. And that is absolutely the reason we haven't dusted the shelf....
PS - no, we unfortunately don't have a library cat in residence 🐈
PS - no, we unfortunately don't have a library cat in residence 🐈
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
For #EYAPets we have - cat paw prints on a dusty shelf! Not sure if this is what @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social had in mind but we think they're cute. And that is absolutely the reason we haven't dusted the shelf....
PS - no, we unfortunately don't have a library cat in residence 🐈
PS - no, we unfortunately don't have a library cat in residence 🐈
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Our annual conference is on March 7, 2026 in Inverness at the University of the Highlands and Islands! Click the link below for details on our CFP (due December 5, 2025) and this year's essay prize (due December 5, 2025)! Hope to see you there!
www.scotamstudies.org/sasa-2023-re...
www.scotamstudies.org/sasa-2023-re...
SASA 2026 | SASA
www.scotamstudies.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Our annual conference is on March 7, 2026 in Inverness at the University of the Highlands and Islands! Click the link below for details on our CFP (due December 5, 2025) and this year's essay prize (due December 5, 2025)! Hope to see you there!
www.scotamstudies.org/sasa-2023-re...
www.scotamstudies.org/sasa-2023-re...
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The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS
Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
Hear, hear: “The reference librarians at the SLV represent centuries of institutional knowledge. They know the collection in all its stupendous detail…
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Hear, hear: “The reference librarians at the SLV represent centuries of institutional knowledge. They know the collection in all its stupendous detail…
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Our libraries do it all! Need access to a notary, a quiet place to meet, or just a calm third space to unwind and charge your phone? Help us to continue offering these FREE services and many more in #PVD by donating below this #GivingTuesday.
https://loom.ly/W3A5cZc
https://loom.ly/W3A5cZc
Celebrating The Joy of Reading
Did you know that the Community Libraries of Providence is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and we are not a municipal library? This means we must actively seek out new avenues for philanthropic support to be able to sustain our p...
clpvd.networkforgood.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Our libraries do it all! Need access to a notary, a quiet place to meet, or just a calm third space to unwind and charge your phone? Help us to continue offering these FREE services and many more in #PVD by donating below this #GivingTuesday.
https://loom.ly/W3A5cZc
https://loom.ly/W3A5cZc
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Join us live at the IHR and online
Free registration: tinyurl.com/2bln3rdy @lauragowing.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
Free registration: tinyurl.com/2bln3rdy @lauragowing.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Join us live at the IHR and online
Free registration: tinyurl.com/2bln3rdy @lauragowing.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
Free registration: tinyurl.com/2bln3rdy @lauragowing.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
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The World of Maria Prymachenko exhibition is on display in the Art and Design Library at Central Library throughout December, filling the room with bright colour and inspiration - don't miss it!
zurl.co/FdS2w
zurl.co/FdS2w
The World of Maria Prymachenko – Art and Design Library exhibition, December 2025
Central Library are delighted to be partnering again with the Museum of Ukrainian Craft and Culture Scotland to bring an exhibition celebrating Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko. The World of Maria Prymachenko will be on display in the Art and Design Library throughout December, filling the room with bright colour and inspiration. Glory of Ukraine, 1963,…
zurl.co
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The World of Maria Prymachenko exhibition is on display in the Art and Design Library at Central Library throughout December, filling the room with bright colour and inspiration - don't miss it!
zurl.co/FdS2w
zurl.co/FdS2w
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A small fragment of a very early edition of Flavius Josephus's works printed in the Low Countries in around 1475.
The elegant pen-flourished initial probably saved this fragment...
(GW M15163 - @enssib.bsky.social collection)
#incunabula #incunable #fragmentology #fragments #bookhistory
The elegant pen-flourished initial probably saved this fragment...
(GW M15163 - @enssib.bsky.social collection)
#incunabula #incunable #fragmentology #fragments #bookhistory
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A small fragment of a very early edition of Flavius Josephus's works printed in the Low Countries in around 1475.
The elegant pen-flourished initial probably saved this fragment...
(GW M15163 - @enssib.bsky.social collection)
#incunabula #incunable #fragmentology #fragments #bookhistory
The elegant pen-flourished initial probably saved this fragment...
(GW M15163 - @enssib.bsky.social collection)
#incunabula #incunable #fragmentology #fragments #bookhistory
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Compared to the relaxed rules and 24/7 opening enjoyed here @surreylib.bsky.social, the library rules from our predecessor Battersea Polytechnic in 1916 included not taking the inkpots and silence in the Reading Room! 🤫
Ref. BA/L/2 © University of Surrey Archives & Special Collections
#EYASilence
Ref. BA/L/2 © University of Surrey Archives & Special Collections
#EYASilence
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Compared to the relaxed rules and 24/7 opening enjoyed here @surreylib.bsky.social, the library rules from our predecessor Battersea Polytechnic in 1916 included not taking the inkpots and silence in the Reading Room! 🤫
Ref. BA/L/2 © University of Surrey Archives & Special Collections
#EYASilence
Ref. BA/L/2 © University of Surrey Archives & Special Collections
#EYASilence
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CFP: 'Difficult Collections' Special issue of 'Paper Trails' @uclpress.bsky.social. Focus on challenges of working with troubling heritage collections (colonialism, eugenics, representation, etc). Proposals: 31/01/26; Submissions: 31/05/26. Details: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll... #GLAM ##HistorySky
Call for Papers: Difficult Collections | UCL UCL Special Collections
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December 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
CFP: 'Difficult Collections' Special issue of 'Paper Trails' @uclpress.bsky.social. Focus on challenges of working with troubling heritage collections (colonialism, eugenics, representation, etc). Proposals: 31/01/26; Submissions: 31/05/26. Details: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll... #GLAM ##HistorySky