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Zaynub Zaman

Zaynub Zaman

@zzaman.bsky.social

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Researcher, Lecturer @ UoM. Editor of Pre-Raphaelite Society Review. Loves all things to do with the Pre-Raphaelites, 19thC, Dante, and Islamicate history. Views own. She/her.

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Dinah Roe @preraphsrule.bsky.social · 8d

Are you looking to share your love of nineteenth-century art & poetry? Join the lovely folks @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social, a warm and bright community who have supported my work since the beginning!

Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks so much to @preraphsrule.bsky.social for giving our Founders Day Lecture on Christina Rossetti and Caring at the Birmingham and Midland Institute yesterday. Just after our annual AGM.

Become a member of the society today to hear more about our other future lectures- link in our bio.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 9

‘Looks so sizzling they could fry an egg!’ How the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation changed my life

‘Looks so sizzling they could fry an egg!’ How the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation changed my life

The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, starring Colin Firth, has its own fan group, has inspired university courses and was even featured in the Barbie movie. What’s behind its enduring appeal?

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Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · Aug 28

Four decades. How I came to be featured in an eminent Art Journal. Read my full blog post on my story: salvadorcastio.com/beautiful-re...
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Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · Aug 16

It's been an Amazing week. After months of patiently waiting, I can finally reveal that I am the subject of a five-page article, In An Artist's Studio, in the new issue of the Pre-Raphaelite Society's PRS Review. My sincere thanks to @zzaman.bsky.social and @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social. #art

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Want to read more about Rossetti and other Pre-Raphs? Become a member today at www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/memberships

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Painting's subject dramatizes a sonnet by Dante, in which three medieval poets and their unrequited loves are harmoniously reconciled. Here the lovers effortlessly overcome the barriers that kept them separate. An impossible dream come to life.

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Cover art 🖼️: D.G. Rossetti, The Boat of Love (1881) Oil on Canvas. © Birmingham Art Gallery. Fabric: Silk Chiffon, Circa 1980s.

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Cloaked in cascading bronze chiffon, the Summer Issue of the PRS Review/PRSUS Newsletter is out now! Crammed with essays that’ll whisk you away to 13thC Florence and marvels closer to home, astonishing art, poetry, architecture, book & exhibition reviews, opinion pieces and more! 💎

The PRS magazine and newsletter nestled in cascades of red and gold embroidered fabric.

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Sarah Doyle @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thrilled to receive the summer edition of preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social PRS Review, and to see my new poem given such wonderful treatment. Being Poet-in-Residence to the PRS is an extraordinary honour. I'm sharing an obscured image here... no spoilers! 🧡🍂💛

PRS Review. Front cover shows DG Rossetti's 1881 painting 'The Boat of Love': gold/grey colours, figures (including an angel) on a wooden ship.

On the lefthand page, the text of my poem 'Dismantling De Morgan', obscured by overlaid images of autumn leaves. On righthand page, my photograph of Evelyn De Morgan's painting 'The Hourglass': a seated female figure in flowing orange robes, her right hand reaching for an hourglass on an elaborately-carved low table.

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Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · Jul 28

My new series: Vision and Beauty. A 40-year journey with the Pre-Raphaelites in 3 parts. @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Vision and Beauty: Part 1 – Salvador Castío

A Vision of Beauty: Discovering The Pre-Raphaelites I had no idea I was stepping onto a forty-year path when I bought my copy of the illustration monograph The Studio at sixteen. That oversized tome f...

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Happy 196th birthday to Elizabeth Siddal. Her poetry was never published in her lifetime. Our edition of it is in bookstores on the 29th but pre-ordering everywhere now and also at ElizabethSiddal.com

A person in dark clothing walks down a dim, graffiti-lined alley. The sky is overcast, creating a somber mood. Quote overlay about Elizabeth Siddal's poetry.

A cozy scene with a cup of coffee on a wooden table surrounded by poetry books, handwritten letters, twine, and a pen, evoking a vintage, thoughtful ambiance.

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Hi I’m Dr. Serena Trowbridge and for my final social media takeover post today, I wanted to share about an exciting new role, and the first of its kind- Professor of Pre-Raphaelite Studies- and how inspired I am by the current diversity of research and scholars involved in the field.

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hi I’m Dr. Serena Trowbridge, Chair of the Pre-Raphaelite Society and I’m taking over our social media today. I’ve been asked to share a few of my favourite Pre-Raphaelite artworks and current research interests:

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Jun 20

Oh has the world changed or have I changed?

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · May 26

Bluesky isn’t about popularity, it’s about gathering all 17 William Morris lovers together in a single online location!

William Morris giving you leaves and flowers like a boss!

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Sarah Doyle @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social · May 22

I'm giddy and overjoyed to have won 1st prize in the Kathryn Bevis Memorial Prize. It was a privilege to be included on a shortlist packed with incredible writers, and I hope I get to read all of those poems at some point. Sincere thanks to the judges, I'm feeling very grateful.

Dillon Jaxx @jaxxi.bsky.social · May 22

And our fantastic winners 🎉🎉😎

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Kirsty Stonell Walker @preraphaelicious.bsky.social · May 16

It's about time we brought back tableaux vivants of Pre-Raphaelite art. And thigh tattoos. Probably not lemurs...

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#tableauxvivants #preraphaelite #brightyoungthing #1920s

A Thruple, a Lemur and a Thigh Tattoo

pre-raphaelite blog, Pre-Raphaelite blog, Victorian, Rossetti, Fanny Cornforth, Elizabeth Siddal, Alexa Wilding, Pre-Raphaelite, Victorian blog,

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · May 13

Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve

The 1,274-hectare Bradford Pennine Gateway links eight nature sites and includes landscape that inspired sisters

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · May 9

A flourishing of foxgloves for Friday.

‘The foxglove bells, with lolling tongue,
Will not reveal what peals were rung
In Faery, in Faery,
A thousand ages gone.’

Mary Webb

Can you spot all the foxgloves in these three artworks?

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · May 2

New Lecture Alert! Saturday 17th May, Birmingham, UK. For more details and to buy tickets- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Apr 24

Want to read more about De Morgan and other Pre-Raphs? Become a member today at www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/memberships

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Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Apr 24

Painting’s subject is taken from the Gospel of John 1.5. Evelyn’s Christlike figure is a woman wearing a golden gown & radiating light, dispelling the darkness like a living flame. A source of goodness and hope, she stands as a reminder that even in the darkest times Hope cannot be extinguished.

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Apr 24

Cover art: 🖼️ Evelyn de Morgan, Lux in Tenebris (1895) Oil on Canvas.©️ De Morgan Foundation. Fabric: Silk scarf, Biba, date unknown.

Zaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · Apr 24

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