Andrew McCabe
@andrewahala.bsky.social
Antiquarian books, Numismatics History. Modernism. Classical & African Art Literature & Culture #sicklecell, 🏳️🌈 dad, he/him. Woke af.
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Vatican, Tivoli and Palestrina, a few recent photos that I like
- Palestrina Nile mosaic
- Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican
- Tivoli, Hadrian's villa
- Palestrina Nile mosaic
- Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican
- Tivoli, Hadrian's villa
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Vatican, Tivoli and Palestrina, a few recent photos that I like
- Palestrina Nile mosaic
- Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican
- Tivoli, Hadrian's villa
- Palestrina Nile mosaic
- Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican
- Tivoli, Hadrian's villa
Just been overtaken at speed, by a guy on a penny farthing. In Peckham. London, stay weird.
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just been overtaken at speed, by a guy on a penny farthing. In Peckham. London, stay weird.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Rat (NYC)
Oryx (Oman)
Hippopotamus (Gabon)
Capuchins (Brazil)
Hedgehog (Dublin)
Rat (NYC)
Oryx (Oman)
Hippopotamus (Gabon)
Capuchins (Brazil)
Hedgehog (Dublin)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
squirrel
rat
mouse (different from rat)
pigeon
weird cat
squirrel
rat
mouse (different from rat)
pigeon
weird cat
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Rat (NYC)
Oryx (Oman)
Hippopotamus (Gabon)
Capuchins (Brazil)
Hedgehog (Dublin)
Rat (NYC)
Oryx (Oman)
Hippopotamus (Gabon)
Capuchins (Brazil)
Hedgehog (Dublin)
Building a watch at home using a kit by the Watch Supply Co.
www.watch-supply.co.uk?syclid=08ea4...
This is a video as you can see from the moving screen. Tré is just moving very very slowly 😀
www.watch-supply.co.uk?syclid=08ea4...
This is a video as you can see from the moving screen. Tré is just moving very very slowly 😀
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Building a watch at home using a kit by the Watch Supply Co.
www.watch-supply.co.uk?syclid=08ea4...
This is a video as you can see from the moving screen. Tré is just moving very very slowly 😀
www.watch-supply.co.uk?syclid=08ea4...
This is a video as you can see from the moving screen. Tré is just moving very very slowly 😀
BA lounge at Schiphol is my fave. Quite small, elegant food & service, various seating, rest and privacy configs, lovely decor. It's right by Lounge 41 which always says "too busy to accept Priority Pass or Amex Platinum". Same in Dublin. Lounge pass that doesn't ever work isn't worth its £419 cost.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
BA lounge at Schiphol is my fave. Quite small, elegant food & service, various seating, rest and privacy configs, lovely decor. It's right by Lounge 41 which always says "too busy to accept Priority Pass or Amex Platinum". Same in Dublin. Lounge pass that doesn't ever work isn't worth its £419 cost.
Home cooked dinner, by Nora. Persian lamb biryani with aubergines. Raspberry fondant cake with pistachios and dark chocolate.
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Home cooked dinner, by Nora. Persian lamb biryani with aubergines. Raspberry fondant cake with pistachios and dark chocolate.
Terrific article on the American Numismatic Society move to Toledo Ohio, made the front page of the New York Times! Great pics too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Terrific article on the American Numismatic Society move to Toledo Ohio, made the front page of the New York Times! Great pics too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
Bach, Magnificat in D, BMV243, sung by the Plantagekoor with chamber orchestra, in the English Church, Amsterdam Begijnhof, a perfect venue for chamber music
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Bach, Magnificat in D, BMV243, sung by the Plantagekoor with chamber orchestra, in the English Church, Amsterdam Begijnhof, a perfect venue for chamber music
Unfortunately Austin has wised up to what packing means. My cabin bag made him instantly dejected, and he kept trying to unpack it, pulling clothes out to bring back to my room. When I left he uttered the most pitiful despairing wails and yelps.
He is an emotional terrorist.
#dogs
He is an emotional terrorist.
#dogs
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Unfortunately Austin has wised up to what packing means. My cabin bag made him instantly dejected, and he kept trying to unpack it, pulling clothes out to bring back to my room. When I left he uttered the most pitiful despairing wails and yelps.
He is an emotional terrorist.
#dogs
He is an emotional terrorist.
#dogs
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Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
Confronting a cat. Austin ran away while barking very quietly as he retreated to emphasise his courage. Also we travelled upstairs in a Routemaster Bus for the first time and he loved the views.
#dogs
#dogs
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Confronting a cat. Austin ran away while barking very quietly as he retreated to emphasise his courage. Also we travelled upstairs in a Routemaster Bus for the first time and he loved the views.
#dogs
#dogs
Osho's piano school on Lambeth Walk includes an amazing museum of Black British childhood; what's visible from the window just a tiny fraction of his collection. Should be an intangible national treasure.
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Osho's piano school on Lambeth Walk includes an amazing museum of Black British childhood; what's visible from the window just a tiny fraction of his collection. Should be an intangible national treasure.
Bart. Platina, Lives of the Popes. First publ. 1479, revised by Onofrio Panvinio 1562, with woodcut portraits added 1590, this the 1610 Cologne ed. On topic for me as covers Roman history
Platina also wrote the first printed #cookbook!! De Honesta Voluptate et Valetudine, 1474, on Roman fine dining
Platina also wrote the first printed #cookbook!! De Honesta Voluptate et Valetudine, 1474, on Roman fine dining
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Bart. Platina, Lives of the Popes. First publ. 1479, revised by Onofrio Panvinio 1562, with woodcut portraits added 1590, this the 1610 Cologne ed. On topic for me as covers Roman history
Platina also wrote the first printed #cookbook!! De Honesta Voluptate et Valetudine, 1474, on Roman fine dining
Platina also wrote the first printed #cookbook!! De Honesta Voluptate et Valetudine, 1474, on Roman fine dining
I enjoy what virtually everyone appreciates — nature, our pet dog, praise for music or a book, pride in others' accomplishments; pleasure in sports, references to history. Those I follow, likewise. Joyce Carol Oates, in her takedown, described in a few words what is beautiful and has meaning in life
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I enjoy what virtually everyone appreciates — nature, our pet dog, praise for music or a book, pride in others' accomplishments; pleasure in sports, references to history. Those I follow, likewise. Joyce Carol Oates, in her takedown, described in a few words what is beautiful and has meaning in life
Reposted by Andrew McCabe
Red and Blue Composition, by Ad Reinhardt, 1941 (flipped), 📸 by Andrew Mordzynski
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Red and Blue Composition, by Ad Reinhardt, 1941 (flipped), 📸 by Andrew Mordzynski
Charing Cross to Embankment, Leicester Square to Covent Garden, and Excel to the O2 Dome (who needs that route up in the sky when there are myriad good tube/DLR connections) are the least useful one-stop routes on TFL Underground, DLR and Overground.
Today I tried The Cable Car.
Today I tried The Cable Car.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Charing Cross to Embankment, Leicester Square to Covent Garden, and Excel to the O2 Dome (who needs that route up in the sky when there are myriad good tube/DLR connections) are the least useful one-stop routes on TFL Underground, DLR and Overground.
Today I tried The Cable Car.
Today I tried The Cable Car.
Classic cars Lower Marsh, Waterloo. A regular event so it's quite usual to see classics in this part of London but never dull. Well-deserved pride in ownership and restorations.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Classic cars Lower Marsh, Waterloo. A regular event so it's quite usual to see classics in this part of London but never dull. Well-deserved pride in ownership and restorations.
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On a ship, the Thamesis built 1930 in Holland & docked Albert Embankment. I already smashed a glass full of red wine on the deck when the boat shifted a bit and the deck table was sloping and slippy. I bought a replacement then they very kindly comped me a third and gave Austin water and snacks 🔥💯
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
On a ship, the Thamesis built 1930 in Holland & docked Albert Embankment. I already smashed a glass full of red wine on the deck when the boat shifted a bit and the deck table was sloping and slippy. I bought a replacement then they very kindly comped me a third and gave Austin water and snacks 🔥💯
New: 12mo 16th century #Antiquarian numismatic book gems both with exquisite typesetting, multiple types, multiple layout formats, Latin, Greek, Italic, various spacings, different font sizes, decorated letterings, woodcut images, marble inscriptions. Aurelius Victor, 1591 & Strein, Families, 1579
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New: 12mo 16th century #Antiquarian numismatic book gems both with exquisite typesetting, multiple types, multiple layout formats, Latin, Greek, Italic, various spacings, different font sizes, decorated letterings, woodcut images, marble inscriptions. Aurelius Victor, 1591 & Strein, Families, 1579
ArtXLagos 6-9 Nov 2025
International art fair
Music Film Design Literature & Art
Keynote speakers El Anatsui, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, Yinka Shonibare, Wangechi Mutu, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Ibrahim Mahama and more
ArtX prize & support for early career artists
www.artxlagos.com/programme?ut...
International art fair
Music Film Design Literature & Art
Keynote speakers El Anatsui, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, Yinka Shonibare, Wangechi Mutu, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Ibrahim Mahama and more
ArtX prize & support for early career artists
www.artxlagos.com/programme?ut...
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ArtXLagos 6-9 Nov 2025
International art fair
Music Film Design Literature & Art
Keynote speakers El Anatsui, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, Yinka Shonibare, Wangechi Mutu, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Ibrahim Mahama and more
ArtX prize & support for early career artists
www.artxlagos.com/programme?ut...
International art fair
Music Film Design Literature & Art
Keynote speakers El Anatsui, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, Yinka Shonibare, Wangechi Mutu, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Ibrahim Mahama and more
ArtX prize & support for early career artists
www.artxlagos.com/programme?ut...
My mate Sam brought over his new girlfriend for drinks.
While I chatted to him and played with Austin, she helped the twins build an IKEA bed and wardrobe.
Keeper.
While I chatted to him and played with Austin, she helped the twins build an IKEA bed and wardrobe.
Keeper.
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
My mate Sam brought over his new girlfriend for drinks.
While I chatted to him and played with Austin, she helped the twins build an IKEA bed and wardrobe.
Keeper.
While I chatted to him and played with Austin, she helped the twins build an IKEA bed and wardrobe.
Keeper.
The river Thames, home to 125 species of fish, even sharks, over 400 invertebrates, and various large mammals, including seals and Austin the puppy
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The river Thames, home to 125 species of fish, even sharks, over 400 invertebrates, and various large mammals, including seals and Austin the puppy
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Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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