Sarah Lindenbaum
@franceswolfreston.bsky.social
Jack of all trades & master of none: Frances Wolfreston scholar, librarian, book historian, Dylanologist, poet, native gardener, historic preservationist, small-time campaign manager. Former professor & rare-book cataloger. EM women's reading, too. She/her
Anyone with superior #paleography skills want to take a stab at Martha's last name? #HerBook
![The name "martha sam[...?]" in the margins of a 1631 book.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hvgnb6iatiz4flwmpsgj6snr/bafkreic2utskd6ilyy2esjghsn34jk4e2shimm4etwyltjbo6ohtjdaz2a@jpeg)
July 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Anyone with superior #paleography skills want to take a stab at Martha's last name? #HerBook
Transcription help needed! I have been staring at the letter before the "Wolferstan" along the top edge for over 10 years now and I have never been able to figure it out. Any guess as to what initial or initials it representations? #Paleography #Handwriting
January 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Transcription help needed! I have been staring at the letter before the "Wolferstan" along the top edge for over 10 years now and I have never been able to figure it out. Any guess as to what initial or initials it representations? #Paleography #Handwriting
Could someone point me toward a citation for a census of the extant copies of Lady Mary Wroth's Urania? Help, please!
January 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Could someone point me toward a citation for a census of the extant copies of Lady Mary Wroth's Urania? Help, please!