Heritage of the Printed Book Database (HPB) – unified access to early European printed works (c.1455–1830) from major European and North American libraries.

Open access, with growing links to digitised copies.

Explore via: www.cerl.org/resources/hp...

We've had a lovely time celebrating the publication of "Authenticity in Medieval and Early Modern Literature," edited by @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social, at this year's #IMC2025. Congratulations to everyone involved in this fantastic book! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Brilliant! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Academiedrukkers @unileiden.bsky.social hadden een belangrijke rol in de verspreiding van kennis.
Bekijk zeldzame en bijzondere oude boeken uit #450jaar universitaire geschiedenis!

In contact met collecties #workshop
🕑Vr 16 mei | 14.00-15.00u of 15.30-16.30u
📍UB Leiden
Aanmelden: ➡️ edu.nl/m7akx

Wist je dat eten en drinken een geheime rol speelden in vroegmoderne Nederlandse diplomatie? Ik schreef er een bijdrage over in 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴. Kom te weten hoe een Engelse graaf 'schurfthoofden' at in Alkmaar en hoe een koningin-moeder nootmuskaat proefde in Amsterdam.

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Broadsides were once the most prevalent printed materials, serving as single-page carriers of news, propaganda, entertainment, and ads.

Guildhall Library has a large collection, including a 1760 piece on James Miller's victories (BSIDE 25.9).

Explore more broadsides in our catalogue!

New #OA article in @urbanhistory.bsky.social by Erika Kuijpers, @alielassche.bsky.social, @judithpollmann.bsky.social, Carolina Lenarduzzi and Theo Dekker on early modern chronicle(r)s from the Low Countries!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Early modern peeps loved a good optical illusion. Popular at many a Kunstkammer was the #anamorphosis: a distorted projection that appears to viewers in natural form when using optical devices. Here's a 1650 one, from the Historisches Museum in Basel, of a fool seducing an innocent Basler housewife.

Filming a promo today for the Nacht van de Lobbyist at the Special Collections @ubleiden.bsky.social, with the wonderful Hans Hordijk and a table full of 17th-century fakes. @unileiden.bsky.social www.nachtvandelobbyist.nl

An introduction to @universalstc.bsky.social: an open access database of early modern print culture. To find out more visit our website: www.ustc.ac.uk

Take your dragon out for a fly.

This is an #earlymodern advice (from Athanasius Kircher), on how to and when to use your private #dragon to make an impression. The image is part of Kircher's 1678 "Mundus Subterraneus" (access: www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb1... ), and ...

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I have just migrated and started a Forgery, Fakes & Fake News pack for Forgery scholars to find each other on Bluesky. All disciplines and periods welcome - please join, spread and follow! go.bsky.app/MH6Y8Fh @remcobreuker.bsky.social @stefanbauer.bsky.social @josephhone.bsky.social

Impressed by Plantin offers the prints of 14,000 woodblocks, freely available for creative reuse.
museumplantinmoretus.be/en/impressed...

Collecting bookbindings made from reused medieval manuscript fragments offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of recycling and craftsmanship. Each cover tells a dual story: the book it protects and the manuscript it once was. #BookHistory #RareBooks #MedievalManuscripts