Jeffrey Makala
@jeffmakala.bsky.social
Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him
Just got some late 1970s Kirk/Spock slash fiction anthologies for the collection. Great stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Just got some late 1970s Kirk/Spock slash fiction anthologies for the collection. Great stuff.
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Our ancient love of dogs is really reassuring
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our ancient love of dogs is really reassuring
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Ahab is for ever Ahab, man. This whole act’s immutably decreed.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Ahab is for ever Ahab, man. This whole act’s immutably decreed.
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We probably all need this right now: Japanese surrealist Tohukiro Kawai’s saintly cats. 🐈 🐱 www.gyokuei.tokyo/globalstore?...
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We probably all need this right now: Japanese surrealist Tohukiro Kawai’s saintly cats. 🐈 🐱 www.gyokuei.tokyo/globalstore?...
Museums, South Carolina history, and #reparations
A rare happy story: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has restored its holdings of the works of the enslaved potter David Drake to his descendants, following the pattern of Holocaust art restitution, the first time a museum has restored a work produced by an enslaved person.
MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs
The terms of the restitution of the two ceramic pots have been cast in the mould of Nazi war-loot agreements
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Museums, South Carolina history, and #reparations
New Public Enemy just dropped!
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New Public Enemy just dropped!
They’re playing The Clash in the dining hall today, so at least there’s that.
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They’re playing The Clash in the dining hall today, so at least there’s that.
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A very adorable mouse from 1554
September 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A very adorable mouse from 1554
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To celebrate #MoleDay here is the Ashmole mole :)
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
To celebrate #MoleDay here is the Ashmole mole :)
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bringing out some very new acquisitions for a history of sexuality class later in the week. Larry Townsend’s 1972 book is considered the first published leatherman’s book. #bookhistory
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Bringing out some very new acquisitions for a history of sexuality class later in the week. Larry Townsend’s 1972 book is considered the first published leatherman’s book. #bookhistory
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his very panics are more to be dreaded than his most fearless and malicious assaults!
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
his very panics are more to be dreaded than his most fearless and malicious assaults!
Absolutely delighted to see a recipe for “Fuck the Patriarchy Chicken” taken from one of our queer zines in the center of the main library foyer’s cookbook display! (From The Corners of their Mouth zine, issue 1).
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Absolutely delighted to see a recipe for “Fuck the Patriarchy Chicken” taken from one of our queer zines in the center of the main library foyer’s cookbook display! (From The Corners of their Mouth zine, issue 1).
Boston Book Fair, CA Book Fair, NY Antiquarian Book Fair
October 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Boston Book Fair, CA Book Fair, NY Antiquarian Book Fair
Mood. Owl from the 16th century Aztec Codex Bourbonicus
October 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Mood. Owl from the 16th century Aztec Codex Bourbonicus
#newacquisition an uncut 1873 issue of The National Police Gazette, showing the absolute huge size of the paper stock. #bookhistory #flashpress
September 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#newacquisition an uncut 1873 issue of The National Police Gazette, showing the absolute huge size of the paper stock. #bookhistory #flashpress
Got to watch Thursday Murder Club at movie night at my mom’s retirement apartment complex and boy was it a blast.
September 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Got to watch Thursday Murder Club at movie night at my mom’s retirement apartment complex and boy was it a blast.
Matching the new house trim color to the #schnoodle
August 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Matching the new house trim color to the #schnoodle
Going into the fall semester like….
August 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Going into the fall semester like….
On the security envelope and art inspired by it :)
A Close Look at Security Envelope Patterns
These classically inconspicuous designs, which are hiding in plain sight, have inspired collectors, artists, and at least one architect.
www.inconspicuous.info
August 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
THIS
Sports betting site for how quickly someone who makes 3x my salary praises AI in welcome back meetings.
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
THIS
Finished up my biennial faculty report and had to stop myself from stating that my most prominent accomplishment of the past two years was being reskeeted by @flavorflav.bsky.social #publicenemy #fightthepower P.S. it was!
August 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Finished up my biennial faculty report and had to stop myself from stating that my most prominent accomplishment of the past two years was being reskeeted by @flavorflav.bsky.social #publicenemy #fightthepower P.S. it was!