Paul salzman
@pjsalzman.bsky.social
Early modern nerd, women writers, book history, editing , also trivial personal posts on gardens, food etc
Tipper started The Ladies Diary in 1704 but EEBO, 18th C online, and so far BL, Bod., Folger, Huntington only have 1706 not 1704 or 1705. Help. (ESTC starts with 1706 but in 21706 he clearly says this is No. 3). Does anyone know howe to access 1704, or 1705?
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Tipper started The Ladies Diary in 1704 but EEBO, 18th C online, and so far BL, Bod., Folger, Huntington only have 1706 not 1704 or 1705. Help. (ESTC starts with 1706 but in 21706 he clearly says this is No. 3). Does anyone know howe to access 1704, or 1705?
Does anyone out there visit the Clark library and if so would you be prepared to take a single photo for me ( of an almanac title page) ? #earlymodern
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Does anyone out there visit the Clark library and if so would you be prepared to take a single photo for me ( of an almanac title page) ? #earlymodern
Here’s a taster for my anzamems paper: 9.30 Thursday December 4
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Here’s a taster for my anzamems paper: 9.30 Thursday December 4
One for fans of the unfortunate Florinda.
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One for fans of the unfortunate Florinda.
Come to the @anzamems.bsky.social conference in Melbourne (!) in December I will be speaking about zodiac ‘man’ in early modern almanacs and helping celebrate the palgrave encyclopaedia of early modern women’s writing with the esteemed editors Rosalind smith and Patricia Pender. @earymodern
October 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Come to the @anzamems.bsky.social conference in Melbourne (!) in December I will be speaking about zodiac ‘man’ in early modern almanacs and helping celebrate the palgrave encyclopaedia of early modern women’s writing with the esteemed editors Rosalind smith and Patricia Pender. @earymodern
Really what more could you ask for? This is the only extant copy (thanks again Bodleian). In case you are wondering the same formula will grow you a new set of teeth and also 'take out the furrowed wrinkles as smooth as a girl of sixteen'.
October 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Really what more could you ask for? This is the only extant copy (thanks again Bodleian). In case you are wondering the same formula will grow you a new set of teeth and also 'take out the furrowed wrinkles as smooth as a girl of sixteen'.
#earlymodern out December at last such a privilege to work with three distinguished scholars of early modern women’s writing
September 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
#earlymodern out December at last such a privilege to work with three distinguished scholars of early modern women’s writing
Late winter wax flower in full bloom
August 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Late winter wax flower in full bloom
#earlymodern writing about the amazing Sarah jinner
August 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#earlymodern writing about the amazing Sarah jinner
And here’s a link to my blog piece on tracking down Jinner almanacs on the early modern marginalia research network earlymodernmarginaliaresearchnetwork.com/2024/02/08/d...
Desperately Seeking Sarah: My Vain Quest for Marginalia
by Paul Salzman I am at the early stages of a large project on almanacs. I’m investigating the readership and use through time of a large sample of what was the most popular printed item in the sev…
earlymodernmarginaliaresearchnetwork.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
And here’s a link to my blog piece on tracking down Jinner almanacs on the early modern marginalia research network earlymodernmarginaliaresearchnetwork.com/2024/02/08/d...
Had a great time at the early modern women and marginalia seminar in Canberra now it’s back to Sarah Jinner I’m about half way through writing my little book on early modern women and almanacs
August 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Had a great time at the early modern women and marginalia seminar in Canberra now it’s back to Sarah Jinner I’m about half way through writing my little book on early modern women and almanacs
#earlymodern about to head to Canberra tomorrow for the marginalia and the early modern woman writer seminar organised by an amazing scholar and dear friend, Ros Smith.
August 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#earlymodern about to head to Canberra tomorrow for the marginalia and the early modern woman writer seminar organised by an amazing scholar and dear friend, Ros Smith.
Japanese quince always fools you into thinking it’s spring
August 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Japanese quince always fools you into thinking it’s spring
Municipal planting Fitzroy gardens
August 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Municipal planting Fitzroy gardens
Our freshly painted house in the winter sunshine
August 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Our freshly painted house in the winter sunshine
Galahs , my favourite parrot
July 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Galahs , my favourite parrot