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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Some of you may be wondering why these incredible #histSTM & #BookHistory videos were taken down in the first place. I can't speak to that, but I'm glad they're back. (Jason's chats with Nick Wilding, Adrian Johns & @prossian.bsky.social are personal favorites.) #histsci #histastro #astronomy 🗃️📜🔭

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com

Thanks to @bhgross144.bsky.social I am pleased to share that ALL of the LHL videos and programs are back online! Let's celebrate with some favorite ones I did, and this, with Nick Wilding on Galileo's Sidereus is still my top fav: #HistSTM #histsci 🗃️📜🔬 #libsky #rarebooks youtu.be/0pkJVR_C7XU?...

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Old Paper Collector @oldpapercollector.bsky.social · about 4 hours ago

Look what I found in my mail today! 📚😄 🎁 #bookhistory #bibliofielen

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Jeffrey.Reads.History📚 @jwshoemaker.bsky.social · about 4 hours ago

Here are some books that center on the Wild West. What books should I add to my TBR based on the Wild West? youtu.be/LAs6Ph1tR9k?... #histbookchat #wildwest #booksky #bookhistory

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Wild West Book Recommendations

YouTube video by Jeffrey Reads History

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · about 10 hours ago

#bookhistory

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Marian Toledo @malcolmcanmore.bsky.social · about 15 hours ago

Mizzou Libraries Special Collections is hosting an exciting event about playful objects with @ecfriedman.com on October 22! It's part of Week of Writing at Mizzou--read more here: library.missouri.edu/news…. #bookhistory #library

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Week of Writing Special Collections Event on October 22

As part of Week of Writing (WOW), Special Collections invites you to join us and Dr. Emily Friedman (Auburn University) for an exciting event about playful objects! Date: October 22 Time: 2–3 PM Pl…

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Andrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · about 20 hours ago

#BookHistory #censorship it will not the first nor the last time that the UK government does something incredibly stupid related to books (remember in 1984 they raided Gay's The Word for 'obscene material'?).

The National @scotnational.bsky.social

Irish author Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be supplied in the UK by her publisher after UK anti-terror legislation left it unable to pass on earnings from sales of her work 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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NewsCubby @newscubby.bsky.social · 1 day ago

Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100 today. Discover the real bear behind the name. Read: www.newscubby.com/go/p_86… London Zoo/ZSL. Illustrative NPS archive photo, not Winnie. #WinnieThePooh #BookHistory

NPS / public domain; illustrative, not Winnie; ILLUSTRATIVE ARCHIVE PHOTO · NOT WINNIE; POOH TURNS 100 TODAY. Original NewsCubby vector headline layout; photograph cropped.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 1 day ago

A 14th-century #TacuinumSanitatis illustration showing a birdcatcher hidden in the bushes netting turtle doves (Turtures). A striking reminder of the schemes humanity has long devised to capture other species. Cod. Vindob. series. nov. 2644, f. 69r. #Medieval #Manuscripts #HistoryofArt #MiddleAges

A person in blue hidden in foliage is pulling strings attached to net traps to catch turtle doves on the ground, with birds flying around a nearby leafy tree.

Origin: Tacuinum sanitatis in medicina.
Cod. Vindob. ser. nov. 2644, folio. 69r.

Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook based on the Taqwim as-sihhah, an 11th century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. When translated into Latin in 13th-century, Taqwim (تقيم) was latinised as Tacuinum.
The handbook sets forth the six essential elements for well-being: sufficient food and drink in moderation, fresh air, alternations of activity and rest, alternations of sleep and wakefulness, secretions and excretions of humours, and finally the effects of states of mind.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 1 day ago

Do my #18thc & #BookHistory mutuals know about Compositor, the Univ of Birmingham's database for the history of printers' ornaments? I and the undergrads in When Novels Were New were delighting in some of these at the Houghton this a.m., & that made me recall this site: compositor.bham.ac.uk/about/

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Compositor

Compositor research project at the University of Birmingham

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Ana Crespo @anacrespobooks.bsky.social · 2 days ago

Oops! I forgot to mention the #coupon! The 50% off coupon is valid for "First-Time" critiques only. "First-Time" #critiques include a 30-min conversation, a 1-hr critique of up to three #PB #manuscripts, and a simple #editorial letter. I hope to connect with you soon! #amwriting

50% off coupon. Use code 1STCRITIQUE for a "first-time" critique. Coupon expires on October 31, 2026.

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