A man of property Just outside the City of London, in the secluded streets once occupied by the monastic precinct of the Black Friars, is an unassuming warehouse building

As a supplement to the piece in The Times Literary Supplement (@thetls.bsky.social), www.the-tls.com/regular-feat..., here’s a (rather long!) thread on Shakespeare’s house in the Blackfriars, what we knew, and what we now know, with some links to key documents. (1/20)

Kultura książki w XVII–XVIII w. na ziemiach Rzeczpospolitej Obojga Narodów - konferencja - Biblioteka Ossolineum W dniach 28-29 września 2026 roku zapraszamy do Narodowej Biblioteki Ossolineum na konferencję naukową "Kultura książki w XVII–XVIII wieku na ziemiach Rzeczpospolitej Obojga Narodów"

One more thing - there is an open CfP for a conference on book culture in Poland and Lithuania (17th-18thc.): biblioteka.ossolineum.pl/2026/02/11/k...

You might also want to check the URUS database: urus.uw.edu.pl (techniques and reception of prints in Central and Eastern Europe 15th-18th c.). I hope it helps!

Piotr Paluchowski, Od astrologii i astromedycyny do popularyzacji nauki. Wiedza o niebie w drukach kalendarzowych Prus Królewski W książce przedstawiono druki kalendarzowe Prus Królewskich w kontekście zainteresowania dawnych społeczeństw astrologią i astronomią oraz ich powiązań z meteorologią i medycyną.

Piotr Paluchowski's newest publication on scientific knowledge in calednars printed in Royal Prussia (16th-18th c.): kaszubskaksiazka.pl/instytut-kas...

The Early Printed Book in Poland (15th-17th centuries) - Wydawnictwo Avalon <p>The first print appeared in Krakow five hundred and fifty years ago. Everywhere Gutenberg’s successors appeared, this ushered in a new era in communication and contributed to numerous changes in ed...

The history of early modern printed book in Poland: wydawnictwoavalon.pl/produkt/the-...

(PDF) „Wojenne” źródła informacji nuncjuszy apostolskich rezydujących w Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów na przykładzie konfliktów z pierwszej połowy XVII wieku – zarys problematyki PDF | Mnogość konfliktów zbrojnych, w które w I połowie XVII w. zaangażowana była Rzeczypospolita Obojga Narodów w istotny sposób wpływała na... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese...

On "war news" sent from Poland to Rome: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Here are some much newer varia on the topic of news/ephemera/calendars which you might find helpful in your research (a thread): brill.com/view/journal...

This is still the best bibliography on this type of print in early modern Poland: katalogi.bn.org.pl/discovery/fu...

Thank you, @karlgalle.bsky.social. I'm still here, but not as often as I would like to. In (a thread) answer to your question, @dbellingradt.bsky.social you may want to take a look at the following database on the beginnings of newspapers and ephemera in Poland: polona.pl/public-colle...

Binding of a 1580 German print (VD16 ZV 29218) with the gold embossing "OBER RATH". Source: http://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/purl/bsz37982387X

You all have seen #earlymodern books bound in recycled #medieval manuscript pages. And while this is already fun, let me show you that some European libraries used additional gold embossing provenance markers on the recycled bindings. Meet the stamped "OBER*RATH*" remark from ...

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Egerton: English Secretary Hand This model transcribes English secretary hand, which was in use during the 16th and 17th centuries. The model was primarily, but not exclusively, trained on equity court material from the National Arc...

Happy to announce that the #Transkribus model I've had the pleasure of working on for the last few years is live! It is built on a variety of hands used in English courts around 1530-1650 (just hit over 1 mil words in the training set!) Take a look: #earlymodern app.transkribus.org/models/publi...

Bublebee in lavender flowers

Z is for ZZZ – bumblebees everywhere; we need them 🐝

An academic at the Wellcome Library in London; dressed in a yellow sweater

Y is for Yellow – the colour I’ve proudly embraced this Spring/Summer season

X is for eXperience – many important lessons learnt.

W is for Wren Library and their window view #WrenLibrary @trincolllibcam.bsky.social

V is for Visits.

Cambridge University Library

U is for the University Library in Cambridge - hours spent in its quiet brilliance #CambridgeUL @theul.bsky.social

T is for Tea – lots of tea. Earl Grey.

S is for the SRS @srsrensoc.bsky.social conference in Bristol – had such a good time there and was so happy to meet the early modern crowd. #RenSoc25 #earlymodern

R is for Research time – I’m so grateful I could visit so many inspiring places and meet incredible people.

Q is for Questions – I’ve answered some, raised many, and been asked a few that I’ll be pondering for a while.

Punting on the river Cam

P is for Punting – cliché, yes. But has its charm.

Columbia Market, London

O is for “Oh, so many flowers!”

A lock of Isaac Newton's hair

N is for Newton – Here is his lock from the Wren Library exhibition. Be sure to check the digitised Newton Papers. @trincolllibcam.bsky.social

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

M is for Museums – I already mentioned Whipple, but the Fitzwilliam and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge are also sublime. #CambridgeMuseums

L is for Librarians – best people ever. Before, during, and after my stay. Truly the heartbeat of any great institution. #libraries #bookhistory @britishlibrary.bsky.social @theul.bsky.social

K is for Knowledgeable colleagues – I learned so much from so many.

Jigsaw puzzles; The world of Tudors

J is for Jigsaw Puzzles – these came in the post, as I had no place in my luggage. #Tudors #earlymodern

I is for “I, Barbara” – putting myself first for the first time in a very long time.
#FellowshipAlphabet

Whipple Musuem, Cambridge

H is for the History of Science – no better place than Cambridge if you have a passion for HoS. Whipple Museum, Hawking, Newton (we’ll get to that)…
#HistoryOfScience #WhippleMuseum @whipplemuseum.bsky.social