Domani in Università degli Studi di Milano lectio magistralis di Leonardo Rapone, "Antonio Gramsci e il fascismo in tempo reale, in memoria di Federico Chabod" con il Rettore Elio Franzini e l'assessore Tommaso Sacchi, ore 14:30, via Festa del Perdono 7. Info👉bit.ly/44pCgL5 #MilanoMemoria

19th-century Audible. Albert Robida illustration from Octave Uzanne’s “The End of Books” (1894), the French bibliophile's story imagining how printed text might disappear in the face of rapid advances in phonographic technology: publicdomainreview.org/collection/oct…

A sad day for the book historians' community. Today the great Frédéric Barbier passed away. He was one of the greatest European experts in both book and library history. He will be missed, by all of us. #bookhistory #barbier #RenTwitter #goodbye

Very important petition for the #childlit bubble and beyond 👇

XII Congreso Internacional de Historia de la Cultura Escrita (XII CIHCE) - Gentes «sin historia» El uso público de las escrituras subalternas en las Edades Moderna y Contemporánea dlvr.it/SsgWqj

In late July I spent 2 weeks Princeton University Library on a Friends of the PUL grant. My stay was productive and pleasant thanks to the kindness and expertise of the library staff. A huge public thank you to you all!

Only one week left to apply for this job! The University of London are hiring a researcher to work with the university archives and produce readable, public-facing history material. Deadline: 28th August 2023 jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

Anyone come across this library stamp before?

This beauty has eventually arrived! Honoured to be part of it and looking forward to reading the inspiring chapters by international experts of the history of #childlit For anyone interested: benjamins.com/catalog/clcc.15 Spoiler: it has pictures! #bookhistory

How shall a book for children look like? European authors and publishers didn’t know much about this in the 18C, when they ‘invented’ books for kids. So why not use something everyone knew? Like…almanacs! This and many more transnational issues in the history of #childlit here👇

Angelo Battaglini fue pionero en el estudio del comercio de libros. En 1787 publicó una Dissertazione accademica sul commercio degli antichi e moderni libraj que está digitalizada en bit.ly/3QIwu2u

Las escrituras populares en las páginas de El País Cultura @marcofrancalanc Archivio dei diari @MuseosdeTerque Anaclet Pons (@clionauta-ap.bsky.social)

A new conference on a classic of cheap print, the so-called ‘Bibliothèque bleue’! Do have a look if you are interested in re-use, editing, publishing choices. #bookhistory #ephemera

5 de diciembre: un poco de música para la literatura de cordel. ¿Te apetece cantar?

Dear #Twitterstorians: CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS! I’m absolutely thrilled to announce ‘Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern (c.1500-1850).’ Please do check out and share our CfP we’re already looking forward to reading your abstracts! #CFP #Earlymodern #History

Delighted to share the cover of ‘Female Printmakers, Printsellers, and Print Publishers in the Eighteenth Century. The Imprint of Women, c. 1700-1830’. Design by the wonderful Lou McKeever Bluelou. Coming out soon with Cambridge University Press! Dr Hannah Lyons

Looking forward to reading this very much needed work!!!

What is your favourite #BoardGame? Playing #BoardGames with friends and family has been popular for centuries. This gallery shows a variety of board games from across Europe. Explore & enjoy➡️bit.ly/39IdgT3 #BoardGameGeek #tabletop

📢📢NEW! Our book explores the #transnational, #transatlantic dimensions of the debate on #gender and #women's cultural agency and mediation in #Europe and the #Americas. ASECS Women's Caucus ASECS Office Journal of Global History FREE #OpenAccess thks to European Research Council (ERC) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Lovely and inspiring audience as usual for SHARP (@[email protected]) conferences 🙏 #SHARP2024 SHARP News