Pretty (French?) wallpaper cover on our copy of Pierre Beaumarchais' Marriage of Figaro, printed in Lyon in 1785 #Paper #Bindings

Born 230 years ago today, Jeanne Villepreux-Power was a seamstress before she became the scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence. Her remarkable story: themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/jea…

Hand gestures & their meanings from 'Chirologia, or the naturall language of the hand' printed in London in 1644.

Marie ai nun, si sui de France Marie is my name and I am from France Among the many unique literary manuscripts in our Medieval Women exhibition is a copy of the Lais and Fables of Marie de France, one of the first recorded female authors in Europe. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Structure of the universe as conceived by 16th-century astronomer Tycho Brahe — Moon orbits Earth, and the planets orbit the Sun, but the Sun still orbits Earth. One of 29 celestial charts from Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica (1660) —buff.ly/2Yt3PpX

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Balances humours, disperses gas, fortifies the liver, stops the itch (not sure which one) & refreshes the heart - is there anything coffee can't do?! #InternationalCoffeeDay

We all have an "antilibrary." You know, the stack of yet-unread books we might never read. Here is Umberto Eco's wonderful and counterintuitive take on why that unread stack might be as essential for our inner lives as the read themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/umb…

#HauntedIreland getting ready to go out on shelves in Hodges Figgis

A seemingly modern moment of abstraction in a medieval manuscript, representing silence as a yellow rectangle: publicdomainreview.org/collection/yel… “And when he opened the 7th seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour” (Silos Apocalypse, BL Add MS 11695)

An amazing selection of our digitised manuscripts are available again Here's the link to explore them 👇 bl.uk/research/digit… Like a phoenix rising from the ashes ...

Late 19th-century photograph of the entrance to Newgrange, a passage tomb from approximately 3200 BC, located in Ireland. The photograph is by R. J. Welch. Newgrange is believed to have been constructed around 3200 BC, during the Neolithic period. It was originally a tomb, but

A Unique Map of Irish Myths and Legends: emeraldisle.ie/map?

The first depiction of a graphite pencil in print, from 'De omni rerum fossilium' (1565) by the great naturalist & physician Conrad Gessner who was born #otd 519 years ago.

Explore the First Folio in full here: firstfolio.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

"Critical reading for anyone studying religious life in medieval Britain and fairy belief, Paganism in the British Isles, supernatural beings in medieval literature, and the history of Christianity in Britain." Shelley Morwenna Williams reviews 'Twilight of the Godlings' in The

Here's a great deal: all six from the Flamel series in the monster collection for $1.99 ebookdaily.com/bargain-kindle…

The 3 Decisions that DEFINE your writing voice with Alan Moore | Meet your Maestro youtube.com/watch?v=EOmTvC…

Research - always the best part of writing! 3,000-year-old hymn reveals musical links across Bronze Age civilizations from India to the Mediterranean archaeologymag.com/2025/08/3000-y…

A Digital Notebook for Every Type of Notetaker. (I use Rocketbook in desk and pocket sizes. Highly recommended.) nymag.com/strategist/art…