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This is giving Henry VIII’s Great Bible vibes: tiny God squished in at the top above a gigantic enthroned Henry.

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Me walking through Manchester City Centre after the Charli XCX gig had finished

Gorgeous Angel tool on the spine of this Greek New Testament (Sedan, 1628). Currently on eBay.

This was such fun!

Our most majestic Monty had to be put to sleep yesterday. Sad doesn’t begin to cover it & it will take a long time to get used to his absence from our daily lives. But we were lucky to enjoy his company for 11 of his 15 years & he will always be with us. With Aaron Masters.

EN DIRECT | Dernière visite de chantier de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris avant sa réouverture. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

I'm loving how the Archbishop of Paris currently has Macron captive in Notre Dame and is boring him to tears with endless explanation of relics

Have turned off notifications for this app now and am engaging only sparingly. Come find me elsewhere.

Thrilled beyond words that Notre Dame is safe once more, but is it just me or is it *too* bright? I say this as a gay who never has the big light on. But I do think something of the medieval mystery & age of the place is lost with such a lighting scheme.

The funeral cortège for comedian Janey Godley arrives on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh

Réaliser ensemble l’impossible. C’est la France.

Yesterday was hard. Thank you to so many constituents for your thoughtful comments on my speech on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. For those of you who want to watch it, you can see a shorter version below 👇 or in full here: youtu.be/XEBx8DPcZkg

Queen Elizabeth II beneath an umbrella on arrival at Cornwall Terrace, Regent’s Park, London in 1963. #QueenElizabethII

We are excited to show off 24 beautiful books from our forthcoming catalogue of bindings in the form of an Advent calendar! Our book for Day 1 is the smallest of the bunch, a magnificent binding of silver filigree over blue silk on a miniature London Almanack.

Going to post an image of lovely Monty every day this month by way of a little memorial (#dailybabe). Here he is aged 3 or 4 when we’d just met him at the Blue Cross in the summer of 2013, sitting with his toy owl Archimedes. With Aaron Masters. #CatsofTwittter

Not updating this account regularly. Find me on Instagram (@antiquarianliam) or BlueSky (Dr Liam Sims.bsky.social).

News arrives that Watts & Co of Westminster, clerical outfitters since 1874, has not only taken over its neighbour and competitor Wippell’s, but the budget Newcastle competitor J&M Sewing. This is like Wall Street in the 80s.