Rather poignant that the beam on which Montaigne inscribed Euripides' despair about the fragility of the human condition (and the empty vanity of pride) has suffered the very fate it warns of: "What mortal will ever judge himself great when a chance cause can wipe him right out?"

Calgary airport. I’m sure Virginia Woolf would have loved Skittles.

It seems easier to post it myself from Tumblr than look at other people posting it and telling them that, yes, it's real.

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this is who you need to blame when you make typos

best "do not touch" museum sign ever?

"The name ‘Times New Roman’ may seem bizarre: no Roman ever created a digital font (obviously!), nor did the Romans have access to the printing press... But is there a connection between the Romans and the font style we use every day? If so, what is it?" antigonejournal.com/2022/11/ad-fon…

How are your bookshelves organised? 📚 You might be surprised to know that our books in the basement aren't organised by the Dewey Decimal System but rather by size of the publication, how niche it is and how often it is requested.

beyond enraging. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

James Smith: here’s $55,000 in 1919 money Scottish Gallery: fantastic, thank you JS: but you must exhibit this painting of my dog SG: ... JS: forever

the demise of classics will mean that most people will not have access to teaching based on firsthand knowledge. it will mean we have decided that secondhand is enough, that guessing is fine, that hearsay is scholarship. i do not think future students deserve that

🔈🦉 C'est jour de parution aux Belles Lettres : retrouvez nos nouveautés en librairie et sur notre site internet lesbelleslettres.com/nouveautes #vendredilecture

è in corso una ricerca affascinante sull’infanzia femminile che conferma che le ragazzine si sentono forti e coraggiose, creative e potenti, sino a che non cominciano a ricevere dannosi messaggi sessisti che le incoraggiano a conformarsi alle nozioni convenzionali di femminilità.

The International Conference “Greeks Books in the 16th Century”, organised by the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, is about to start. The Pellicier Project team is here! #Greek #books #manuscripts

What an amazing project

Oggi. #EmilioSereni

My 2022 edited volume Women in Historical & Archaeological Video Games De Gruyter Official ➡️ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social is now out in paperback! At £27.50, it's significantly cheaper than both the hardback & the ebook, and worth every penny. amazon.co.uk/Women-Historic…

Setting: a publishing house in London, 1850-1950 Author: I wonder whether you could have any interest in a school textbook that teaches people how to turn English into Latin or Gree-- Publisher: Can I stop you there, as if you just sign here it's a done deal. 10,000 copies?

it's all about exploring the history of collections, and making our own collections of texts around these parts 😊