Calling a book historians! The Museum Plantin-Moretus is looking to establish a research network which looks at the relationship between the sixteenth-century English book trade and Christophe Plantin. This is a great project, if you would like to know more: cphc.org.uk/updates/2023/1…

My grandpa who is 85 started making this rock map of Scotland in 1992.He collected rocks during amateur geology trips over 30 years. He says it had to be geologically correct and also aesthetically pleasing.He asked if I could share online as He wants to go viral so please share

One for Grim Art? James Cowan's exhibition at St Bride, London, - Southwark to Nine Elms. sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/…

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this tweet if you see it, to help my bird account beat the algorithm & be seen!🙏 ♥️ To make it worth sharing, here's a Blue Tit having a bath in a puddle! 😀😍 Thank you very much! #FridayRetweetPlease ♥️

Truro’s Victoria Square looks quite naked without the bunting. I assume this is a short hiatus before the flotilla of coloured flags return?

Our unintentionally floriferous lunch: dandelion leaves, pea shoots, goats cheese covered in petals and a bunch of edible flowers (with bead and saucisson on the side snd a glass of rosé)

Our very cute (and highly delicious) chocolate Easter cicadas from a fabulous artisan chocolate maker in Nice.

The Newquay--Gatwick route really makes for some badly timed transfers and a helluva early start to get the flight to London.

Looking forward to sewing these seedy lovelies which have just arrived from Benjamin Ranyard. Even more, we are anticipating the flotilla of colour and scent that they will doubtless give us.

C19 printing history is connected with the industrialisation of the British Isles, as our contributor Bradford Industrial Museum nicely demonstrates. Some of its collection highlights include: Monotype machine; Linotype model 78; and Meteor Automatic stop-cylinder printing press.

RT if you want more 🌿 Nature 🌳 Trees 🐝 Bees 🍏 Orchards 🐸 Ponds 🥕 Healthy, spray-free veg 🚄 Sustainable public transport 🌍 Climate action 🐞 Insects 🌊 Clean water & air 🦊 Wildlife 🦋 Hedgerows 🌻 Wildflowers ♻️ Waste reduction 🐬 Sewage-free, plastic-free oceans & rivers

How to keep the printing history alive and relevant? Certainly one important way is through education, as our amazing contributor the Bodleian Bibliographical Press does. The teaching programme offers learning sessions, using technologies from 15th - 21st century.

Last night's whole cow roast at Treway farm, Cornwall. It took nearly two days to cook on this rather medieval looking contraption, fed 250 guests, and tasted like no beef ever tasted before!

There are so many green spaces in our towns and villages that are over-mown or sprayed, but which could instead be boosting biodiversity and bringing nature back into our lives like this corner of Cambridge. RT if you agree 🐝

In just one day this tweet got half a million views, thousands of likes and overwhelmingly positive comments. Who says the Cornish language is meaningless?! When we are confident in our nationhood, the world takes notice.

Auction: Gregynog Press, Substantial collection of letters to William McCance, press controller 1930-3 from Blair Hughes-Stanton, Stanley Morison, Francis Meynell, Agnes Miller Parker etc shedding light on one of the great private presses. Opening bid £900 the-saleroom.com/en-gb

Are other institutions rolling out Mobile Device Management policies whereby you can no longer use personal devices to access institutional services (email etc) unless you agree to their terms of control over your personal phones and laptops?

Fantastic to see so many farmers protesting on Truro. We are so much to have them and their wonderful produce here in Cornwall. Support our farmers, eat local, for a sustainable and delicious future. NoFamersNoFood

Instead of buying your meat from the supermarket, why not try to support your local butcher? Helping businesses and jobs in your community. Maybe not every time, but once a month? Try it - you might like it!🇬🇧

Excited to announce that 'John Baskerville: Books of Consequence',  an exhibition from the Cadbury Research Library showcasing Baskerville's typography and book arts will launch on CRL Flickr in January 2025. Baskerville Punches Uni of Birmingham BCU Research cphc.org.uk/updates/2024/1…