Assistant Librarian (rare books), University of Glasgow Library Archives and Special Collections
Bob MacLean
I love this category of typographic blunder. I blogged about my favourite one of these I’ve seen: universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/2016/08/23/b...
I want to compliment Sam Regal, Editor of Printing History (the Journal of the American Printing History Association) for being braver and franker in his introduction to the current issue about American democracy than nearly all mainstream media in this country.
Next week, we'll be launching a new call for applications for the #Nottebohm travel fund for #bookhistory research in Antwerp. Keep your eyes open!
Have just finished this book & in complete agreement with the TLS review; highly recommended. Congratulations @pittsmike.bsky.social on a splendid achievement.
If you’re looking for something to do this Saturday, come on by the Winterthur Library for our second annual Tattoo Inspiration Open House! 💪 It runs 11-2, and dozens of gorgeous special collections items will be on show: www.winterthur.org/calendar/art...
Illuminator at work, surrounded by the tools of his trade
BnF MS Latin 4915; Mare historiarum ab orbe condito ad annum Christi 1250, authore Joanne de Columma; 15th century; f.1r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
That letter ‘S’ after the apostrophe on the top line is a bit of an afterthought, J. Boyle, printer of Aberdeen. He perpetrated this typographical horror in 1788 so I’ve probably left it a bit late to complain.
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First #bookhistory post of the year. Some books simply scream for a thread!
We have two copies of the same #EarlyModern edition. Why would we want to collect two copies of the same book, you ask? Read on!
EHC Antwerp, K 54092 copy 1 and 2.
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Carving of HMS Agamemnon on a Clydebank tenement. Built by William Beardmore and Company, when it was launched in 1906, it was the largest warship built on the Clyde up until that point.
#glasgow #clydebank #architecture #sculpture #publicart
