ex libris meis

patri • grad student & book historian in training • library assistant • they/them • [eng/ita]

[bibliologie]

just finished watching The Talented Mr Ripley for the first time and my. what an unsettling viewing experience. also, the scenic visuals made me yearn for a time when Italy's cities were not overrun by tourists

[bibliologie]

today marked two weeks until my final exam of the session (and the one I'm most nervous about, for a number of reasons), which is usually when my brain enters panicked countdown mode, but the day's studying is done, time to take the dog for a little walk and then unwind a bit

[bibliologie]

greatly enjoying how colour-coded my current reads are 📚

[bibliologie]

Depiction of a compositor, printers and booktrader in La grant danse macabre des hommes & des femmes printed by Mathieu Huss (Lyon, 1499), the oldest known depiction of a print shop.

[mournfulroses]

Sylvia Plath, from a letter to Gordon Lameyer written c. July 1954, featured in Selected Letters

[bibliologie]

my copy of the Cambridge Companion to the History of the Book came in the mail today and I'm atingle about it, been wanting to get my hands on it for a while!

[elgreytea]

What are you reading rn, why are you reading it, and what format are you reading it in (physical book, ereader, on your phone etc)

[aletheyass]

im like an older person but younger

[historicity-was-already-taken]

Person who has read a book and maybe taken a college course or listened to a podcast episode: oh yeah I’m a real History buff I know everything about this field

Person who focused on it in undergrad: yea I’m a bit of an expert on that field; it was my major

Person who has done at least some graduate level work on the topic: yeah I specialize in [subsubfield]

Person with over a decade of focused study on the topic, at least partially in an academic setting: here is an in-depth powerpoint highlighting everything I don’t know about my field with footnotes and a bibliographic essay

[bibliologie]

made a little miniature of the library I work at as a goodbye gift to my colleagues because my last shift is next week, was a nice distraction from exam season worries and this abysmal heatwave

[craig-h-stuart]

Library Table

Maker: Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906)                Date:1879–82                                                                                     Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States 

[forked-tongue-blasphemer]

Smiling Bats

Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v

[bibliologie]

home from a scandinavian weekend visiting friends and reminiscing about past lives and feeling particularly appreciative of what I have now. last week of work shifts means bittersweet transitions but a brief respite to look forward to dedicating to other pursuits. an exam I maybe care about too much in less than a month that I need to zero in on. lots to do, lots to reflect on, lots all around

[bibliotheca-sanctus]

The Oxford Union Library, Oxford, Great Britain

[academeia]

natalie voglmayr

[etherealacademia]

photos from work: rare books and vintage calligraphy nibs

[petaltexturedskies]

Mary Oliver, from "Mindful" in Devotions