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[Eton College Library @EtonCollLibrary]

Halloween invasion at @EtonCollLibrary!

[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

Looking good in the 1880's @EtonCollLibrary 😁📚

PA-A.64:39-2013 | Eton Collections (https://t.co/FPkLJOEjOy)

[Manuscript Society @ManuscriptSoc]

The people of ancient Babylonia believed celestial events could predict the future. Now scholars have deciphered 4,000-yr-old cuneiform tablets at @britishmuseum connecting lunar eclipses with omens. What did they portend? Death, destruction, pestilence… https://t.co/rVpnahiC0F

[Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @CSMC_Hamburg]

In the new volume of our ‘Studies in Manuscript Cultures’ series, Jean-Pierre Drège tells the story of more than 2,000 years of #Chinese #Paper, from its myth-enshrouded beginnings to the present day:
https://t.co/g9zGDojzt5
#OpenAccess

[IES @IES_London]

IES is accepting Expressions of Interest for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme!

Themes:
📖 Book history & studies of the book
📖The book trade
📖Publishing
📖Collections & archives in galleries, museums, & libraries

Deadline : 5/08/2024
https://t.co/HZLCszeNXB

[Pilgrim Trust @ThePilgrimTrust]

Very pleased to be part of this #fundercollaboration @FunderHub partnership with @Conservators_UK to support conservation internships. Hoping to see it flourish and keen to talk to other interested T&Fs.
https://t.co/vr69Y1uNAV

[Eton College Library @EtonCollLibrary]

Wish list…🤩

[Yale Classics Lib @YaleClassicsLib]

New issue of Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Vol. 9, No. 1 (2024) https://t.co/LP95f8rsoi #OpenAccess @PennPress @ProjectMUSE @sims_mss

[LambethPalaceLibrary @lampallib]

We are delighted to announce the opening of our new exhibition 'Her booke': Early Modern Women and their Books at Lambeth Palace Library! Admission is FREE and we welcome you to browse the exhibition during our opening hours or attend one of our events. https://t.co/1KnOFSRkpB

[Durham University Collections (no longer on X) @DU_Collections]

Call for applications! 2025 (Apr-Jun) Sir William Luce fellowship @durham_uni 's Institute for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies deadline 1 Oct: research proposals re urgent regional issues in the area comprising the Sudans, Yemen, the Gulf States and Iran
https://t.co/TXeZnDjl2v

[SHARP (@[email protected]) @SHARPorg]

💫SHARP is seeking to fill the new position of Executive Director. Check out the job ad below, and share widely!

https://t.co/ToWWSa27BQ

[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

Come work with us! We're looking for an Exhibitions & Access Coordinator to join our team.

https://t.co/DI0gDdNDxj

[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

New blog post from @EtonCollLibrary!

https://t.co/DjAnCj0Rlz

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

VACANCY ALERT 🏛️ The Bodleian Libraries are seeking two enthusiastic Senior Resource Description Assistants. 📚The post-holders will be responsible for creating high quality catalogue records.
Apply by 1 July: https://t.co/9VekrFMbCp
#library #jobs #oxford #oxfordjobs

[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

We are looking for a new Archivist to join our team! You would work to support the College Archivist with a focus on managing the College's Digital Archive. Read more about the post below and don't forget to apply by the 3rd of July! ☺️https://t.co/9FLGVW3Ugq

[Eton College Library @EtonCollLibrary]

📢Job klaxon: we are seeking an enthusiastic project cataloguer to join our busy, small team!
Closing date: 30 June 2024
More info: https://t.co/quDpnbUIAv

[Eton College Library @EtonCollLibrary]

@WittsPat @chapps @rogueclassicist @antmoose @museiincomune @Musei_Vaticani @caputmundiHeidi @Livia_en_Roma @NCDrusus38 @p_historians 🥰 Thank you so much!

[Society for the History of Emotions @EHCS_Journal]

Call for papers for women in power conference at uni Adelaide!

[Jan Pauwels @JanPauwelsKBR]

The second edition of ‘BOOK HISTORY @ KBR’ will take place @kbrbe on 18 September 2024:

7 experts will present their research on manuscripts, printed books and historical newspapers from the KBR collections

Free event, registration is appreciated:

https://t.co/awa6aYlwio

[Eton College Library @EtonCollLibrary]

@georginarobin 😭😭😭