Edwina Penge

Rare books librarian & cataloguer | library & book history | moderately early modern | @edwinapenge.bsky.social

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

This early printed book is full of colourful woodcut engravings of historical and mythological women. 'De Claris Mulieribus’ is notable as the first collection devoted exclusively to biographies of women in post-ancient Western literature. 106 women are featured. MS Douce 287

[Dr Mark Purcell @CamLibResearch]

At one of my favourite places; the amazing Mussenden Temple at Downhill, on the north coast of Ireland. This was the library of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry. I published a chapter about it in 2011. Weather not usually like today!

[Malcolm Walsby @lankian]

A playful way of dating books: the chronogram - very popular in particular during the later Renaissance and throughout the Baroque era, especially in the Germanic world...
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[Reading Women @ReadingWomenSDU]

What did #earlymodernwomen read? Where did their books come from? 🔎📚🌍
The @ReadingWomenSDU project maps the books of Danish collector Karen Brahe: https://t.co/DxB6g28nVm

The map features hundreds of titles in multiple languages, from 16th-18th c #herbook #bookhistory #DH

[Bernard Quaritch Ltd @Quaritch]

Target audience reached

[KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections @SpColl_KULeuven]

We recently acquired of copy of the 1644 edition of the "De Arte Gymnastica" by the Italian physician Girolamo Mercuriale (1530-1606). And because the Olympics are still going on, we show you some images, including swinging and rope climbing. #tomorrowsresearch #rarebooks

[Edwina Penge @edwinapenge]

It was a wonderful week passed on @rarebookschool's 'Seminar in Western Codicology'. Many thanks to our tutor, Michèle Mulchahey, to the well-oiled machine of RBS, and to @RareUVA for sharing their mss. Very grateful for the scholarship to attend.

[Stephanie J. Lahey, PhD 🇨🇦 @SJLahey]

Lower right: Me, skulking in a corner of the Reading Room with My Precio— er, one of my #MedievalManuscripts. #PortraitOfTheCodicologistAsANotSoYoungFellow #BookGollum

[Edwina Penge @edwinapenge]

Recently, we hosted the @AttinghamTrust Summer School for a day. Here's a photo of us examining one of the book displays in the Old Library (photo credit: Tom Anders).

[Robert Stagg @robert_stagg]

Fun to look at some manuscript pattern poetry, c.1600, @bodleianlibs this afternoon (Bodleian MS Lat misc e.23). They were mostly written by Wykehamists in anticipation of Elizabeth I’s visit to Winchester. My favourite is this star:

[Edwina Penge @edwinapenge]

Really pleased to see @InfoStudiesAber's revamped 'Rare books & Special Collections' course. If you're musing on a career in rare books librarianship, sign up! https://t.co/WJH75BFqrL

[Edwina Penge @edwinapenge]

Great stuff from Archivist Emma on Elizabeth I's visit - plus the Old Library looking splendid!

[Longleat @Longleat]

From 20 July to 3 November in Longleat House, we'll be showcasing some fascinating original documents from the time of her visit, including letters that reveal a juicy bit of drama between John Thynne and the royal.

https://t.co/wtphdsVeav

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

Tickets are now on sale for our major exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words (25 October 2024 to 2 March 2025)

Check out today's blogpost for a sneak preview of some of the incredible items going on display!

https://t.co/yo0VERX2sy

[Dr Liam Sims @liamsims]

Loving this happy little knight, from the title page of Jacob Reenhielm’s ‘Thorstens Viikings-sons saga’ (Uppsala, 1680), a collection of Icelandic & Swedish sagas. Now @theULSpecColl F168.d.11.1.

[Marsh's Library @MarshsLibrary]

A 'new-fashioned' printing press from Joseph Moxon's 'Mechanick exercises on the whole art of printing', the first printing manual published in English.

[Tamara Atkin @Tamarajatkin]

Sorry for horrid photo, but if readers or librarians have come across this bookplate or similar, please let me know! I am trying to reconstruct the library of Haughton James, d. 1813

[Stephanie J. Lahey, PhD 🇨🇦 @SJLahey]

#Practice, practice! Evidence of a book artisan perfecting their technique in the margin of this @theUL @theULSpecColl statute book. #MedievalManuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw #Law #Art

[Dr Liam Sims @liamsims]

So many gorgeous bookbindings in this picture 😍

[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

[Dr Bryony Coombs @BryonyCoombs]

Happy summer solstice with one of my favourite Edinburgh manuscripts: A miscellany of texts relating to the computing of the calendar, medical texts & the influence of the planets on human affairs (1464).
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Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Cr. 4.6