As part of the Heritage Lottery Funded project to restore the grounds and surviving buildings of Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucester, the plan is to digitally reunite the… Read more “Clement of Llanthony : hunting for #medievalmanuscripts”
Category: Bibliography
#bookreview The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas
Goodreads blurb: Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but… Read more “#bookreview The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas”
An introduction to the decentralised collection of manuscripts with provenance of Llanthony Secunda Priory: archivist’s project
As volunteer archivist for the Llanthony Secunda Priory Trust, I have spent 6 months toiling with information management and cataloguing software to spur the direction of the… Read more “An introduction to the decentralised collection of manuscripts with provenance of Llanthony Secunda Priory: archivist’s project”
#review Manuscript Cataloguing and Book History. The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Vol 18, 1. March 2017 p. 45-61
This article on manuscript cataloguing and book history is written by Ralph Hanna, Emeritus Professor of Paleography, University of Oxford. He is editor of Speculum Vitae: A… Read more “#review Manuscript Cataloguing and Book History. The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Vol 18, 1. March 2017 p. 45-61”
#bookdesign George Orwell’s 1984
This year, fake news and alternative facts have come to the forefront of our world. Yes people, newspeak is real. A resurgence in the popularity of George… Read more “#bookdesign George Orwell’s 1984”
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Photo courtesy of Waterstones Waterstones blurb: Set in the brooding marshes of late Victorian Essex, the recently-widowed Cora Seagrave relinquishes the staid predictability of the capital… Read more “The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry “
Book Design ~ Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs
From Goodreads: Poignant, funny, and utterly original, Ethel & Ernest is Raymond Briggs’s loving depiction of his parents’ lives from their first chance encounter in… Read more “Book Design ~ Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs”
Wrapping up the year 2016 and looking forward to more books
If I was wrapping up 2016 as a gift for myself, I would definitely be using the Literary Gift Company’s ‘It might be a book!’ gift paper.… Read more “Wrapping up the year 2016 and looking forward to more books “
Interesting books sales of 2016
My picks of interesting sales in the book world from 2016. This information is via Abe Books and Fine Books Magazine and are credited as such: Alice’s Adventures in… Read more “Interesting books sales of 2016”
Book spotlight: The elusive book of 2016; The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
This First Edition published by the Folio Society 1968*, is a very scarce edition of a well known classic. Decorative cloth cover with line drawing design and green lettering. In… Read more “Book spotlight: The elusive book of 2016; The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald”
