Jason W. Dean
Librarian. Bibliographer. Art Lover. Photographer. Texpat. Collector of the work of Carl Hertzog. #rarebooks #histstm #speccolls
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Rare Books and Special Collections
The folks in the land of rare books, bibliography, book history, archives, and special collections here in b-sky land. Interested in being added? Please let me know - the list is a work in progress.
@folgerlibrary.bsky.social
The world's largest Shakespeare collection - plus, home to Folger Theatre, Consort, Poetry, Exhibitions, Research, Education, and more!
@beukeleir.bsky.social
Historian | PhD at KU Leuven | Women, Catholicism, memory, identity, lived religion | Neurodivergent | Kringwinkelnerd | Unapologetic bicycle lobbyist. 🚲 🔊 About my name: http://bit.ly/3ZhajDF
@nybooks.com
‘The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.’
@edwinrose.bsky.social
PI on Natural History in the Age of Revolutions, Cambridge HPS. Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of History, Cambridge. History of the life sciences and communication. https://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/directory/rose
@nulybranch.bsky.social
Diploid studying polyploids @natural-history.bsky.social @nyu.edu
@jordanbimm.bsky.social
Historian of space exploration and professor of science communication at the University of Chicago. Originally from Toronto, Canada. www.jordanbimm.com
@ehhawley.bsky.social
Special collections, printing, history of technology and books. Opinions my own on social media. (ehh_ptr "elsewhere")
@ransomcenter.bsky.social
The Harry Ransom Center is a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. On View: The Story of PEN 📝 Coming Soon: Rediscovering Children’s Literature 📖
@sharpnews.bsky.social
An open-access publication of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (@sharpweb.org). Read Bookish Feature Articles, Book Reviews, Pedagogical Materials, and Bibliographies here: https://sharpweb.org/sharpnews
@mgstowers.bsky.social
Biologist at the Stowers Institute studying cnidarian development, evolution and symbiosis.
@mgamm.bsky.social
Libraries, archives, special collections, leadership practices. Parent, occasional disc golfer. Any opinions or thoughts here are my own.
@aundicambiano.bsky.social
@romanceofbooks.bsky.social
Special Collections Librarian / Print Historian Fascinated by the history of scientific illustration. Documenting natural history books I encounter in my research 📚🦋
@curtainlecture.bsky.social
Aspiring Sacred Monster. Astro Literate. Acquisitions Manager @ Newberry Library. She/her. Opinions mine & with apologies to the collective unconscious.
@rhizomorph.bsky.social
| archivist & instructor, University at Buffalo | | let’s talk EAC-CPF & queer metadata | | editor, @thereadingroom.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
@stephenaj.bsky.social
Curator Emeritus at Oxford's History of Science Museum; STEM historian, particularly instruments and material culture - current research focused on astrolabes and astrology in medieval and renaissance Europe. (Disclaimer: focus known to wander.)
@k8shep.bsky.social
Mom. Runner. Egyptologist. Historian. Author: Women in the Valley of the Kings (St. Martin's Press) KathleenSheppard.org
@texasbookman.bsky.social
Rare Book Dealer, Texas and Western Americana ABAA ILAB Texas Booksellers Assn College sports fan Rice Owl
@bobmaclean.bsky.social
Assistant Librarian (rare books), University of Glasgow Library Archives and Special Collections
@apettegree.bsky.social
Historian of the Reformation, the history of the book and media transformations. Director of @universalstc.bsky.social.
@illinoisrbml.bsky.social
Rare Book & Manuscript Library at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Main Library 346 | https://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/ Follow us on Instagram (illinois_rbml) and Facebook (IllinoisRBML)!
@fernfiction.bsky.social
🌿 31 - she/her/hers 🎙️ host of @thefernprintpod.bsky.social 🖤 curious by choice, chaotic by nature
@infodocket.bsky.social
Industry News and New Resources For Librarians, Journalists, Educators, and Others; More at infoDOCKET.com; Gary Price, MLIS Editor/Curator
@devinfitz.bsky.social
Old Books, Global History, at UCLA (Curator of Global Book History and the History of Printing). Once described as, "in need of etiquette classes." Queer. Poly. They/them
@mildakviz.bsky.social
Early modern travel historian researching rare books at the National Library of Lithuania and curating rare books and manuscripts at the National Museum of Lithuania. Basically, if it’s old, bound, and mysterious, I’m probably digging into it.
@natvacalebre.bsky.social
Beatriz Galindo Professor at University of Alcalá. Book Historian & #Dante Scholar | Medieval & Early Modern Nerd. Co-Founder & Managing Editor of 'Bibliotheca Dantesca.' #bookhistory #marginalia #rarebooks #italian #libraries #Mediterranean #popbooks
@simon-beattie.bsky.social
Antiquarian bookseller, literary translator, choral composer. Things to listen to here: http://soundcloud.com/simon-42-1
@bibsoc.bsky.social
The Bibliographical Society exists to promote the study of the history of the book, for librarians, collectors, historians and book lovers everywhere.
@lankian.bsky.social
Professor of book history, director of the Gabriel Naude research centre, director of research at Enssib (University of Lyon)
@lesliehowsam.bsky.social
Book historian. Special interests in history books (as material objects) and Eliza Orme (Victorian lawyer). Past president of SHARP (2009-2013). https://lesliehowsam.ca/
@scparris.com
THE DARK WORLD Series. 🖤🦇🩸 WiP: SINNER SHARPE 🧛🏿♂️ & THE BLOODY EMPIRE 🗡️🩸🏰✨🏹 Archivist/Librarian in ATL working with Black/African American material across the Diaspora. MLIS. 📜 scparris.com 🕸️ scparrisbooks@gmail.com 📧
@tessrow.bsky.social
She/her, librarian, very progressive liberal, loves dogs and cats, video games, horror movies, great TV and the philosophy of consciousness. Sorry, not interested in romance, crypto or get-rich-quick schemes. LGBTQ+ ally. Kindness is my love language
@annareser.bsky.social
steely-eyed missile man. cultural history of american space technology. project management for your history projects.
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social
At the Stowers Institute, great minds are at work seeking to understand the function & behavior of living organisms, paving the way for future medical advances.
@planaria1.bsky.social
An ongoing collection of places, ideas and people I run into during the practice of science
@pocockrare.bsky.social
Book dealer. Oft NSWF. Biblio: http://bit.ly/3AdtyFg eBay: http://bit.ly/3AfiW6r curated: http://bit.ly/m/PocockRare
@museocat.bsky.social
Retired museum library cataloger in Washington, DC area. Fond of birds and travel.
@michaelwitmore.bsky.social
Digital preservationist, Shakespeare scholar, humanities advocate, consultant for cultural institutions, Director Emeritus of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
@lmckeizer.bsky.social
Senior Curator at Edinburgh Napier University | Passionate about archives, libraries, and museums in any shape or form | she/her | views own
@richdwragg.bsky.social
Work in a cathedral to nature. Archives, libraries, natural history, medieval medical manuscripts and morris dancing. Personal account, all views my own.
@cemhend.bsky.social
PhD@UToronto CMS. Palaeography, codicology, forensics skeptic. Also Chaucer and video games. Wikipedia editor (AMA). AuDHD. 🏴🏳️⚧️ Also @cemhend@scholar.social and cemhend on birdsite
@philiptromans.bsky.social
Library Support Assistant and trainee librarian at Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. Interested in book history, bibliography, rare books and material culture. PhD.