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… livescience.com/archaeology/…
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:
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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
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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. lambethpalacelibrary.info/ex…
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
durham.ac.uk/departments/aca…
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: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/eKjrGUzvB#library#jobs#oxford#oxfordjobs
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! ☺️jobsearch.etoncollege.com/jo…
📢Job klaxon: we are seeking an enthusiastic project cataloguer to join our busy, small team!
Closing date: 30 June 2024
More info: jobsearch.etoncollege.com/jo…
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:
kbr.be/en/agenda/book-histor…
Today is my last day as Archivist at Eton College. Working at Eton has been a wonderful experience and I am thankful to all my colleagues for being so kind and inspiring over the years.
We're again looking for recent graduates or other well-qualified candidates looking for an intership with MMFC to work with medieval manuscripts in Flemish collections. Deadline 14 June. Please pass it on. vlaamse-erfgoedbibliotheken.…