Alice Wickenden
@awickenden.bsky.social
Early modern book provenance, libraries, ethics of ownership, names, &c.
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Book: Hans Sloane’s Library Collection and the Production of Knowledge (CUP)
Volunteer for Abortion Support Network.
Book: Hans Sloane’s Library Collection and the Production of Knowledge (CUP)
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Alice Wickenden
@awickenden.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Now available online! www.cambridge.org/core/books/h... 🌿📚💚🪲
Excited to spend some time with love of my life Brett Anderson later today
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Excited to spend some time with love of my life Brett Anderson later today
personally I’m excited to go to the workshop on ink gall pigments and leave with a stain on every item of clothing I have with me
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
personally I’m excited to go to the workshop on ink gall pigments and leave with a stain on every item of clothing I have with me
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‘I Could Totally Do That,’ Says Correct Man Watching Luge Event https://theonion.com/i-could-totally-do-that-says-correct-man-watching-luge-event/
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
‘I Could Totally Do That,’ Says Correct Man Watching Luge Event https://theonion.com/i-could-totally-do-that-says-correct-man-watching-luge-event/
I do like the outrage when a tv show gets remastered badly and suddenly the 'same' is not the same at all.
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I do like the outrage when a tv show gets remastered badly and suddenly the 'same' is not the same at all.
Interesting - there's a lot to be said about people rewatching tv shows for comfort bc of the sameness (and maybe rereading books?); I suppose in a theatrical context or live performance there's more tension...
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Interesting - there's a lot to be said about people rewatching tv shows for comfort bc of the sameness (and maybe rereading books?); I suppose in a theatrical context or live performance there's more tension...
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I’m really proud of Bangor University students today. Very much in the spirit of Penrhyndeudraeth lad Bertrand Russell, when he said that “nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from an association between us”, when invited to debate Oswald Mosley.
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m really proud of Bangor University students today. Very much in the spirit of Penrhyndeudraeth lad Bertrand Russell, when he said that “nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from an association between us”, when invited to debate Oswald Mosley.
Yes……… I suspected as much……
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Yes……… I suspected as much……
would getting a tattoo of the 1591 cat man solve all my problems
Meet the 1591 cat man. I am counting 7 cats on and near him. #catcontent
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
would getting a tattoo of the 1591 cat man solve all my problems
I actually have a more serious take on this which is that the refusal to acknowledge that ‘love’ and (for example) ‘abuse’ might be categories that overlap ultimately acts as a disservice to those experiencing violence in relationships, but
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I actually have a more serious take on this which is that the refusal to acknowledge that ‘love’ and (for example) ‘abuse’ might be categories that overlap ultimately acts as a disservice to those experiencing violence in relationships, but
I actually do think Wuthering Heights is a great love story 😔 I think Romeo and Juliet is too 😔
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I actually do think Wuthering Heights is a great love story 😔 I think Romeo and Juliet is too 😔
Ooh yes! Thanks for pointing this my way.
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Ooh yes! Thanks for pointing this my way.
That’s really lovely to hear — thank you!
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
That’s really lovely to hear — thank you!
You’ll have a much better sound (& longevity) avoiding ones with built in speakers! I have a pro-ject turntable but the rega planar ones are also v good. Then you can get a decent pair of speakers for ~£60 (or often much cheaper on eBay/marketplace) and a pre-amp is about £15.
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
You’ll have a much better sound (& longevity) avoiding ones with built in speakers! I have a pro-ject turntable but the rega planar ones are also v good. Then you can get a decent pair of speakers for ~£60 (or often much cheaper on eBay/marketplace) and a pre-amp is about £15.
it's wild that you can spend months trying to make a piece of writing work and failing, and then suddenly you just realise: oh no, I need to move this bit to the start! and then all at once the shape of the whole thing unravels itself to you!
February 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM
it's wild that you can spend months trying to make a piece of writing work and failing, and then suddenly you just realise: oh no, I need to move this bit to the start! and then all at once the shape of the whole thing unravels itself to you!
yeah I can! what email?
February 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
yeah I can! what email?
who needs accuracy when the chair blessed us with this screenshot
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
who needs accuracy when the chair blessed us with this screenshot
Okay well, the bad news is we only saw half an hour because there was a medical emergency. But the good news is that the first half hour was exceptional
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Okay well, the bad news is we only saw half an hour because there was a medical emergency. But the good news is that the first half hour was exceptional
‘So, really quickly, what is this about?’
February 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
‘So, really quickly, what is this about?’
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Hidden in the binding of this 16th century French herbal, a book describing the uses of plants, are sheets of printed 'waste' used by the binder to bulk up the cover. This seems to be a frame for something never printed #fragments #bindings
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Hidden in the binding of this 16th century French herbal, a book describing the uses of plants, are sheets of printed 'waste' used by the binder to bulk up the cover. This seems to be a frame for something never printed #fragments #bindings
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Hearing it might be Ben Swain.
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Hearing it might be Ben Swain.
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Trying to read the text in this print-on-demand book.
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Trying to read the text in this print-on-demand book.
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Hnwhuffl hhnnwfl hnfl hfl?
Gdroblboblhobngbl gbl gl g g g g glbgl.
Drublhaflablhaflubhafgabhaflhafl fl fl…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Loch Ness Monster’s Song”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#WyrdWednesday #poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410996...
Hnwhuffl hhnnwfl hnfl hfl?
Gdroblboblhobngbl gbl gl g g g g glbgl.
Drublhaflablhaflubhafgabhaflhafl fl fl…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Loch Ness Monster’s Song”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#WyrdWednesday #poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410996...
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Sssnnnwhuffffll?
Hnwhuffl hhnnwfl hnfl hfl?
Gdroblboblhobngbl gbl gl g g g g glbgl.
Drublhaflablhaflubhafgabhaflhafl fl fl…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Loch Ness Monster’s Song”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#WyrdWednesday #poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410996...
Hnwhuffl hhnnwfl hnfl hfl?
Gdroblboblhobngbl gbl gl g g g g glbgl.
Drublhaflablhaflubhafgabhaflhafl fl fl…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Loch Ness Monster’s Song”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#WyrdWednesday #poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410996...
Yeah. Talk about shortsighted decisions! It’s just sad, I feel really sad for everyone affected.
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Yeah. Talk about shortsighted decisions! It’s just sad, I feel really sad for everyone affected.
That’s a face that says ‘yeah, yeah, incredibly hideous. I’ve heard it all’
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
That’s a face that says ‘yeah, yeah, incredibly hideous. I’ve heard it all’
The cruelty of making this decision the way that the did, without even the decency of telling people. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The cruelty of making this decision the way that the did, without even the decency of telling people. www.theguardian.com/environment/...