Jeffrey Makala
@jeffmakala.bsky.social
Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him
Southern dogs in the snow.
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Southern dogs in the snow.
New Public Enemy just dropped. So great to see them actively supporting women’s sports!
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
New Public Enemy just dropped. So great to see them actively supporting women’s sports!
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we at last came to something which there was no mistaking
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
we at last came to something which there was no mistaking
Squirrelhenge is encrusted in snow and ice.
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Squirrelhenge is encrusted in snow and ice.
Canal Street Station, NYC. #streetart
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Canal Street Station, NYC. #streetart
Winter storm vibes.
Toad sat and did nothing. Frog sat with him.
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Winter storm vibes.
Discovered the lovely Duck Library in NYC yesterday. If you’re in Chelsea and need a duck, you’re all set. #ducklibrary
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Discovered the lovely Duck Library in NYC yesterday. If you’re in Chelsea and need a duck, you’re all set. #ducklibrary
The Tokyo Art Book Fair was a wonderland of creativity and inspiration. So glad to have finally attended this annual event (and bring a ton of books back!) Book people: put it on your destination list!
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The Tokyo Art Book Fair was a wonderland of creativity and inspiration. So glad to have finally attended this annual event (and bring a ton of books back!) Book people: put it on your destination list!
Just bought a book about ramen in Japan, bound in ramen, at the Tokyo Art Book Fair. #ramenhistory is #bookhistory. 🍜
December 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just bought a book about ramen in Japan, bound in ramen, at the Tokyo Art Book Fair. #ramenhistory is #bookhistory. 🍜
Tokyo never disappoints!
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Tokyo never disappoints!
Had a great day at theToppan Printing Museum in Tokyo yesterday. They have a huge, extremely well-done exhibition on the history of printing in Japan, a working letterpress shop, and more (inc. stereotype plates!).
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Had a great day at theToppan Printing Museum in Tokyo yesterday. They have a huge, extremely well-done exhibition on the history of printing in Japan, a working letterpress shop, and more (inc. stereotype plates!).
Just got some late 1970s Kirk/Spock slash fiction anthologies for the collection. Great stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Just got some late 1970s Kirk/Spock slash fiction anthologies for the collection. Great stuff.
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Our ancient love of dogs is really reassuring
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our ancient love of dogs is really reassuring
Museums, South Carolina history, and #reparations
A rare happy story: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has restored its holdings of the works of the enslaved potter David Drake to his descendants, following the pattern of Holocaust art restitution, the first time a museum has restored a work produced by an enslaved person.
MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs
The terms of the restitution of the two ceramic pots have been cast in the mould of Nazi war-loot agreements
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Museums, South Carolina history, and #reparations
New Public Enemy just dropped!
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New Public Enemy just dropped!
They’re playing The Clash in the dining hall today, so at least there’s that.
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They’re playing The Clash in the dining hall today, so at least there’s that.
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A very adorable mouse from 1554
September 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A very adorable mouse from 1554
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To celebrate #MoleDay here is the Ashmole mole :)
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
To celebrate #MoleDay here is the Ashmole mole :)
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
MS. Ashmole 1511 (The Ashmole Bestiary), folio 36r. England, early 13th c. Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Bodleian Libraries digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/faef...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM