Dr Liam Sims
@liamsims.bsky.social
Rare Books Specialist @theul.bsky.social |
Hon. Secretary @bibsoc.bsky.social | Fellow @antiquaries.bsky.social | Venetophile | Bellringer | PhD on antiquarian networks in 18thC Lincolnshire (thesis linked in pinned post) 🌈
Hon. Secretary @bibsoc.bsky.social | Fellow @antiquaries.bsky.social | Venetophile | Bellringer | PhD on antiquarian networks in 18thC Lincolnshire (thesis linked in pinned post) 🌈
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Dr Liam Sims
@liamsims.bsky.social
· Dec 14
My PhD thesis is now available online through the University of Leicester repository! 'Sociability, Provincial Antiquarianism and Networks of Knowledge in the Spalding Gentlemen's Society, 1710-1755'. figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/the...
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Time to reflect and to write
Cambridge Trinity College, R.17.1; The Edwine Psalter; 12th century; (cir. 1150 CE); Christ Church, Canterbury; f.283v @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
Cambridge Trinity College, R.17.1; The Edwine Psalter; 12th century; (cir. 1150 CE); Christ Church, Canterbury; f.283v @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Time to reflect and to write
Cambridge Trinity College, R.17.1; The Edwine Psalter; 12th century; (cir. 1150 CE); Christ Church, Canterbury; f.283v @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
Cambridge Trinity College, R.17.1; The Edwine Psalter; 12th century; (cir. 1150 CE); Christ Church, Canterbury; f.283v @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
Angels with a book, from the title page to the French edition of William Temple’s history of the Dutch War of the 1670s, printed at The Hague in 1694. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social
6000.e.13.
6000.e.13.
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Angels with a book, from the title page to the French edition of William Temple’s history of the Dutch War of the 1670s, printed at The Hague in 1694. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social
6000.e.13.
6000.e.13.
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Today I have mostly been watching P&P.
a woman with her eyes closed and the words i 'm quite put out above her
ALT: a woman with her eyes closed and the words i 'm quite put out above her
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Today I have mostly been watching P&P.
New Year’s Day concert time! Thinking back to an amazing evening there late in 2024, with @aglmasters.bsky.social.
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
New Year’s Day concert time! Thinking back to an amazing evening there late in 2024, with @aglmasters.bsky.social.
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This gold medal was made to celebrate the Scottish coronation of King Charles II, which occurred at Scone Palace on this day in 1651. It was the last coronation to ever take place in Scotland. This gold specimen from the Hunterian is exceedingly rare, most were cast in silver.
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This gold medal was made to celebrate the Scottish coronation of King Charles II, which occurred at Scone Palace on this day in 1651. It was the last coronation to ever take place in Scotland. This gold specimen from the Hunterian is exceedingly rare, most were cast in silver.
Some good bits of 2025: PhD graduation, turned 40, made my first Christmas cake, spoke at 2 conferences, learned a lot about John Baskerville, travelled (Paris, Greece, Anglesey, Edinburgh), bought 2 incunables, became Hon. Sec. of Bib Soc, saw Patti Lupone perform, & met Sir Ian McKellen.
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Some good bits of 2025: PhD graduation, turned 40, made my first Christmas cake, spoke at 2 conferences, learned a lot about John Baskerville, travelled (Paris, Greece, Anglesey, Edinburgh), bought 2 incunables, became Hon. Sec. of Bib Soc, saw Patti Lupone perform, & met Sir Ian McKellen.
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TOP 9 BOTTOMS 🤣
Happy NYE, everyone! ⌛🍾🎆🪩👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
TOP 9 BOTTOMS 🤣
The soprano June Anderson is 73 today. Here she is knocking it out of the water, conducted by Bernstein in ‘Glitter & Be Gay’ from his Candide, 1989.
youtu.be/BNO6abbuerU
youtu.be/BNO6abbuerU
Bernstein - "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide | June Anderson - Leonard Bernstein - London Symphony
YouTube video by Leonard Bernstein
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December 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The soprano June Anderson is 73 today. Here she is knocking it out of the water, conducted by Bernstein in ‘Glitter & Be Gay’ from his Candide, 1989.
youtu.be/BNO6abbuerU
youtu.be/BNO6abbuerU
Delving into my Christmas present from @aglmasters.bsky.social.
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Delving into my Christmas present from @aglmasters.bsky.social.
One of the most spectacular of the benchends at Crowcombe (Somerset), carved in 1534. This one may depict a local legend of a dragon who lived in the woods nearby.
December 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
One of the most spectacular of the benchends at Crowcombe (Somerset), carved in 1534. This one may depict a local legend of a dragon who lived in the woods nearby.
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www.sal.org.uk/event/queeri...
Tuesday 27th January 2026 I will be presenting Queering the British Holiday @antiquaries.bsky.social Book tickets (FREE) in person or zoom. NO PASSPORT REQUIRED! 😊
Tuesday 27th January 2026 I will be presenting Queering the British Holiday @antiquaries.bsky.social Book tickets (FREE) in person or zoom. NO PASSPORT REQUIRED! 😊
Queering the British Holiday - Society of Antiquaries of London
This lecture explores queering the British holiday by intersecting the Long Eighteenth Century Grand Tour; the impact of Music Hall theatricality on the Victorian Coast by male impersonator, Vesta Til...
www.sal.org.uk
August 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
www.sal.org.uk/event/queeri...
Tuesday 27th January 2026 I will be presenting Queering the British Holiday @antiquaries.bsky.social Book tickets (FREE) in person or zoom. NO PASSPORT REQUIRED! 😊
Tuesday 27th January 2026 I will be presenting Queering the British Holiday @antiquaries.bsky.social Book tickets (FREE) in person or zoom. NO PASSPORT REQUIRED! 😊
Lovely knitted scene of snowmen & Christmas trees atop the postbox outside the village shop in Crowcombe (Somerset) this morning.
December 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Lovely knitted scene of snowmen & Christmas trees atop the postbox outside the village shop in Crowcombe (Somerset) this morning.
Chilly Sunday walk in Somerset.
December 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Chilly Sunday walk in Somerset.
Church opened ✅ (Holy Ghost, Crowcombe, Somerset).
December 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Church opened ✅ (Holy Ghost, Crowcombe, Somerset).
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Depressing and awful end to 2025 for me but I’m pleased this was published by the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
December 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Depressing and awful end to 2025 for me but I’m pleased this was published by the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
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These tiny 1/32nd gold ducats of Nuremberg are some of the smallest coins I’ve ever seen. They date to 1700 and weigh just 0.13 grams each. The two coins are from the Hunterian collection.
December 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
These tiny 1/32nd gold ducats of Nuremberg are some of the smallest coins I’ve ever seen. They date to 1700 and weigh just 0.13 grams each. The two coins are from the Hunterian collection.
It is the feast day of St John the Evangelist! Here he is (possibly - it might also be Jesus) in the Book of Deer, a gospel book made in the tenth century and possibly the earliest surviving book made in Scotland. Now @theulspeccoll.bsky.social MS Ii.6.32.
December 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It is the feast day of St John the Evangelist! Here he is (possibly - it might also be Jesus) in the Book of Deer, a gospel book made in the tenth century and possibly the earliest surviving book made in Scotland. Now @theulspeccoll.bsky.social MS Ii.6.32.
Came home with an amazing pass-the-parcel win, straight from my teen years 👀
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Came home with an amazing pass-the-parcel win, straight from my teen years 👀
As is my tradition, Happy Christmas from the eleventh-century mosaic of the Virgin Hodegetria in the cathedral on Torcello (#Venice).
December 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
As is my tradition, Happy Christmas from the eleventh-century mosaic of the Virgin Hodegetria in the cathedral on Torcello (#Venice).
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“Pray tell, the Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?”
“Well…”
“Well…”
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Pray tell, the Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?”
“Well…”
“Well…”