The paperback (Gollancz 1979; Flamingo ed., 1986) containing the bookplate I posted yesterday features a delightful illustration by Susan Moxley, whose name you have to hunt to find on the (back) cover

Still, a step up from the anonymous illustrators of the c19… #womenmakingbooks

A spot of bookish aesthetic and historical fun in these hard times: bookplate of historian Diane Worzala (1934-2007), which I discovered in an ILL from the UW Madison library.

I want one.

Had a great time participating in @ucftandt.bsky.social #DayofDH2024, discussing my research on women illustrators and the wood engraving revival. Nothing thrills me like talking about women as middlebrow cultural creators, especially among such a rich #DH research community!

I’ve taken up Arts & Crafts Movement-inspired coloring of late. Don’t tell William Morris’s ghost that the pages were digital downloads.

Hoping to get back into oil painting in 2025, but this is definitely a less messy alternative 😊

Imagine my surprised as I peruse fancy hardback classics on Amazon to discover authorship of the B&N edition of the Psalms attributed to … Arthur Conan Doyle. 🫣🧐

I suppose there’s a case to be made for Sherlock as “decorative and durable religious wisdom in the palm of your hand”…?

One of my favorite things about ILL books (especially old ones): vintage book plates.