Claire M Elder
claireelder.bsky.social
Claire M Elder
@claireelder.bsky.social
@SGSAH funded PhD researcher @UofGEnglishLang | EM Scots letters | Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar | please send me any fermesses you spot! $ | dogs!
July 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Here are two on either side of a hexagram
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm on the hunt for fermesses, the symbol which represented fidelity and affection for writers in the early modern period. If any researchers spot them in manuscripts I'd love to know, please. aka closed-S, they resemble dollar signs $. Here are some examples:
July 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
maryhillburghhalls ‘Jessie Stephen Maryhill’s Suffragette’ Exhibition on now at Maryhill Burgh Halls,Glasgow until 13 June 2025. I’m very much looking forward to visiting! It’s free and open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Please go along and support it #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensRights
March 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM