Hannah Goeselt
@hgoeselt.bsky.social
Boston/Cambridge based. MLIS. Lurking in the depths of the Mass Historical Society. Here to post about manuscripts.
Happy #fragmentfriday to all who celebrate, especially this little fellow, who I only can imagine is a recycled parchment doc used as a seal bag.
October 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Happy #fragmentfriday to all who celebrate, especially this little fellow, who I only can imagine is a recycled parchment doc used as a seal bag.
On a better note, a Saturday shelfie with the Hart collection!
September 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On a better note, a Saturday shelfie with the Hart collection!
Big fan of the marks of use in this ms, especially this very confident inscription of its date by a later owner
July 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Big fan of the marks of use in this ms, especially this very confident inscription of its date by a later owner
Busy getting everything ready for UK travel but this week a researcher found some great ms binding waste (from the Winthrop Library again) & its worth a small #fragmentfriday share
July 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Busy getting everything ready for UK travel but this week a researcher found some great ms binding waste (from the Winthrop Library again) & its worth a small #fragmentfriday share
For #fragmentfriday today we've got some great in-situ binding waste acting as the cover of Weyer's De Praestigiis Daemonum (Basel: Iohannes Oporinum, 1566)
June 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For #fragmentfriday today we've got some great in-situ binding waste acting as the cover of Weyer's De Praestigiis Daemonum (Basel: Iohannes Oporinum, 1566)
recipe for making ink, or, a potential cozy Saturday craft activity?
March 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
recipe for making ink, or, a potential cozy Saturday craft activity?
May I present just a whole host of weird lil' guys in these trying times
February 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
May I present just a whole host of weird lil' guys in these trying times
Recently I've been looking at it in comparison with a manuscript at Houghton (MS Lat 304) as there are some strong similarities. I don't know enough about production of chain bindings to comment on a further connection, though. (Better image of the chain here:
iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/vi... )
iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/vi... )
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Recently I've been looking at it in comparison with a manuscript at Houghton (MS Lat 304) as there are some strong similarities. I don't know enough about production of chain bindings to comment on a further connection, though. (Better image of the chain here:
iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/vi... )
iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/vi... )
It also has shelving/ classification marks from whatever institutional library it came from, and damaged title slip.
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It also has shelving/ classification marks from whatever institutional library it came from, and damaged title slip.
Attempting a #fragmentfriday post because I need a bright spot in this week. This 15th c. German chain binding has some really lovely pastedowns from a 12th c. lectionary. Additionally, all its paper quires are supported by sewing guards made of ms waste
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Attempting a #fragmentfriday post because I need a bright spot in this week. This 15th c. German chain binding has some really lovely pastedowns from a 12th c. lectionary. Additionally, all its paper quires are supported by sewing guards made of ms waste
Since 2025 is going to be the year of too many late med.- early modern documents let's start off with something thats at least pretty to look at- 1615 right to free warren to Robert Crane of Chilton (1586-1643), 1st baronet. Slightly off-putting drawing of king James, seal partially intact.
January 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Since 2025 is going to be the year of too many late med.- early modern documents let's start off with something thats at least pretty to look at- 1615 right to free warren to Robert Crane of Chilton (1586-1643), 1st baronet. Slightly off-putting drawing of king James, seal partially intact.
This is swiftly becoming my top contender for most useless catalog card.
December 8, 2024 at 12:31 AM
This is swiftly becoming my top contender for most useless catalog card.
Reading room collation set up from last week
December 1, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Reading room collation set up from last week