Jay Moschella
@jaymoschella.bsky.social
Parent, librarian, public servant, person in Boston
Overjoyed to say that this is now on my desk. The auction house -- and the consignor in particular -- were enthusiastically cooperative and now this frankly incredible manuscript is back in Boston. Many thanks to you and to @drleonj.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention!
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Overjoyed to say that this is now on my desk. The auction house -- and the consignor in particular -- were enthusiastically cooperative and now this frankly incredible manuscript is back in Boston. Many thanks to you and to @drleonj.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention!
Same position. If I'm honest, I just don't believe we'll see the credits -- they'll find some way to spike it. But here's hoping. Project not quite finished yet.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Same position. If I'm honest, I just don't believe we'll see the credits -- they'll find some way to spike it. But here's hoping. Project not quite finished yet.
Primary him, please!
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Primary him, please!
Thus it follows that better cataloging enables better decision making; poorer cataloging enables poorer decision making. But at least some cataloging is better than none. Either way, it's the foundation of everything else that flows from holding collections.
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thus it follows that better cataloging enables better decision making; poorer cataloging enables poorer decision making. But at least some cataloging is better than none. Either way, it's the foundation of everything else that flows from holding collections.
Cataloging is the fundamental work of asset management. Without it, an institution cannot fulfill the legal, ethical, or fiduciary aspects of collection management. Shorter: if you don't know what you have or where it came from, you can't make informed decisions at any level.
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Cataloging is the fundamental work of asset management. Without it, an institution cannot fulfill the legal, ethical, or fiduciary aspects of collection management. Shorter: if you don't know what you have or where it came from, you can't make informed decisions at any level.
In a way. While the margins were not left wide specifically for decoration at the opening, hand finishing early printed books was not at all uncommon.
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In a way. While the margins were not left wide specifically for decoration at the opening, hand finishing early printed books was not at all uncommon.
A 1471 edition of Valerius Maximus, printed in Mainz by Peter Schoeffer. An artifact from a period in European printing history when innovations in presswork (and the printing press itself) were just taking hold. The illuminated border is a 19th-century addition. 3 of 3
September 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A 1471 edition of Valerius Maximus, printed in Mainz by Peter Schoeffer. An artifact from a period in European printing history when innovations in presswork (and the printing press itself) were just taking hold. The illuminated border is a 19th-century addition. 3 of 3
An extremely rare illustrated version of Aesop’s fables intended for Italian school children to learn Latin. Printed in Milan in 1497, this is one of 5 recorded copies. At BPL, it joins a strong collection of other editions of 15th-century Aesop school texts. 2/3
September 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
An extremely rare illustrated version of Aesop’s fables intended for Italian school children to learn Latin. Printed in Milan in 1497, this is one of 5 recorded copies. At BPL, it joins a strong collection of other editions of 15th-century Aesop school texts. 2/3
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You can check out the Boston Public Library’s unbelievable Special Collections in person at the newly renovated reading room: www.bpl.org/special-coll...
We’re also working to digitize even more of these treasures & make them searchable & accessible from anywhere in the world. @bpl.boston.gov
We’re also working to digitize even more of these treasures & make them searchable & accessible from anywhere in the world. @bpl.boston.gov
Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI
The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.
www.npr.org
August 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
You can check out the Boston Public Library’s unbelievable Special Collections in person at the newly renovated reading room: www.bpl.org/special-coll...
We’re also working to digitize even more of these treasures & make them searchable & accessible from anywhere in the world. @bpl.boston.gov
We’re also working to digitize even more of these treasures & make them searchable & accessible from anywhere in the world. @bpl.boston.gov
Immodest levels of Schaedler posting
August 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Immodest levels of Schaedler posting
I can hear them in Roslindale. Do not love it.
August 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I can hear them in Roslindale. Do not love it.