Paul Wilson
@paul54.bsky.social
Historian interested in rare books , the Stationers of London, architecture and various forms of good government.
Such a pity that The Mermaid no longer exists…..
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Such a pity that The Mermaid no longer exists…..
Yes. This is a fair point , but the intensity of the conflict now is on quite a different level compared to the 2014.
August 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Yes. This is a fair point , but the intensity of the conflict now is on quite a different level compared to the 2014.
Having covered the war in Afghanistan from Pakistan 30 years ago, I fear there is no quick end to the conflict in Ukraine. The Soviets/Russians stayed in Afghanistan for ten years before pulling out. Sadly, there is still insufficient pressure on Putin to withdraw from Ukraine in the foreseeable.
August 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Having covered the war in Afghanistan from Pakistan 30 years ago, I fear there is no quick end to the conflict in Ukraine. The Soviets/Russians stayed in Afghanistan for ten years before pulling out. Sadly, there is still insufficient pressure on Putin to withdraw from Ukraine in the foreseeable.
I think for its time ‘ Purchas, his Pilgrimes’ , 1622, held the record , but it may have been surpassed by some other megalith of print later in the century.
August 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I think for its time ‘ Purchas, his Pilgrimes’ , 1622, held the record , but it may have been surpassed by some other megalith of print later in the century.
Congratulations and best wishes for a highly successful launch.
July 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Congratulations and best wishes for a highly successful launch.
Fascinating. Do we have any record of this type, smaller than that used for the Bible , being used for any other print runs at about the same time, or does it seem to be unique to the Catholicon?
July 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Fascinating. Do we have any record of this type, smaller than that used for the Bible , being used for any other print runs at about the same time, or does it seem to be unique to the Catholicon?
Would this be the privileged baby-boomer generation ?
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Would this be the privileged baby-boomer generation ?
The anti -AI article on a ‘Human-authored’ certification run by the Authors’ Guild looks interesting.
April 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The anti -AI article on a ‘Human-authored’ certification run by the Authors’ Guild looks interesting.
Sounds like it was very timely. Can we have more detail ?
March 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sounds like it was very timely. Can we have more detail ?
Very nice to meet Sarah during the Stationers’ Company visit to York Minster Library last year.
March 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Very nice to meet Sarah during the Stationers’ Company visit to York Minster Library last year.
Yes. Very good -as was Ed Conway’s The Summit.
March 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Yes. Very good -as was Ed Conway’s The Summit.
Benn Steil, The Battle of Bretton Woods, page 289, sets out the alternatives that were available. Given Keynes’ illness , and, quite simply his conviction that as the cleverest man available he was the best negotiator , I think it was difficult for him to step back and investigate other options.
March 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Benn Steil, The Battle of Bretton Woods, page 289, sets out the alternatives that were available. Given Keynes’ illness , and, quite simply his conviction that as the cleverest man available he was the best negotiator , I think it was difficult for him to step back and investigate other options.
Perhaps the reason why he promoted the US $4Bn federal loan to the UK after WW2 on conditions assessed by some as more stringent than a syndicated banking loan would have been.
February 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Perhaps the reason why he promoted the US $4Bn federal loan to the UK after WW2 on conditions assessed by some as more stringent than a syndicated banking loan would have been.
I was there last week - how did you get such an excellent shot ? It’s squeezed in so close to the altar and in an alarmed area.
February 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I was there last week - how did you get such an excellent shot ? It’s squeezed in so close to the altar and in an alarmed area.
The Stationers Company supports research in our archive on book trade history and publishing 1557 onwards by a wide range of doctoral students and academics. We hope that community will help us to help them by coming along to this event.
February 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Stationers Company supports research in our archive on book trade history and publishing 1557 onwards by a wide range of doctoral students and academics. We hope that community will help us to help them by coming along to this event.
Reposted by Paul Wilson
