Tamara Atkin
@tamarajatkin.bsky.social
Medieval and early modern English literature at Queen’s College, Oxford. Mostly old books. All opinions my own. She/her
I’m seeing “Mary Salmon”, but are my eyes deceiving me?
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m seeing “Mary Salmon”, but are my eyes deceiving me?
Has anyone come across sellers’ marks like this before?
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Has anyone come across sellers’ marks like this before?
Friends, are you seeing an”H” (as in “Honorabilis” before “Gomecij”? Or is it some other abbreviation that’s eluding me?
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Friends, are you seeing an”H” (as in “Honorabilis” before “Gomecij”? Or is it some other abbreviation that’s eluding me?
Shepherds’ delight
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Shepherds’ delight
Fo. 3? 10d? Thoughts?!
October 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Fo. 3? 10d? Thoughts?!
Another day another photoshoot
September 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Another day another photoshoot
Okay. I’ve managed to flip the document and the words “hath” and “upon” now ping out. Any other thoughts?
September 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Okay. I’ve managed to flip the document and the words “hath” and “upon” now ping out. Any other thoughts?
Realise there’s. It much to go on here, but what do we think about this vellum wrapper? Recycled indenture?
September 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Realise there’s. It much to go on here, but what do we think about this vellum wrapper? Recycled indenture?
Capital holiday
September 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Capital holiday
Meanwhile here’s a picture of a Chinese restaurant in a building (c. 1738-40) that was once housed Bristol library (founded 1613)
August 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Meanwhile here’s a picture of a Chinese restaurant in a building (c. 1738-40) that was once housed Bristol library (founded 1613)
If any conference goers are also keen wild swimmers and need a break from the heat, let me know…
June 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If any conference goers are also keen wild swimmers and need a break from the heat, let me know…
Favourite (only) granny would have been 100 today.
June 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Favourite (only) granny would have been 100 today.
Favourite (only) granny would have been 100 today.
June 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Favourite (only) granny would have been 100 today.
@queenscollegeox.bsky.social Let’s party like it’s 1969
June 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@queenscollegeox.bsky.social Let’s party like it’s 1969
Marking season 2025 brought to you by Remy (and many cups of coffee)
May 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Marking season 2025 brought to you by Remy (and many cups of coffee)
Love and am intrigued by this photo taken in Paris in the late 1940s. Dude on the right is my mother’s uncle; couple in the middle are my father’s uncle and aunt. Have no idea what they were doing or what brought them together; don’t think they had further contact until my folks married in the 70s.
May 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Love and am intrigued by this photo taken in Paris in the late 1940s. Dude on the right is my mother’s uncle; couple in the middle are my father’s uncle and aunt. Have no idea what they were doing or what brought them together; don’t think they had further contact until my folks married in the 70s.
Her book. Seemingly the childish hand of the scholar, educator and linguist Bathsua Reginald Makin, born 1600. Fittingly, here her book was a multilingual dictionary, bound in vellum, a proper unit.
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Her book. Seemingly the childish hand of the scholar, educator and linguist Bathsua Reginald Makin, born 1600. Fittingly, here her book was a multilingual dictionary, bound in vellum, a proper unit.
Hidden corners of @queenscollegeox.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hidden corners of @queenscollegeox.bsky.social
Two shy new householders. Top tips for promoting bonding and cuddles?
February 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Two shy new householders. Top tips for promoting bonding and cuddles?
The ghost of productions past
January 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The ghost of productions past
My snowy Oxford photo inexplicably gathered 20k likes over there. So here’s one here, with slanting light.
November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
My snowy Oxford photo inexplicably gathered 20k likes over there. So here’s one here, with slanting light.
A what to “carry the books”?
January 15, 2024 at 5:41 PM
A what to “carry the books”?