Maria Gorbunova
@waypastnoon.bsky.social
Rare books cataloger at Cotsen Children’s Library (Princeton)
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Well, as I’m sure you all know, we mark something important today. Yes: happy 45th anniversary of the thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony to all who celebrate
April 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Well, as I’m sure you all know, we mark something important today. Yes: happy 45th anniversary of the thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony to all who celebrate
Reposted by Maria Gorbunova
What's the horse on the left thinking?
BL Royal 14 E III; Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai?); 14th century; f.156v
BL Royal 14 E III; Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai?); 14th century; f.156v
April 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What's the horse on the left thinking?
BL Royal 14 E III; Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai?); 14th century; f.156v
BL Royal 14 E III; Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai?); 14th century; f.156v
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If you have a public library near you, I think a fun thing to do during the blackout would be to go there and check out some items.
February 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If you have a public library near you, I think a fun thing to do during the blackout would be to go there and check out some items.
A little selection of titles in English to be cataloged sometime soon (after the Polish, and Ukrainian, and 30 translations of The Fantom Tollbooth)
February 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A little selection of titles in English to be cataloged sometime soon (after the Polish, and Ukrainian, and 30 translations of The Fantom Tollbooth)
Reposted by Maria Gorbunova
Reddit user u/onestonewithlichen 's Mum has brought some of the Luttrell Psalters' marginalia monsters to life via the medium of wool-felt.
February 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Reddit user u/onestonewithlichen 's Mum has brought some of the Luttrell Psalters' marginalia monsters to life via the medium of wool-felt.
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I might have shared this with just slightly over-the-top enthusiasm on Facebook, too.
LOOK AT THE VIDEO! IT MOVES! IT DOES THE THING!
LOOK AT THE VIDEO! IT MOVES! IT DOES THE THING!
I am a complex person with diverse interests you can’t just send me any old letterpress thing & expect me to freak out
Lego jobbing press??? ideas.lego.com/projects/a6d...
OMG IT’S INCREDIBLE I MUST HAVE ONE!!!!
Lego jobbing press??? ideas.lego.com/projects/a6d...
OMG IT’S INCREDIBLE I MUST HAVE ONE!!!!
Letterpress
Letterpress was the dominant form of printing for hundreds of years, reaching its zenith in the Industrial Revolution. In recent years it has seen a ...
ideas.lego.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I might have shared this with just slightly over-the-top enthusiasm on Facebook, too.
LOOK AT THE VIDEO! IT MOVES! IT DOES THE THING!
LOOK AT THE VIDEO! IT MOVES! IT DOES THE THING!
Nothing to see here, just a normal hotel breakfast in Norway
February 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Nothing to see here, just a normal hotel breakfast in Norway
Eduroam WiFi in Oslo airport - unexpected but nice!
February 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Eduroam WiFi in Oslo airport - unexpected but nice!
041 0_ |a Rus |a sia |a n a |a nd |a Fre |a nch
*screams in Cataloger*
*screams in Cataloger*
January 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
041 0_ |a Rus |a sia |a n a |a nd |a Fre |a nch
*screams in Cataloger*
*screams in Cataloger*
Lenin of the day I guess? Halo added (enhanced?) by previous owner
December 16, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Lenin of the day I guess? Halo added (enhanced?) by previous owner
Cat of the day (ill. T. Ivanitskaia, in Zimushka-zima by G. Ladonshchikov, 1966)
December 16, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Cat of the day (ill. T. Ivanitskaia, in Zimushka-zima by G. Ladonshchikov, 1966)
Found a great bib record for a Soviet picture book we received (very rare, usually there is a lot of editing to do) and then realized I created it during my time at BMC :) Pretty proud of the 2019 me!
December 10, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Found a great bib record for a Soviet picture book we received (very rare, usually there is a lot of editing to do) and then realized I created it during my time at BMC :) Pretty proud of the 2019 me!
Just another day in the office: complete set of Didrot’s encyclopedia, with a chronology scroll
December 10, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Just another day in the office: complete set of Didrot’s encyclopedia, with a chronology scroll
Random animal of the day
December 5, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Random animal of the day
Cat of the day: no rules, just sleep
December 4, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Cat of the day: no rules, just sleep
Baby tiger in 1935 and 1961 (ill. E. Charushin)
December 3, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Baby tiger in 1935 and 1961 (ill. E. Charushin)
I wish the weekend was even longer, but I got to see the ocean
December 2, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I wish the weekend was even longer, but I got to see the ocean
Hi. I’m new here. I catalog children’s books for adult researchers and there will be a lot of cats here. Maybe some trains or plants, too
November 28, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Hi. I’m new here. I catalog children’s books for adult researchers and there will be a lot of cats here. Maybe some trains or plants, too