@ElixirLibri

Antiquarian Book Specialist, co-founder & -owner of Type & Forme (rare books & manuscripts). PhD Cantab, former Munby Fellow, FLS.

 Grantham, England
typeandforme.com
Joined December 2015
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The Society’s gold medal was presented last night to Dr David Shaw, past President, in recognition of his distinguished services to bibliography, including in the Cathedral Libraries Catalogue and his many publications on French and English printing.
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🧵We're excited to announce a new section of the Cambridge Digital Library for the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection of Mediterranean embroideries. View the full collection: loom.ly/BPvABM4 @FitzMuseum_UK
Gable section from a bed tent embroidered with many different birds and flower motifs.

ALT Gable section from a bed tent embroidered with many different birds and flower motifs.

Embroidery with checkerboard bands of black and white squares and miniature crenellations divides this panel into eight sections, each with an eight-pointed star within a 'wheel of life' medallion.

ALT Embroidery with checkerboard bands of black and white squares and miniature crenellations divides this panel into eight sections, each with an eight-pointed star within a 'wheel of life' medallion.

Embroidered cushion cover showing a man riding a horse, surrounded by decorative motifs of flowers.

ALT Embroidered cushion cover showing a man riding a horse, surrounded by decorative motifs of flowers.

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Harlan Coben
@HarlanCoben15 Jun 2025
I am now four years older than my father ever got to be. Every year on #FathersDay, I post this The New York Times short story because I never stop missing him. This story is about my father. And maybe yours. Thanks for indulging me. harlancoben.com/the-key-to-m…
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"... from all he heard that Dr Mulligan was a versatile allround man, by no means confined to medicine only ..." Ulysses' Buck Mulligan was modelled on Oliver St John Gogarty, poet and medical doctor (Trinity alumnus). His degree certs are in @tcdlibrary
Oliver St John Gogarty's degree certificate (surgery and obstetrics) issued by the University of Dublin, 1907

ALT Oliver St John Gogarty's degree certificate (surgery and obstetrics) issued by the University of Dublin, 1907

Oliver St John Gogarty's degree certificate (Doctor in Medicine) issued by the University of Dublin, 1907

ALT Oliver St John Gogarty's degree certificate (Doctor in Medicine) issued by the University of Dublin, 1907

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We're indebted to the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, The American Trust for the British Library, the British Library Collections Trust, and the Friends of the Nations' Libraries, for helping us acquire five amazing medieval manuscripts. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscr…

Five outstanding manuscripts acquired for the nation

The manuscripts were formerly in the collection of Longleat House.

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You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC). A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world. Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
An illustration of a man riding a horse while blowing a horn, with a yellow sun above. The illustration is laid over faded text on a blue backdrop.

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Tom Gauld@tomgauld23 May 2025
My next book of science cartoons Physics for Cats is available to preorder now! Links here: tomgauld.com (This one is also available as a print tomgauld.com/shop)
Three red spherical particles exit a small doorway. One is bandaged and two are cracked, they all look cross. The first is standing by a sign that reads “rate your particle collider experience”. Below the sign are three buttons with faces: green/happy yellow/neutral and, the one the particle is about to press, red/unhappy.

ALT Three red spherical particles exit a small doorway. One is bandaged and two are cracked, they all look cross. The first is standing by a sign that reads “rate your particle collider experience”. Below the sign are three buttons with faces: green/happy yellow/neutral and, the one the particle is about to press, red/unhappy.

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Marie Curie
@mariecurieuk20 May 2025
📢 Today we're at Parliament to hand in our petition - signed by OVER 80,000 people - calling on the government to fix end of life care. Too many people are dying alone and in pain. Politicians urgently need to invest in end of life care and make sure terminally ill people get the support they need. 💛
A group of Marie Curie campaigners stood outside Parliament with Big Ben in the background, holding yellow signs and boxes. From left to right: Sarah, a friend of Lynda, Gemma, a Marie Curie staff member, Jim Carter Downton Abbey actor and Marie Curie ambassador, Rekha, an experienced palliative care nurse and Marie Curie staff member, Frankie, Marie Curie staff member, Lynda a Marie Curie storyteller.

ALT A group of Marie Curie campaigners stood outside Parliament with Big Ben in the background, holding yellow signs and boxes. From left to right: Sarah, a friend of Lynda, Gemma, a Marie Curie staff member, Jim Carter Downton Abbey actor and Marie Curie ambassador, Rekha, an experienced palliative care nurse and Marie Curie staff member, Frankie, Marie Curie staff member, Lynda a Marie Curie storyteller.

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Andrew Prescott@Ajprescott20 May 2025
The importance of reading, not slight stuff to get through the time, but the best that has been written, forces itself on me more and more every year I live; it is living in good company, the best company’: Matthew Arnold
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Cian McCarthy@arealmofwonder17 May 2025
RIP Paul Durcan. This was the first poem I read by him, and it absolutely broke me.
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Elle Lookbook
@EvaLovesDesign16 May 2025
Book cake
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Tim Bryars@TimBryars16 May 2025
Hello people in the West End of London, Pinda's lost a ring which belonged to my mum. If you're walking between Golden Square and Cecil Court this afternoon, and you spot a little Georgian gold ring set with seed pearls and purple-ish garnets, we'd be overjoyed to see it again.
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Virago Press@ViragoBooks13 May 2025
We're remembering Daphne du Maurier today on what would have been her 118th birthday 🎈and relating hard to her words above. If you've read du Maurier before, do you have a favourite novel? #DiscoverduMaurier
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📣 Hear from this year’s Munby Fellows, where they will share insights into their fascinating collections-led research. Free and open to all. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is required: loom.ly/BWO8MM0
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Marie Curie
@mariecurieuk23 Apr 2025
When @superdrug products make up an artwork of a Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant 🤝 The piece has been created to launch Superdrug’s ‘Purchase for Marie Curie Nurses’ campaign, which aims to raise funds for our work. Visit Westfield Stratford now until Sunday 27th April to see it. 👀
A Marie Curie Nurse stands viewing a piece of artwork made from Superdrug products in a shopping centre.

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We remember Irish poet, academic and public figure Brendan Kennelly on what would have been his 89th Birthday. @KennellyTrust
Photograph of Brendan Kennelly holding a book

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Happy World Health Day! TCD MS 93 contains recipes to relieve back pain and a sore mouth 🏥📜🔍 Check it out on Digital Collections: digitalcollections.tcd.ie/co…
A photo of a folio from a manuscript containing recipes. TCD MS 93 Psalter.

ALT A photo of a folio from a manuscript containing recipes. TCD MS 93 Psalter.

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2nd April 2020 Five years ago today, King's College Chapel was illuminated in blue in support of NHS England.
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The Figen
@TheFigen_29 Mar 2025
The swan rings the bell when it wants a treat. 😂 This is Wells Cathedral in England. Started by one of the Bishop's daughters in the 1850s, the tradition of swans ringing a bell for food at The Bishop's Palace continues to this day!
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The runner-up is Jake Bransgrove. Jake is a third-year PhD candidate in History at Trinity Hall. His collection includes books from the period c. 1790-1950 concerning British architects, architecture, and architectural subjects. @Jake_Bransgrove @TrinityHallCamb
Photograph of Jake Bransgrove

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