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The entrance canopy on the medieval Jacob's Well, the church hall of Holy Trinity, Micklegate in York is a rare, highly ornate 15th-century wooden projection. It was originally from the demolished Old Wheatsheaf Inn on Davygate. It was added to the Grade I listed building in the early 20th century

Evening dress, Madame Roger, Paris, 1865 Ice cream? This feels like ice cream 🍨, seaside promenades 🏖️, and Summer ☀️. Needs a parasol though. The size of the stripes took me by surprise, but it creates a really lovely effect. #fashionsky #fashionhistory #dresshistory

When I was 19, I helped to mount a mourning dress belonging to Queen Victoria. Such was her silhouette that she seemed to emerge like a spectral figure. She forged longstanding relationships with dressmakers, many of whom appear in Dressing the Queen @londonmuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

COVER REVEAL! I am so excited to share the US cover for Dressing the Queen which will be available in the States and beyond from September 1. Tales of royal fashion but from the perspective of the makers. I hope you enjoy! Thank you so much @pegasusbooks.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Rembrandt, Portrait of Saskia in a straw hat, 1633, Silverpoint on vellum, 185 x 107 mm (Staatliche Museen, Berlin). Inscription, added later, reads, "This was drawn after my wife, when she was 21 years old, the third day after we were engaged 8 June 1633."

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First, popularizing publication of our @unileiden.bsky.social project 'From 𐤀 to Α'. Co-written by the whole team, we introduce some of the questions surrounding the birth and spread of the early alphabet that the project tackles. Get the whole issue at www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/anc...

A revolution in writing: the spread of the alphabetA paper surveying the spread of alphabetic writing throughout the ancient Mediterranean, the possible genealogy of the various alphabets, and the mechanisms behind and dates of their dispersal.www.academia.edu

A long lost monologue by the great Alan Bennett from 'On the Margin' is just one of the many incredible survivals in our Galton and Simpson Archive!

I recently had an article on food and patronage by women in late antique and early medieval Iberian monasteries published in the newest issue of Medieval People. ☺️ scholarworks.wmich.edu/medpros/vol4...

How’s this for a statement back, a beautiful filigree chequerboard criss crossing the shoulders blades and collar bones in narrow cotton cord. The silk layers require no more adornment just black against skin. Elizabeth Hawes #1930s #cincyartmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A lot of US people think the collapse of academia is a Trump thing, which implies the possibility of alternative employment in or funding from other countries and maybe the possibility of just flipping the switch back to “fund” once he’s gone and this is dramatically underestimating the scale

Climate change is bad, but this is cool

Chatsworth's parched grass reveals 'lost' 17th Century gardenThe hot weather uncovers the outline of The Great Parterre, an ornate garden designed in 1699.www.bbc.com

With today's theft of Vix torc, here's what has been taken... The torc was found as part of a burial & placed around neck of the interred. Despite its size, it weighs only 480g (less that half the weight of the Snettisham Great torc). It is STUNNING. #Archaeology #Gold #Torcs 🏺 1/2

Happy to see this article out in the wild. Open Access for those interested but without any institutional login. academic.oup.com/histres/adva...