#blankbooks = varied content. Birmingham (PA) surveyor George Hannum (d.1854) was a man with a plan, though little is known about him. This floppy folio (435x280x10mm) is awkward to handle and, to be honest, my interest in surveying is minimal (at best). But my, aren’t the pictures pretty? (#HuntingtonLibrary mssHM 83602) #GraphicArts #19thCentury #bookbinding #blankbookbinding

This 1635 #blankbookbinding is plain; the satin gowns, silk stockings, and pearl-studded waistcoats of 14yo Lady Jane Cavendish – poet, playwright, great-granddaughter of Bess of Hardwicke – were not. As Lady Cheyne, her plate and jewels weren’t too shabby either. (#HuntingtonLibrary MS EL 11143) #Blankbooks #17thCentury #SocialHistory #BookHistory #bookbinding

Today's #bbtd (blankbook of the day) is the Countess of Bridgewater’s Meditations […], a 1620s combo of gold tooling, gauffered edges, & clasps. Lovely. (https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1781648) #ForeEdgeFriday #BlankbookBinding #HuntingtonLibrary

This week I begin 4 months of examining the as-yet-un-researched #blankbooks of @TheHuntington, thanks to the @ahrcpress International Placement Scheme (IPS). Excited doesn't to cover it! #research #phd #AHRC #blankbookbinding #bookhistory

Moving servers, so... #introduction I'm a PhD (Book History) candidate researching the lives & products of London blankbook binders(1650-1850). I'm also a librarian at NHM (London), cataloguing fun (okay, old) stuff whenever I can.

I remain in constant conflict re: intact books (librarian me) vs broken books (PhD me).

#bookhistory #blankbooks #18thcentury #17thcentury #earlymodern #bookbinding #histodons #ledgerbinding #stationery #stationerybinding #blankbookbinding