#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

Trumpeters, birdcage painters, singing women, “more than remembered” and “some thing forgott”. Like Charles Cheyne's 1669 budget, we’ve all been there. (@TheHuntington EL11145) #Blankbooks #ledgers #AccountBooks #17thCentury #bbtd #vellum #London #bookhistory

Trumpeters, birdcage painters, singing women, “more than remembered” and “some thing forgott”. Like Charles Cheyne's 1669 budget, we’ve all been there. (@TheHuntington EL11145) #Blankbooks #ledgers #AccountBooks #17thCentury #bbtd #vellum #London #bookhistory

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

#introduction Hello all! I'm a PhD candidate researching blank books & their binders. I'm also an NHM (London) librarian. Between the two, I take photos of a lot of nice things, usually with my fingers in shot. #bookhistory #blankbooks #bookbinding

Hello all! I'm a PhD candidate researching blank books in the long 18thC, and I'm an NHM (London) librarian. Between the two, I see a lot of nice things and take photos of them, usually with my fingers in shot. #bookhistory #blankbooks #bookbinding