In the interstices of other work, I love looking for early modern images of women reading-- especially old women reading. I have a wonderful engraving of a crone reading at work (a gift on a significant birthday 😁 ), and I'm always looking for more. This one by G Dou at the Rijksmuseum is a favorite. #womenshistory #herbook #history #histodons

Are you reading the blog for #HerBook Early Modern Female Book Ownership? Always fascinating. Today on a gorgeous 1642 Barker Bible signed with a super flourish by Ann Lightfoot. #BookHistory #VastEarlyAmerica #History #Histodons https://earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com

Two Outta Three Ain't Bad

Isabella Clara Eugenia (d. 1633), ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, is the dedicatee of Spanish and Latin eds of this book on Spain's 1625 Siege of Breda victory.

The English one? Not so much! That's oddly dedicated to the English soldiers instead! All 3 books have foldouts, though thr last one curiously puts all its engravings on separate paper slips. The copper plate for the first two was probably recut for the third.

#NewberryLibrary #HerBook
#WomensHistoryMonth

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Spread the word! The WWiH-group (Women Writers in History) seeks contributions for an existing new peer-reviewed volume on "Digital Approaches to Historical Women's Book Culture". Proposal deadline: March 1st 2023. #bookhistory #herbook #womenhistory #history #twitterstorians

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Wrote a little piece on my blog about a #HisBook #HerBook #BookHistory Geneva Bible: https://karinwulf.com/tidbits/hisbook-and-herbook/

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I’ve got a real treasure today for anyone interested in medicine, recipes, and/or women’s books: a copy of Culpepper’s English Physician, published by a woman and owned by two sisters! Read through for a special treasure… 1/
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#HerBook Getting back at work after some sick days. On my desk: this beautiful 16th-century book printed in civilité by Ameet Tavernier on blue paper and bound in gold tooled brown leather for Maria Porquin on behalf of her father Lowys Porquin. #LoveMyJob #BookHistory #bookhistodons

Copy of Museum Plantin-Moretus: O.B 9.3 (https://anet.be/record/opacmpm/c:lvd:6163892/E)

@mmargolis Definitely! And you just introduced me to a new hashtag and two new follows so thank you! I am a big fan of #herbook in many contexts. : )

A very special #HerBook example: this beautiful and luxurious leather binding with gold tooled stamps of the capital letters M and D is a copy of a account on the travels of Maria de Medicis to the Netherlands. This particular copy was gifted to her. #bookhistory #bookhistodons /1