Pax (nee Patrick) Crowley (they/them, þ/þs) @pilcrow5.bsky.social Rare Books Librarian, Classic Doctor Who nerd, Forever DM, synth dabbler, low-level crafter, gardener, likes to cook, prefers being barefoot -- In other words, a very tall Hobbit?
All posts personal. No posts represent the opinions or will of my employer.
Ray Clemens @rayclemens.bsky.social Medievalist: retired curator of early books and manuscripts (Beinecke Library, Yale University), Latin Paleography, Middle English Paleography, Book History, Hagiography.
@sibyllacumae.bsky.social @sibyllacumae.bsky.social Basic Bibliographic Bitch. Antiquarian Bookseller. Renaissance Platonist.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org Discover one of the finest medieval guildhalls in the world. Home to York’s entrepreneurs for 660 years and counting.
merchantshallyork.org
Alexandra Franklin @broadstpress.bsky.social Co-ordinator, Centre for the Study of the Book, Bodleian Libraries Department of Special Collections
Haven Hawley @ehhawley.bsky.social Special collections, printing, history of technology and books. Opinions my own on social media. (ehh_ptr "elsewhere")
Kristina Intinarelli @kristinaintin.bsky.social Partner at Evening Land Books www.eveninglandbooks.com
MSLIS Advisor and Coordinator at UIUC School of Information Sciences
Rare book hunter|thrift shop fashionista|library advocate|anti-fascist|
Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social 
Alixe Bovey @alixebovey.bsky.social Art historian & medievalist; under-appreciated plant enthusiast, uptight watercolourist. 🇨🇦✍️📚🌱. Insta: @alixebove
AMARC @amarc.bsky.social The Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections - promoting the study, accessibility and preservation of manuscripts and archives
https://amarcsite.wordpress.com/
Shahrouz, PhD @parchmentwizard.bsky.social Professor | PhD, Yale History | Specialist in the Middle Ages + World History | Manuscript collector | Taking each day 24 hours at a time.
medieval marginalia @medievalmarginalia.com corpus bones!
Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social Medieval and early modern manuscripts, books, libraries and archives
Sub-Librarian / Special Collections Librarian at The Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social
My posts, my views and interests - not my employer's
Clint Morrison @dancingmedievalist.bsky.social PhD | Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | writing about video games, play, dance, and John Lydgate
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials.
rarebookschool.org
Tomberg Rare Books @atomberg.bsky.social Rare Book Dealer specializing in the preservation of 20th and 21st century cultural movements.
Arthur Fournier @arthurfournier.bsky.social Broker of manuscripts & archives, ABAA/ILAB dealer of rare books. Active in BSA, RBMS, ARLIS communities. Qualified appraiser. Literature, the arts, social-political movements, underground / DIY press, pop culture + https://linktr.ee/arthurfournier
Mohamed Qassiti @mqassiti.bsky.social Student at @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social|History of Medieval Studies|Medieval Science and Education|Medieval Mediterranean|Latin-Arabic entanglements esp. translation movements
German and History Tutor
Pieter Beullens @pieterbeullens.bsky.social PI of FitMA (Fluidity in the Medieval Aristotle) @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social and funded by @erc.europa.eu.
Author of The Friar and the Philosopher.
Medieval Greek-Latin translations of philosophy and science.
McNaughtan's Bookshop @mcnaughtans.co.uk Rare & second-hand bookshop in central Edinburgh, est. 1957.
Open every day 11am to 5pm, and till 8pm on Thursdays.
KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social We take care of KU Leuven Libraries' heritage collections housed in the University Library: rare books, lecture notes and other manuscripts, graphics... We also have a reference collection of more than 65.000 titles on book history.
Handschriftenportal @hsprtl.bsky.social Wir entwickeln ein Portal für #Handschriften in deutschen Sammlungen | We’re creating a portal for #manuscripts in German collections | www.handschriftenportal.de
Sue Steuer @suembs.bsky.social Librarian, parent, human
@lransom.bsky.social @lransom.bsky.social 
Rose A. McCandless @rosemccandless.bsky.social Bibliographer, rare book enthusiast, and special collections instruction librarian. I post about rare books & manuscripts, fine/small press, book arts, digital humanities, etc. MPhil, MLIS. Leftist. Silly goose. she/her
Emily Runde @quodemelye.bsky.social Library worker and sometimes adjunct at Columbia University
Sue Luftschein @archosaurus.bsky.social Archivist, knitter and definitely a crazy cat (and dogs) lady! Head of Special Collections at USC. Current research interests in the ethics of collecting, and all things artists’ books.
Digital Scriptorium @digitalscriptorium.bsky.social Digital Scriptorium (DS) is a consortium of North American institutions with collections of global premodern manuscripts, building an online national union catalog developed on Linked Open Data technologies and practices. https://digital-scriptorium.org
@cartafranca.bsky.social @cartafranca.bsky.social Illuminierte Urkunden des Mittelalters
Buchmalerei
https://cartafranca.hypotheses.org/
https://www.monasterium.net/mom/IlluminierteUrkundenFrankreich/collection
Andrew Pettegree @apettegree.bsky.social Historian of the Reformation, the history of the book and media transformations. Director of @universalstc.bsky.social.
Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social Historian of the long 18thC, editor, genealogist.
📚 Book: The Fall of the House of Byron
📝 Writing about: Marie Antoinette’s ladies- K KCmedieval @kcmedieval.bsky.social Medievalist (Old French literature, manuscripts, feminist history), music lover, knitter, reader of mysteries among other things
Julia Walworth @juliawalworth.bsky.social Medievalist, book and library historian, lover of all libraries, Fellow Librarian at Merton College Oxford
Cultura Colombiana @mac2030.bsky.social @mincultura Proyectos apoyados por el Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y los Saberes, Programa Nacional de Concertación Cultural 2026
Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social Postdoc @jacculturelmu.bsky.social | Blog: http://medisi.hypotheses.org | Arabic Bible | Manuscript Studies | Book History | Provenance | SciCom | #FirstGen
https://www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/team/tarras-peter/
sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social journalist and lawyer based in Portland, OR.
Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social Beautiful library of the early Enlightenment in central Dublin. Opened in 1707; still welcoming visitors, tourists and scholars.
Registered Charity RCN 20000752
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
York National Book Fair @yorkbookfair.bsky.social 12th - 13th September 2025
www.yorkbookfair.com
The UK's largest rare & secondhand book fair. Organised by the PBFA. 
Forum Rare Books @forumrarebooks.bsky.social Rare book dealers from the Netherlands, specializing in books, manuscripts, prints, maps & other works on paper concerning Travel & Exploration, Islamic World, Natural History, Early Printing, Cartography, Science & Medicine, etc.
www.forumrarebooks.com
Oxford Bibliographical Society @obs1922.bsky.social Founded 104 years ago, the OBS celebrates the collection, care, and enjoyment of libraries, books, and archives of all sizes📚
Oxford, England
oxbibsoc.wordpress.com
Fine Books & Collections @finebooks.bsky.social A quarterly magazine and daily updated website about rare books and collecting
Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social Your favorite medievalist's favorite medievalist. Middle English literature and/in early modern books, with a side of textual editing. In progress: Dirtbag Medievalism, Chaucer's Readers: 1400-2000, Lydgate's Shorter Works
Francis Deblauwe 𒉺𒊏𒀭𒋛𒄑 𒊌𒉡 @fdeblauwe.bsky.social Mesopotamian archaeology (PhD UCLA); heritage (The Iraq War & Archaeology); digital humanities (Alexandria Archive Inst./Pleiades); spatial analysis of buildings; doodles; Belgian/American
Volker Schröder @marphurius.bsky.social Associate prof of French (emeritus) at Princeton. Working mostly on 17th-cy literature and culture, with a focus on bibliography, including manuscripts and prints. Research blog: anecdota.princeton.edu. Also on Mastodon: @Marphurius@hcommons.social
Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social Historian of #VastEarlyAmerica, gender, family & politics | Director & Librarian @ JCBLibrary | History Prof @ Brown U
#LineageTheBook OUP July, 2025 | On some other platforms and also @ karinwulf.com | Opinions here just mine.
Leigh Bonds @leighbonds.bsky.social Associate Professor and Digital Humanities Librarian at The Ohio State University with interests in C18-19 British women writers and the celebrated author, actress, socialite Mary Robinson
Blackwell's Rare Books @blackwellrare.bsky.social Blackwell's Rare Books buys and sells rare books of all kinds, since 1879. Purveyor of #badlydrawnanimals. Follow us on Instagram @blackwellrare
Tim Gollins @timgollins.bsky.social Director SCUA at Vanderbilt University. Posts etc. my own - Loves #Kites #MorrisDancing #Archives #DigitalPreservation #Digipres #Libraries #Photography
LinkedIn uk.linkedin.com/in/timgollins
Flikr https://flickr.com/photos/111510787@N06
Old Paper Collector @oldpapercollector.bsky.social I am a hobby collector (+25 years) of early modern books (1500-1800) printed in Antwerp and books with recycled manuscripts. I live in the Netherlands. https://sites.google.com/view/oldpapercollector
Stuart Kells @stuartkells.bsky.social History of books, history of money. Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Institute #UniMelb. Editor #LibraryPlanet. Author of Alice, The Library, Shakespeare’s Library, Penguin & the Lane Brothers
Adrian Woolfson @adrianwoolfson.bsky.social Opinions @WSJ.com & @Science.org. Author of Life Without Genes @harpercollins.bsky.social & On The Future of Species bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social (12 Feb 2026) & @MITpress.bsky.social (28 April 2026). www.adrianwoolfson.com. Co-founder & CEO Genyro.com
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America @abaararebooks.bsky.social Your trusted source for rare books and related ephemera since 1949. www.abaa.org
Hannah Goeselt @hgoeselt.bsky.social Boston/Cambridge based. MLIS. Lurking in the depths of the Mass Historical Society. Here to post about manuscripts.
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social America’s only art crime professor, studying theft, repatriation, and general museum shenanigans. Forthcoming book: The Styrofoam Mummy (Norton), on fraud and forgery on the market for ancient treasures. She/her; queer.
www.artcrimeprof.com
The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social The Bibliographical Society exists to promote the study of the history of the book, for librarians, collectors, historians and book lovers everywhere.
scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social Learner, Stargazer, Godless Tea-sipper, Cat-owned Ginger, Soul whose intentions are good.
*soul not included
ᴰᴹˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ⁱᵍⁿᵒʳᵉᵈ ᵇˡᵒᶜᵏᵉᵈ ᵒʳ ᵐᵒᶜᵏᵉᵈ
ᴺᵃᶻⁱˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᵖᵘⁿᶜʰᵉᵈ
Dee Snider @deesnider.bsky.social "Are you not entertained?"
Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social We post about manuscripts, mostly from UPenn. SIMS brings manuscript culture, modern technology and people together.
https://schoenberginstitute.org/
Ismael @ismael-tech.bsky.social Queer + Texan 🌈 | Houston -based, RGV-raised | Nonprofit tech + data nerd 🤓 | Runner 🏃♂️ | Into politics, volunteering, & making ✨ change ✨ | Always down to chat about the latest hot takes or cool ideas. #bigquery #python #programming
Kathryn @kathrynirena.bsky.social Kathryn Middleton. Special collections librarian and amateur letterpress printer. Book history, Catullus, board games, cross stitching, Tolkien, D&D. She/her. 
Matthew Fisher @bookhand.bsky.social Medievalist, geek, Associate Professor of English at UCLA. Editor, Viator.
Emilie Nadal @emilienadal.bsky.social Médiéviste ✮ Historienne de l'art ✮ Musicienne
Manuscrits enluminés ! Bibliothèques anciennes de Toulouse
Midi de la France. Commanditaires ecclésiastiques
Thomas Guillemin @thomasguillem1.bsky.social Responsable de la Médiathèque protestante du Stift | Compte perso | Dr en histoire #protestantisme #livre | http://xn--jacquesvach-lbb.fr | #jazz #metal
Steven White @stevenwhite.bsky.social Forensic and cardiovascular pathologist; physician-scientist; assistant professor @UofToronto; enjoy science, history, and books 🔬🎹🎻🏳️🌈
Sarah Noonan @sarahloleet.bsky.social Assoc Prof of English & Coordinator of the Digital and Public Humanities program at Saint Mary's College. Co-PI of the Peripheral MSS Project (peripheralmss.org). Interests: Medieval Lit, Book History, MSS Studies, and DH (she/her)
Owl Creek Books @owlcreekbooks.com Rare and vintage bookstore in Mid-city Los Angeles.
Open Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm & Sat, 9am-2pm
owlcreekbooks.com
Christian Algar @ceebarnacles.bsky.social By the books or by the sea. Trying, here and there 🖤🌊
Erik Kwakkel @erikkwakkel.bsky.social Professor of Book History at UBC School of Information, Vancouver. Into medieval manuscripts. He/his. Blog: https://medievalbooks.nl. Writing a book on ads by medieval scribes.
“There is more to life than medieval books, but it's a good place to start.”
Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social Research Integrity Facilitator at King's College London. Author 'The Invention of Papal History' (Oxford University Press) http://bit.ly/PapalHistory. Historian interested in fakes and forgeries. Bsky since 23/10/23. / Views expressed are my own.
David Levy @booksongaming.bsky.social I collect and study books on gaming with a focus on the writings of Edmond Hoyle. See my blog at http://edmondhoyle.blogspot.com and my online Hoyle bibliography at https://booksongaming.com/hoyle/bibliography/
LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
Amy Bucher @amybphd.bsky.social Applied behavioral scientist working in digital health, cat lady, not giving up
Dr Nicole Volmering @medievalireland.bsky.social Medievalist | Celticist | Research Asst Prof @TCDHistory. PI of Early Irish Hands @Research Ireland, CLÓSCAPE @TLRH, and Wandering Books. Passionate about all things medieval Irish, manuscripts, palaeography, and early Christianity in the insular world.
Barry York @barryyork.bsky.social Less, but better
Columbus, OH
Trinity College Library, Cambridge @trincolllibcam.bsky.social The Trinity College Library in Cambridge comprises the modern student library, the Wren Library, and significant rare books, manuscript and archive collections.
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/library/home/
https://trinitycollegelibrarycambridge.wordpress.com/
British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social We’re the national library of the UK.
Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the national library and archive of the Church of England.
https://linktr.ee/lambethpalacelibrary
John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social 
NHM Library and Archives @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources.
Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment).
linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives
(Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more.
Read, write, rest!
linktr.ee/gladlib
Nelson Rare Books @nelsonrarebooks.com Bookseller of uncommon 18-19th c. British lit, street lit, and Gothic Revival. Dreaming of illuminated manuscripts.
Dirtbag medievalist. Wears Crocs with tweed.
Always intentionally unhinged. You post, I reply. Never legal advice.
Member ABAA/ILAB/PBFA
DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social De Montfort University Special Collections, part of Library and Student Services. Explore our collections on our catalogue: http://specialcollections.catalogue.dmu.ac.uk
Ex Mortis Rare & Preloved Books @exmortisbooks.bsky.social A rare and preloved haunted virtual bookshop filled with ghostly, weird and otherworldly books.
www.exmortisbooks.com
Mark Jepson @rmjbooks.bsky.social *Concerned at what is happening in society just now*.
Books I Antiquarian Books I Music I Opera I History I Art I Languages.
D B Derbyshire 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 PBFA @dbderbzbooks.bsky.social ~ booksellers | watching films ~
David B Derbyshire & Julie Eyles
#booksarebrilliant
https://linktr.ee/dbderbzbooks
Camden Lock Books ABA/ILAB @camdenlockbooks.bsky.social Award winning rare book dealer/appraiser from 1979, webshop from 2000. Miniature book specialism miniaturebooks.com Co-owner bookshop burleyfisher.com
Bernard Quaritch Ltd @quaritch1847.bsky.social Rare books and manuscripts since 1847. Visitors welcome 10-6 daily; catalogues issued regularly (https://mailchi.mp/quaritch/stayintouch).
www.quaritch.com ❧ rarebooks@quaritch.com ❧ +44 (0)20 7297 4888 ❧
36 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JH
Alfred Pasternack @aopmurray.bsky.social Rare books, manuscripts, that sort of thing. Bookseller @quaritch, bookbinder. Oooh, serifs. 
University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social Join us in exploring the University of Exeter Library's Special Collections, which include archives, manuscripts, rare books and maps.
There's something for everyone, and everyone is welcome.
Find out more! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives
Archives and Special Collections, Loyola University Chicago @lucarchives1928.bsky.social Book an appointment with us at Cudahy Library, send us an email at archive@luc.edu, or give us a call at 773 508-2660!
Heather Cole @heathercole.bsky.social Head of Collections, Teaching and Research at the University of Manchester Library/John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Julianne Simpson @juliannesimpson.bsky.social Librarian, Chetham's Library Manchester