Henning Hansen

Ok, I kind of like how this was flagged as adult content.

Delightful title page by the German engraver Dirk Diricks (1613–1653). This Garden of Eden scene offers a splendid menagerie of animals. I’m particularly fond of the whale (a favourite motif among contemporary cartographers) and the frog, prominently placed close to Adam and Eve. #bookhistory #frog

Blind tooled pigskin binding from 16C, reused for a Swedish 1646 Bible (Swedish National Heritage Board). With image of Lady Justice with the Latin motto "Iustitie quisquis picturam | lumine cernis dic deus est [iustus iustaque facta probat]" (text within brackets only implied).

On Wednesday 28 January I’m giving a talk in Stockholm about Swedish war booty - welcome! www.raa.se/evenemang-oc...

During a recent trip to Tromsø, I had a chance to take a quick look at some recent acquisitions at @ubuit.bsky.social. Amazing stuff!

That is certainly a fun candidate!

Does anyone know who Nicolinus Beninus is?

When you've played Für Elise one time too many

My latest article is a review of Charlotte Appel and Nina Christensen's excellent "På sporet af børn og bøger" (Gads Forlag 2023). doi.org/10.14811/clr...

A very short story in two very crude woodcuts (from Tagliente's "Libro di abacho", Venice 1570)

Copy of Holger Jacobæus’ ”Museum regium” from the library of the Royal Swedish Academy for Letters, History and Antiquities. With the supralibros of queen Lovisa Ulrika.

Our copy of Holger Jacobæus’ ”Museum regium” has its own story: it was once owned by Swedish collector count Carl Gustaf Tessin and later Queen Lovisa Ulrika—who even commissioned a similar catalog for her own collections, published by Carl Linnaeus in 1764.

The theft ignited debate on crime and upbringing—and shocked many when the culprit proved Danish and not Swedish, English or Jewish (as the police had thought). It also marked the dawn of Danish Romanticism. Adam Oehlenschläger’s iconic poem “The Golden Horns" became a defining work of the era.

The originals were lost forever. But thanks to detailed depictions and descriptions—among others by the Ole Worm and Joachim Richard Paulli—credible reproductions could be made. These are now on display at the National Museum of Denmark.

The horns were found near Gallehus, southern Jutland, the first one in 1639, and the second one in 1734. Dating from the early 5th century, the horns feature unique decoration and a famous runic inscription in Proto-Norse. They have always been regarded as national treasures of Denmark.

The Louvre heist reminds me of other times when cultural treasures disappeared. One story that stays with me is the loss of the Golden Horns of Gallehus, Denmark, stolen in 1802 by a goldsmith who melted them down.

Engraving in Jacobæus' "Museum regium" [1696], The Swedish National Heritage Board.

DAN WOLGERS. Telefonkatalog, Gula Sidorna K-Ö, Stockholm, 1992. 21 x 27 cm

It's finally happed. The telephone directory has become a collector's item. auctionet.com/sv/4585726-d...

Kopparstick ur Rosenhanesamlingen av Fredsbanketten i Nürnberg år 1649.

Välkommen till årets Rettigsymposium! Det äger rum den 26 november kl 13:15. Programmet bjuder på föredrag och samtal om aktuella forskningsprojekt knutna till Riksantikvarieämbetets arkiv och bibliotek. Evenemanget är kostnadsfritt och öppet för allmänheten – men föranmälan krävs: lnkd.in/dg_yv_Tv

Upplands runinskrifter 908

Last week marked the inaugural meeting of the research network Objects of Knowledge, hosted at University of Copenhagen. It was a pleasure meeting everyone. I talked briefly about a fascinating item from our collections: one of Johannes Bureus’ copper plates.
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Why is it assumed that the 'lectrice' would skip the preface, unlike the 'lecteur'? Women’s reading has long been a concern. This 1833 example suggests that the way a woman read was as much a subject of critique as the content she read.

Preface in Fournier & Arnould’s "Struensée" [Paris 1833].

Three weeks to go!

Took a short break from the #SHARP2025 conference to visit the George Eastman Museum and was pleased to find a pretty library and cool book photos

Printers’ devices on the doors of Rush Rhees Library ✨ #SHARP2025

Beautiful conclusion from @henninghansen.bsky.social!

By turning to these bibles, we can "restore voices that were never meant to disappear"

#SHARP2025

Of course - I’d love that!

Lapponia (book) - Wikipedia

The first book containing Sámi literature was published as far back as 1673.

@amybrigataswanson.bsky.social used the image from @wikipedia.org. @henninghansen.bsky.social sitting next to me tells me he recognizes it: it's from the University of Tromsø, where he worked 😛

#SHARP2025

At the #SHARP25 conference in Rochester and enjoying Marie’s paper - both creative and intriguing!

My latest article explores the Oxenstierna family Bible: an annotated 1646 Swedish Bible once owned by the diplomat and statesman Count Bengt Oxenstierna (1623–1702). Read it here (in Swedish!): urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... #bookhistory #swedishhistory

Feel free to sign up for one of our online introductions to the collections, followed by Q&A, held on 17 June at 16:15 (Swedish) and 18 June at 16:15 (English).

www.raa.se/rettig

Call for applications: The Royal Swedish Academy of History, Letters and Antiquities is offering fellowships to young scholars and civil servants for projects dealing with the special collections at the Swedish National Heritage Board. Apply by 30 August 2025. www.raa.se/rettig

book cover of a book about book showing lots of old books in a bookshelf

Thrilled to share that the anthology "Från handskrift till digitalt kulturarv: Perspektiv på specialsamlingar", that I’ve co-edited with @sjokvist.bsky.social has been published.

It's available both in #openaccess and in print: www.diva-portal.org/smash/record....

#bookhistory #specialcollections