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@gsclemons.bsky.social

"When I get a little money I buy books, and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." - Desiderius Erasmus

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A belated Happy New Year to all … the Wolf Supermoon in update Connecticut tonight!

03.01.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My companion for coffee on the porch this morning …

02.08.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As much as it pains (slightly) this old Princetonian to say it, I'm proud of @harvard.edu and grateful for their leadership. Here's hoping that courage is contagious.

18.04.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I regret nothing.

24.01.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The beauty of celebrating New Year’s Eve on the west coast is that you can be in bed before 10pm.

The boy seems suspicious …

01.01.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just returning from an outing with the family to see Wicked on the big screen. A question for all my early Christian history peeps ... is it just me, or is this a totally Gnostic storyline?

Or is it still the tryptophan tripping me up?

30.11.2024 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, what a fond reminder of things that kept us sane during the early days of Covid! We should do this again (minus the pandemicy bits) ...

28.11.2024 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dialoghi di Urbisaglia - Intervista a Scott Clemons
YouTube video by Il canale dei libri Dialoghi di Urbisaglia - Intervista a Scott Clemons

Some time has passed, but I still cherish the insightful conversation I had with @gsclemons.bsky.social about the fascinating 'mission' of book collectors.
#rarebooks #collecting #bookhistory #libraries #aldusmanutius #bookcollectors

27.11.2024 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Old wood to burn, old books to read, old wine to drink, and old friends to love. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all …

27.11.2024 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
De Motu Librorum: On the Movement of Books--The 2024 Kenneth W. Rendell Endowed Lecture
YouTube video by Rare Book School De Motu Librorum: On the Movement of Books--The 2024 Kenneth W. Rendell Endowed Lecture

If you need to whittle away an hour or so this weekend, here's one from the SSP (Selfishly Self Promoting) files ... my talk from last summer at Rare Book School entitled De Motu Librorum: On the Movement of Books.

No cats, but a lot of old books.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1MD...

16.11.2024 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PSA ... we've upgraded the security system in the home library ...

14.11.2024 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 51285    πŸ” 2174    πŸ’¬ 552    πŸ“Œ 87
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The Morgan Honors Its β€˜Personal Librarian’ The subject of a bestseller who led a remarkable life as a scholar and cultural force while hiding her Black identity is the focus of an exhibition at the institution she headed.

This is a remarkable exhibition, and an even more remarkable story. At the Morgan Library through May 4, 2025.

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/a...

10.11.2024 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

TIL that two of my very favorite book people are going to talk to each other and let the rest of us listen. Pull up a chair and listen with me ...

16.12.2023 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0