The verse colophon itself is incredible. It tells the story of the death of Johannes de Spira while the book was on the press, noting the number of copies of an edition of Cicero he had earlier printed in a single month and stating that his brother Vindelinus (Wendelin) had then continued the work.

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Fun new acquisition: an illuminated copy of the 1470 edition of De civitate Dei, published in Venice by the brothers Johannes and Vindelinus de Spira.

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That cursed exlibris job ad for a private library is perfect timed for the season! I’m spooked for sure.

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Intro to Disability Studies class came in today to think about visibility & blindness in the James Thurber Papers. Here's a page from a 1943 letter from Thurber to friends that includes a drawing of the Zeiss loupe he used for his eyesight (he said it made him look like "a welder from Mars").

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Adobe's PDF AI Assistant kindly asked to summarise my images of the 16th century Bannatyne MS @natlibscot.bsky.social in pdf - showing my favourite of the poems, Ane New Yeirs Gift to MQS going on display in the Mary Queen of Scots exhibition 2027 @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social - this is the result 🤣✍️

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