Steven Van Impe
Book historian, rare books curator Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Antwerp. Opinions mine, I may be wrong, follow/like isn't endorsement. He/him. Caregiver for a partner with Long Covid. Used to be @RareBookLibAntw on Twitter. Profile pic by LUCID.
- Must finish dissertation before getting distracted by this side project. Must finish dissertation before getting distracted by this side project. Must finish dissertation before getting distracted by this side project. Must finish dissertation before getting distracted by this side project. Must fin
- Turn it around: when you finish the dissertation, you can have your side project!
- I am trying to think of an audiobook that both my 80-yr-old mother and my 10-yr-old son would enjoy on a road trip. We have already done LOTR and we recently read aloud both “Kidnapped” and “Treasure Island” to positive reviews. The answer is “Master and Commander,” isn’t it? 📚
- War of the Worlds? Sherlock Holmes?
- Does anyone recognize the Anthony ... who bought this gorgeously bound incunable in 1591? #NewAcq, Antwerp EHC 909762: Angelus de Clavasio: Summa angelica de casibus conscientiae. Nuremberg, Koberger, 1492 (istc ia00722000).
- Is that gold leaf? It’s quite chonky with gold!
- Yes! But not that chuncky, I think the photo creates a 3D effect that doesn't exist in reality.
- #Bookhistory Miraeus lecture door Dr. @renskehoff.bsky.social 11/06, 18u30, Antwerpen. Boeken maken: de personalisatie van vroege drukken Deze lezing beschouwt de rol van lezers in het personaliseren en aanpassen van vroegmoderne boeken. Gratis, inschrijven via ttk.recreatex.be/Tickets/Deta...
- #Bookhistory Webinar door Dr. Bert Tops: 27/05, 20u De folio-Bijbelvertalingen van Willem Vorsterman (1528–1545). Tops analyseerde 250 ex. van vroegmoderne volkstalige bijbels om religieuze leesstrategieën & omgang met censuur te analyseren. Inschrijven via bibliofielen.be/agenda-2/
- I'm not watching #Eurovision, but I have the greatest respect for the artist who is there every year, doing his job, lifting everybody's spirits, without ever winning: Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
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- At least they're not sedimental.
- Honourable exception for the excellent and understated puns in the geology cases.
- At least they're down-to-earth.
