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Consensus press, Sinuhe.
the colophon for the Consensus Press edition of The Tale of Sinuhe
about three years ago a group of almost 100 book collectors started an absurd project: to publish a handmade book, with every decision made democratically. somehow it actually worked?
it is *very* on brand that picked an ancient egyptian travelogue poem as the text
On this day in 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. 25 years later Pope Julius II entrusted Michelangelo to paint the ceiling which originally was decorated with a starry sky painted by Pier Matteo d’Amelia.
A month with two work trips - a week in Berlin collating papyri and a week in Copenhagen.
Tickets Alert: Chatley Heath semaphore tower open weekend
ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...
Peeking just above the trees by the M25 on the edge of southwest London is a tall octagonal building built as part of Britain's defence, and it will be open to the public next month.
Seeing Egypt differently: Lee Miller's photos go on display in London
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/see...
In 1934, an American-born but often UK-based photographer moved to Egypt, and some of her rarely seen photos are on display at the moment.
I think there needs to be a picture thread of #anthills. Mini #biodiversity hotspots. Love the pic, here’s one for the record from Malvern Common.
Congratulations to Melvyn for his honorary degree from Oxford (he’s in very good company here) www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Dark sunday walk to Plumpton Plain Bronze Age Settlement A - and bluebells.
From the Easter archive: London’s transport is world-famous for its roundel, but just under a century ago, it nearly became a rabbit – Wilfred the Rabbit.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/how...
Apple blososom and early keyboards at Fenton House: magical as ever to hear music: youtube.com/@theclavierist.
No claim category seems to exist for research expenses.
Ah @ox.ac.uk! I was given a small grant to cover two reproduction costs for a book written during this year's @leverhulme.ac.uk fellowship, and told to reclaim the expenses through the University's e-expenses. Now Finance says I cannot claim for such costs this way ...
"Almost all the UK attacks reported in my study centred on LGBTQ+ materials."
Meanwhile editors commission dozens more articles about the silencing of, perhaps, Britain's most published academic, Kathleen Stock. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Seagull update: A Clarion correspondent has shared this video of a seagull on the roof of the Blavatnik, reporting that multiple seagulls had been playing with pebbles on the glass roof 'like basketball' (sound on), passing and dropping stones loudly for a week #wearealltheclarion
From my personal experience, the problem at Oxford is immense: I'd imagine that at @ox.ac.uk the level of satisfation is much lower! Bravo @theguardian.com!
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Thank you - I nearly missed it. BRAVO!
Followed by a sandwich in Tavistock Square and at afternoon at @britishlibrary.bsky.social.
A nostalgic day in Bloomsbury - collating the Mddle Kingdom fragments at @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social - with many thanks to kind and super efficient colleagues there!
This year marks 100 years of the Leverhulme Trust. Enabling talented researchers across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences to undertake blue skies, interdisciplinary, ambitious and risky research. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/what-we-do
Moments of calm in a fortnight with visits to opticians and the wonderful Oxford Eye Hospital.
Eclipse in north London.
'It has been estimated that up to 50% of people with diabetes will develop damage to peripheral nerves during their lifetime, and up to 50% will experience pain because of that nerve damage.'
Article co-written by @ndcnoxford.bsky.social's Dr Andreas Themistocleous ⬇️
In the course of cataloguing Egyptian materials preserved in the museum, Drs Annamaria Azzolini & Barbara Gilli identified 4 fragments of the Book of the Dead of Senemnetjer (ca 1479-1425 BCE)
#WorldPoetryDay 📜
British Museum remains UK's top attraction as some venues struggle to recover
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bri...
The British Museum has retained its title as the UK's busiest visitor attraction, although visitor numbers to attractions across the country are still down on pre-pandemic levels.
