Registration now open! Join us at The #BritishLibrary for the Fantastic Futures 2025 conference on the theme of "AI Everywhere, All at Once" 🎉

https://sites.google.com/view/ai4lam/fantastic-futures-2025?authuser=0

#FF2025 @BL_DigiSchol

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Mathers-Goetia/pages/124-The-magical-Circle-coloured/

Although i posted this Magical Circle some years ago, the book has instructions for colouring it, so here is a #colour version, made in #GIMP . Note: the spell-caster stands in the middle, so it is for protection.

NOTE: the book i have used what was probably an 18th century manuscript in the #britishLibrary, this is NOT a “real” ancient Hebrew artifact!

#vintageArt #magick #magicCircle #KingSolomon #occult #occultDiagram #diagram #GIMP3 #Gimp_3

Solar Panels at the British Library

The British Library has installed solar panels on its roof, which went live last year.

The panels are a mixture of solar hot water, and some solar electricity. The installation was especially tricky because the Library building is Grade 1 listed (the highest level), and the new solar panels weren’t allowed to be seen from the street.

In the past 12 months, they have generated 186 MWh of heat, and 14.8 MWh of electrical energy.

The British Library needs a lot of heat to generate steam which allows them to closely control the humidity levels inside, which is required to help preserve the historical documents that they store.

The British Library is aiming to be Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.

• CIBSE Article

#BritishLibrary #CamdenTown #KingsCross #Solar #SomersTown #StPancras

London’s Polari Prizes Release Their 2025 Longlists

The United Kingdom's two Polari Prizes, one for debut publications, honor work focused on LGBTQ issues and experience.
The post London’s Polari Prizes Release Their 2025 Longlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/londons-polari-prizes-release-their-2025-longlists/

#ArtsCouncilEngland #Awards #BritishLibrary #Diversity #GayLiterature
@indieauthors

#OnlineResource | Jewish women and early printing | The stories of three Jewish women living and working in Europe in the 15th century: Estellina Conat, Teresa de Lucena and Doña Reyna Mendes Details: blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2025/02/i-estellina-jewish-women-and-early-printing.html

#JewishWomen #JewishPrinting #Hebrew #BritishLibrary