Erik Kwakkel

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Professor of Book History and Director, School of Information (#iSchool) at #UBC, Vancouver, but opinions my own. He/Him. Into medieval #manuscripts and #paleography big time, but love #typography and a good typeface too. I blog infrequently at medieval books.nl. Let's keep this a #SafeSpace.
Info/contact/pubs pagehttps://ischool.ubc.ca/profile/erik-kwakkel/
This is what I dohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP7_gU4wI0g
Learn about medieval books (Kahn Academyhttps://tinyurl.com/47d8k8rd
Bloghttps://medievalbooks.nl
Show threadErik KwakkelNov 17, 2024
@jmaxsfu there is just more engagement in my field, is all
Erik KwakkelNov 17, 2024
Hello all - I have moved to Bluesky (erikkwakkel), hope to see you there.
Show threadErik KwakkelNov 11, 2023
@DarkSheepArts not very active I must admit, just checking out what’s going on in manuscript world.
Show threadErik KwakkelOct 16, 2023
@jonathangross send me an email!
Erik KwakkelJan 24, 2023
Allie AlvisJan 24, 2023
Some green books are hiding a toxic secret: arsenic ☠️ Learn about what book historians and conservators know about arsenical books, and what to do if you have a green book (hint: don’t panic!) in the new episode of #BiteSizedBookHistory 📗 https://youtu.be/Z51mQPqqOuo
Poison Books?! Arsenic Green! | Bite Sized Book History

YouTube
Show threadErik KwakkelJan 9, 2023
@erikgeleijns op slot!
Erik KwakkelJan 7, 2023
Anna DorofeevaJan 7, 2023

RT @[email protected]

The Panizzi Lectures are now available to view via the BL's YouTube channel! Many thanks to @[email protected] for sponsoring the streaming and recording. Jeffrey Hamburger's three lectures on diagrams can be found via the links at the foot of this page: https://www.bl.uk/projects/panizzi-lectures

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BLprintheritage/status/1610946050117738496

The Panizzi Lectures

The Panizzi Lectures are a series of annual lectures based on original research by an eminent scholar of the book.

The British Library
Erik KwakkelJan 7, 2023

Recuperating after a surprisingly busy first week back on campus. Even before classes start, things have ramped up. It is typical for university life in the last week of December - get those last things done - but seems to have spilled over into the new year. Get those first things done!

#Vancouver #UBC #Pallet

Erik KwakkelJan 7, 2023

‘A very street library thing’: in praise of sharing books with strangers https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/08/a-very-street-library-thing-in-praise-of-sharing-books-with-strangers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#littlelibrary #streetLibrary

‘A very street library thing’: in praise of sharing books with strangers

From chance encounters with neighbours to the 1970 Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbook, a weekly trip to the street library is a special kind of joy

The Guardian
Erik KwakkelJan 6, 2023
mssprovenanceJan 4, 2023
This #ReceptioGate article is interesting because it considers wider issues for scholars, research, and academia: https://thecritic.co.uk/receptiogate-and-the-absolute-state-of-academia/
#ReceptioGate and the (absolute) state of academia | Charlotte Gauthier | The Critic Magazine

Forget the Christmas panto — the most hilariously bizarre show in town this holiday season has got to be #ReceptioGate. Our story begins with Peter Kidd, a researcher specialising in medieval…

The Critic Magazine