Tag Archives: technologies of writing

The Staffordshire Hoard

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Karie

“This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England… as radically, if not more so, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries. Absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells.” – Leslie Webster, Former Keeper, Department … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Old Books

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Karie

I like many things, but there are not many things that I love. I definitely love incunabula (books printed between 1455 and 1500) and early modern period printed books. Yesterday I went to Edinburgh to look at some very old … Continue reading →

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Webs We Weave

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Karie

How badly do I want this uppercase scarf? Pretty badly, I tell you. The scarf led me on a typographic journey of the net which yielded new interesting sites: the & Blog, Bembo’s Zoo which is seriously cool, FontStruct which … Continue reading →

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Spoils

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Karie

Stephen Moffat does write the best Doctor Who episodes. A planet which is one giant library? Yes, please! And that is all I will say as I do not want to give away any spoilers.. Now, as some longterm readers/friends … Continue reading →

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They Used Wine Presses, You Know

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Karie

Me mam’s apparently doing a bit better. It’s slightly strange to be in another country and not being able to rush to the hospital. Somebody at BBC is my new friend. Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press is showing on … Continue reading →

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Me & QWERTY = <3

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Karie

We went to the hospital today. I am going to have my brain-waves measured next week which is terribly exciting. I hope I do emit brain-waves and that they’ll be interesting enough to result in a diagnosis. Right, let’s move … Continue reading →

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