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Happy International Fairy Day!

This morning we went on a fairy quest through our rare book collections and spotted some fairies before they flew away!

(And yes, some Dartmoor pixies did sneak into this tweet, the little scamps!)

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2022-06-24

It’s Why not create your fantasy by putting on your finest walking dress and promenading in one of Brighton & Hove’s Regency hotspots?
Promenade dresses and Regency architecture, from our and Special Collections 👗🏰

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2022-06-24

Very delicate in Histoire de la Princesse Isee. Only 250 copies were printed in 1918.

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2022-06-21

Just a few hours before the start of the Amsterdam Book Fair (). From 1 pm you'll find us in Stand 7 at the Mariott. Free entry! Here's our fair catalogue:
https://t.co/OXMqZB3ZRa

Fair info:
https://t.co/hi0WUVVsXA

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2022-06-11

These beautiful peonies appear in ‘Flora Rossica’ by German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was published in St Petersburg in 1780s. This copy once belonged English botanist Dawson Turner.

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2022-06-08

What do we need on this cold winter morning in Some cute medieval animals of course!

Inspired by 's bats, we're sharing owls from our Hortus Sanitatis (1491) from our collection

https://t.co/RoliW1zyFa

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2022-06-02

We ❤️ this 🧵by on the giant 🍄's found by two Australian boys on their way home from school, 145 years apart.

You can discover our exhibition of intricately rendered funghi watercolours from our collection online👉https://t.co/MtsfVlp5kg 🍄🍄
https://t.co/uYjyUl4YYC

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2022-05-30

Donors play an important role in our collections. Our first large donation was in 1903 by George McArthur. This 1491 herbal and bestiary, Hortus Sanitatis was part of his collection.




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2022-05-27

Amsterdam Book Fair, June 11-12.

Antiquariaat Novemberland will be in Booth 42. Their fair has just been added to our website:
https://t.co/791R1L67Se

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2022-05-25