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Bones on plates

history of science
Faridah Laffan
08 April 2026
5 mins

Faridah Laffan explains how the illustrations of William Buckland's Kirkdale Cave discoveries were transformed from brushstrokes to engraved plates.

Copycats

history of science
Katherine Marshall
21 May 2024
5 mins

Centuries before digital cameras, how did early Fellows of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ approach the tricky problem of reproducing text and images? Katherine Marshall investigates.

Goodly printing

history of science
Anne McLaughlin
18 January 2023
4 mins

Anne McLaughlin tells the story behind our 1495 copy of 'De proprietatibus rerum' by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, the oldest printed item in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library in English.

Oldest book news

history of science
Rupert Baker
13 June 2022
4 mins

What's the earliest book in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library? Rupert Baker finds that the answer to this frequent question may not be quite so straightforward...

Paper machines

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
30 May 2022
3 mins

Louisiane Ferlier marvels at the paper tools - including quadrants, dials and volvelles - hidden within some of the oldest astronomy books in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library.

Foul ink

history of science
Daniel Belteki
16 May 2022
4 mins

Daniel Belteki reports on a decorative, but otherwise unsuccessful, interlude in the printing of a Royal Society journal.

The art of the printscape

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
03 November 2020
4 mins

Louisiane Ferlier has co-edited a new volume on the history of books: 'Forms, Formats and the Circulation of Knowledge: British Printscape’s Innovations, 1688-1832'.

Flea treatment

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
21 October 2019
4 mins

As our copy of Robert Hooke's 'Micrographia' goes off for conservation, we look at the printing history behind the book's iconic images.

Keith Moore
21 November 2012
2 mins

Keith Moore describes a fascinating research project which analyses wormholes in woodcuts made on printing blocks.