Great exhibition. I saw it at NMWA in DC - twice!

Top portion of event poster illustrated with Artemisia Gentileschi's painting Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, and text in black against a dusky rose background.

Coming up Thurs, March 19th, on Zoom -

Did Artemisia Gentileschi Paint for Men or for Women?
A talk by Sheila Barker
Hosts: The Center for the Study of Women and the Society for the Study of Women in the Renaissance (SSWR)

RSVP Link: bit.ly/sswrartemisia

Thank you Michael!

Very interesting Michael. It would be nice to think that this was a record of John Hunter in his will paying Nicolas Langlois, Master of the French School, for his son's board, except that Nicolas was in Edinburgh in 1581, and had been since at least 1574. Thoughts?

Ice-schoklis Icicles from a gargolye on Washington National Cathedral, detail. Photo by Linda Davidson (Washington Post, 2014) Our thoughts turn to ice and icicles in various forms these days, especially on the…

See my new post today on 'Ice-schoklis'! Find it at estheringlis.com/2026/01/29/i...

#icicles #EstherInglis #Avercamp #FolgerLibrary #WashingtonNationalCathedral #Avercamp

Women of Many Talents Calligrapher, limner, embroiderer, writer – those are all arts in which Esther Inglis engaged. She seems to have been unique in Britain at the time, so who were her cohorts? There must have b…

See my new blog post on "Multi-talented Women" featuring the current exhibition at #NMWA on women as artists, engravers, calligraphers, sculptors, embroiderers, lacemakers, etc. I place #EstherInglis within this coteree of talented Netherlandish women. estheringlis.com/2025/11/17/w...

Cover image for 'The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541)', edited by Helen Newsome-Chandler (August 2025)

The next volume in the Camden Series of scholarly editions of primary sources for historians is 'The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541)', edited by Helen Newsome-Chandler.

This volume will be published in print and online @universitypress.cambridge.org in August 2/2

Special Issue: Material Culture and Built Heritage: Manifestations of Scotland’s Royal Past, Present and Future | Royal Studies Journal

The new issue of @royalstudies.bsky.social Royal Studies Journal is out, a special issue that I've been really looking forward to, 'Material Culture and Built Heritage: Manifestations of Scotland’s Royal Past, Present and Future' rsj.winchester.ac.uk/30/volume/12...

Guest eds. Lucy Dean & Amy Hayes

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Butterfly and Insects, c. 1655, NGA,DC

Clara Peeters, Still Life with Flowers surrounded by Insects and a Snail, c.1610. NGA, DC.

See new blogpost "Esther Inglis and 'Little Beasts'" on relationship of her work with that of Flemish nature artists of the time, based on extraordinary new exhibition at NGA DC. estheringlis.com/2025/05/29/e...
@artherstory.bsky.social @ngadc.bsky.social #EstherInglis #JorisHofnagel #ClaraPeeters

A nice piece on the woman who tutored the young Mary Queen of Scots in French!

Rachel Ruysch note card wallet open showing back cover, spine and front cover. The back cover floral still life is in landscape mode; the front cover floral still life is in portrait mode. The spine contains the title and product info in white text reversed out of a hot pink background.

This means that our Rachel Ruysch Note Card Wallet | 8 cards and envelopes - usually $16.95 - is on sale for $12.75!

An Afternoon with Esther Inglis (c. 1570-1624) Join author Sara Sheridan & experts to explore calligrapher Esther Inglis, with live Renaissance music, spoken word poetry & discussion!

Spend your Saturday afternoon in good company with #EstherInglis, novelist Sara Sheridan in conversation with Anna Pike and Jamie Reid Baxter, along with poet Gerda Stevenson, and music by the White Rose Ensemble. St. Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh. 2-4 pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-afterno...

Early German book in gorgeous binding, published by a woman. @emwjournal.bsky.social #women #publishing #binding

This is a register from the guild of book producers and merchants in 15th-century Bruges, showing a list of craftspeople who made books of hours.
One quarter of the guild members between 1455 and 1500 were women!
#medievalsky
#TrotsenTroost #PrideandSolace

For Maundy Thursday, A Royal Maundy depicted by Levina Teerlinc from the court of Elizabeth I.

Celebrate Esther in April!

Staatsbibliothek, Berlin MS.Lat.C14 If you're in Edinburgh, come enjoy a wonderful afternoon with interesting talks, delightful poetry, and great music. When: Saturday, 26th April : 2-4 PM Where: St. Cecilia's Hall and Concert Room, 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh Scottish…

Gender and the Book Trades "Gender and the Book Trades" published on 02 Dec 2024 by Brill.

Just arrived in the mail - new from #Brill Congratulations to #EliseWatson and #JessicaFarrellJobst for a big editorial job on 24 articles, including my piece on #EstherInglis, #embroidery, and #calligraphy. A couple of chapters for free here: brill.com/edcollbook/t...

Recreated embroidered binding of Folger MS V.a.93 by Esther Inglis

Interested in #embroidery and early techniques? Sign up to hear professional embroiderers Christy Batie and Erin Moody tell how they recreated one of #EstherInglis's #bindings and what they learned.
Virtual talk, Thursday Jan. 30, 6pm EST; 11pm GMT
www.folger.edu/whats-on/vir...

Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis | Folger Shakespeare Library Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explor...

The Folger has now posted "turning the page" versions of three of its Esther Inglis manuscripts: V.a.91, V.a.92 and V.a.93 (for Prince Maurice of Nassau - newly digitized). Give each a moment to load, then enjoy! Sctoll down on this page to find them. www.folger.edu/whats-on/lit...

Hi old friends from the T-verse - I'm now joining you all in the Blue Sky. Expect to do most of my posting here from now. Had a nice Christmas gift card for an indy bookshop in Raleigh NC, so purchased a copy of Adam's book there today. (I like the jacket of the UK edition better, but still . . . )