That’s stocked paper all over. #earlymodern #paperhistory
As it's 25 Mar & one traditional rent paying day. Here's 'The Tenant Farmer's Rent', attributed to Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam , 1660 - 1668.
(Rijksmuseum)
A great deal of what you need to know about social relations (& literacy too) in the 17thC on one canvas.
(Rijksmuseum)
A great deal of what you need to know about social relations (& literacy too) in the 17thC on one canvas.
March 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
That’s stocked paper all over. #earlymodern #paperhistory
For decades, a cacophony of technological prophets has repeatedly proclaimed the impending end of the paper era. But here we still are, a paper-using humankind.
@agnesgehbald.bsky.social and me wrote an article about paper in global book cultures. #paperhistory is #bookhistory, #globalhistory
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@agnesgehbald.bsky.social and me wrote an article about paper in global book cultures. #paperhistory is #bookhistory, #globalhistory
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December 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For decades, a cacophony of technological prophets has repeatedly proclaimed the impending end of the paper era. But here we still are, a paper-using humankind.
@agnesgehbald.bsky.social and me wrote an article about paper in global book cultures. #paperhistory is #bookhistory, #globalhistory
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@agnesgehbald.bsky.social and me wrote an article about paper in global book cultures. #paperhistory is #bookhistory, #globalhistory
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Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians
October 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians
Good bye, friends of #paperhistory, this thread has come to an end. Have a nice day.
November 26, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Good bye, friends of #paperhistory, this thread has come to an end. Have a nice day.
Paper wasn’t always made from trees! 🌿📜 Would you still use it if it came from old rags? 🤔 #DidYouKnow #PaperHistory
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Paper wasn’t always made from trees! 🌿📜 Would you still use it if it came from old rags? 🤔 #DidYouKnow #PaperHistory
The next section for the second arena is taking shape 😁
It'll be interesting 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev
It'll be interesting 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev
May 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The next section for the second arena is taking shape 😁
It'll be interesting 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev
It'll be interesting 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev
The exit to the second arena is starting to take shape 😁
(WIP)
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev #GameDesign
(WIP)
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev #GameDesign
May 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The exit to the second arena is starting to take shape 😁
(WIP)
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev #GameDesign
(WIP)
#gamedev #indiedev #PaperHistory #UE5 #indiegame #horrorgame #solodev #GameDesign
Really interesting discovery at the Newberry Library, where one of their Nahuatl-language manuscripts turns out to have been made using by far the largest known example of a pre-Columbian Mesoamerica paper technology known as maguey paper: www.newberry.org/news/analysi... #paperhistory
Manuscript is Most Extensive Example of Maguey Paper in Existence
A collection of sermons by sixteenth-century Franciscan missionary Bernardino de Sahagún is rare example from the Nahuas.
www.newberry.org
December 9, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Really interesting discovery at the Newberry Library, where one of their Nahuatl-language manuscripts turns out to have been made using by far the largest known example of a pre-Columbian Mesoamerica paper technology known as maguey paper: www.newberry.org/news/analysi... #paperhistory
Exit from the small dungeons is officially done! 📦 Now time to cross the bridge and prepare the final combat arena. The dark journey continues.
#indiedev #gamedev #unrealengine5 #ue5 #horror #PaperHistory
#indiedev #gamedev #unrealengine5 #ue5 #horror #PaperHistory
May 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Exit from the small dungeons is officially done! 📦 Now time to cross the bridge and prepare the final combat arena. The dark journey continues.
#indiedev #gamedev #unrealengine5 #ue5 #horror #PaperHistory
#indiedev #gamedev #unrealengine5 #ue5 #horror #PaperHistory
Say hi to the "Bologna stone" of 1389 carrying the oldest known European paper sizes, dear #skystorians.
»Imperialle« (500 x 740 Millimeter)
»Realle« (445 x 615 Millimeter)
»Meçane« (345 x 515 Millimeter)
»Reçute« (315 x 450 Millimeter)
A thread for #paperhistory and #bookhistory folks.
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»Imperialle« (500 x 740 Millimeter)
»Realle« (445 x 615 Millimeter)
»Meçane« (345 x 515 Millimeter)
»Reçute« (315 x 450 Millimeter)
A thread for #paperhistory and #bookhistory folks.
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May 22, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Say hi to the "Bologna stone" of 1389 carrying the oldest known European paper sizes, dear #skystorians.
»Imperialle« (500 x 740 Millimeter)
»Realle« (445 x 615 Millimeter)
»Meçane« (345 x 515 Millimeter)
»Reçute« (315 x 450 Millimeter)
A thread for #paperhistory and #bookhistory folks.
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»Imperialle« (500 x 740 Millimeter)
»Realle« (445 x 615 Millimeter)
»Meçane« (345 x 515 Millimeter)
»Reçute« (315 x 450 Millimeter)
A thread for #paperhistory and #bookhistory folks.
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Letters with news, professional political news and private news, were a think back then. As soon as paper was available in Europe (see my #paperhistory threads), paper letters were all over and trendy. Reading letters mattered!
bsky.app/profile/dbel...
bsky.app/profile/dbel...
Hold the paper letter for silent reading, and use both hands. Like this unknown woman reading a letter in 1663. No signal: just uptaking information. Reading silently.
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Letters with news, professional political news and private news, were a think back then. As soon as paper was available in Europe (see my #paperhistory threads), paper letters were all over and trendy. Reading letters mattered!
bsky.app/profile/dbel...
bsky.app/profile/dbel...
Just one... quick... glance. What could go wrong? 👀
Follow me if you like horror 😈
#screenshotsaturday #PaperHistory #Gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #horrorgame #UE5
Follow me if you like horror 😈
#screenshotsaturday #PaperHistory #Gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #horrorgame #UE5
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Just one... quick... glance. What could go wrong? 👀
Follow me if you like horror 😈
#screenshotsaturday #PaperHistory #Gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #horrorgame #UE5
Follow me if you like horror 😈
#screenshotsaturday #PaperHistory #Gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #horrorgame #UE5
The path to the next arena is taking shape... Deep into the cardboard nightmare. ✂️👁️
#PaperHistory #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine #SoloDev #Horror #HorrorGame
#PaperHistory #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine #SoloDev #Horror #HorrorGame
May 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The path to the next arena is taking shape... Deep into the cardboard nightmare. ✂️👁️
#PaperHistory #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine #SoloDev #Horror #HorrorGame
#PaperHistory #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine #SoloDev #Horror #HorrorGame
So @agnesgehbald.bsky.social and me will publish an article titled "Paper Regimes of the Publishing World: A Bird’s Eye View on the Materiality of Global Book History" in the journal Globalgeschichte / Global History, volume 3.2 (2025).
More news soon #GlobalBookHistory #GlobalHistory #Paperhistory
More news soon #GlobalBookHistory #GlobalHistory #Paperhistory
January 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
So @agnesgehbald.bsky.social and me will publish an article titled "Paper Regimes of the Publishing World: A Bird’s Eye View on the Materiality of Global Book History" in the journal Globalgeschichte / Global History, volume 3.2 (2025).
More news soon #GlobalBookHistory #GlobalHistory #Paperhistory
More news soon #GlobalBookHistory #GlobalHistory #Paperhistory
Let's enjoy a look into book shops of the past. This is a 🧵 especially for #skystorians of #earlymodern Europe, and for #bookhistory, #booksky and #paperhistory nerds 🗃️
Expect, among other bookish stuff, lots of #backwardsbooks, and boxes with paper sheets, and a few sleeping dogs.
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Expect, among other bookish stuff, lots of #backwardsbooks, and boxes with paper sheets, and a few sleeping dogs.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let's enjoy a look into book shops of the past. This is a 🧵 especially for #skystorians of #earlymodern Europe, and for #bookhistory, #booksky and #paperhistory nerds 🗃️
Expect, among other bookish stuff, lots of #backwardsbooks, and boxes with paper sheets, and a few sleeping dogs.
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Expect, among other bookish stuff, lots of #backwardsbooks, and boxes with paper sheets, and a few sleeping dogs.
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About 2 years ago, I said hello to the blue skies, and I am still mainly here for some #skystorians niches like #BookHistory, #PaperHistory, all things #earlymodern, and #DigitalHistory.
Hi there, I am new at this platform, and I am mainly here for #BookHistory, #NewsHistory, #MediaHistory and #PaperHistory.
August 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
About 2 years ago, I said hello to the blue skies, and I am still mainly here for some #skystorians niches like #BookHistory, #PaperHistory, all things #earlymodern, and #DigitalHistory.
In case you do not know yet, dear #skystorians, there's an online anthology called "Material Histories of Paper", with lots of open access texts and resources around the topic of the history of paper. Enjoy this:
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
Living Books About History
This anthology explores the long history of paper from the perspective of its materialities, covering a variety of practices, periods, and geographical contexts.
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
In case you do not know yet, dear #skystorians, there's an online anthology called "Material Histories of Paper", with lots of open access texts and resources around the topic of the history of paper. Enjoy this:
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
In rare (and thrilling) #paperhistory news:
www.newberry.org/news/analysi...
"At approximately 49 sheets, the discovery increases the amount of maguey paper known to have survived by about four times."
www.newberry.org/news/analysi...
"At approximately 49 sheets, the discovery increases the amount of maguey paper known to have survived by about four times."
Manuscript is Most Extensive Example of Pre-Columbian Maguey Paper in…
A collection of sermons by sixteenth-century Franciscan missionary Bernardino de Sahagún is rare example from the Nahuas.
www.newberry.org
December 5, 2024 at 1:50 AM
In rare (and thrilling) #paperhistory news:
www.newberry.org/news/analysi...
"At approximately 49 sheets, the discovery increases the amount of maguey paper known to have survived by about four times."
www.newberry.org/news/analysi...
"At approximately 49 sheets, the discovery increases the amount of maguey paper known to have survived by about four times."
Hi there, I am new at this platform, and I am mainly here for #BookHistory, #NewsHistory, #MediaHistory and #PaperHistory.
September 6, 2023 at 3:19 PM
Hi there, I am new at this platform, and I am mainly here for #BookHistory, #NewsHistory, #MediaHistory and #PaperHistory.
Step into the light. Or maybe... don't. 🕯️☠️
Work in progress on the giant skeleton arena.
#PaperHistory #ScreenshotSaturday #DungeonCrawler #Indiedev #Gaming #UE5 #Gamedev #IndieGame
Work in progress on the giant skeleton arena.
#PaperHistory #ScreenshotSaturday #DungeonCrawler #Indiedev #Gaming #UE5 #Gamedev #IndieGame
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Step into the light. Or maybe... don't. 🕯️☠️
Work in progress on the giant skeleton arena.
#PaperHistory #ScreenshotSaturday #DungeonCrawler #Indiedev #Gaming #UE5 #Gamedev #IndieGame
Work in progress on the giant skeleton arena.
#PaperHistory #ScreenshotSaturday #DungeonCrawler #Indiedev #Gaming #UE5 #Gamedev #IndieGame
Welcome to Dungeons! 💀
I present to you the almost finished Main Menu for #PaperHistory
Check out this animation - it's your first step into a world made of cardboard 👇
#screenshotsaturday #HorrorIndie #Gamedev #indiedev #UE5
I present to you the almost finished Main Menu for #PaperHistory
Check out this animation - it's your first step into a world made of cardboard 👇
#screenshotsaturday #HorrorIndie #Gamedev #indiedev #UE5
October 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Welcome to Dungeons! 💀
I present to you the almost finished Main Menu for #PaperHistory
Check out this animation - it's your first step into a world made of cardboard 👇
#screenshotsaturday #HorrorIndie #Gamedev #indiedev #UE5
I present to you the almost finished Main Menu for #PaperHistory
Check out this animation - it's your first step into a world made of cardboard 👇
#screenshotsaturday #HorrorIndie #Gamedev #indiedev #UE5
May 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All this is also a scene of the necessity and availability of paper in our cultural management. How dare we call it a printing age. #bookhistory is #paperhistory
Goodbye. Thank you for your attention.
Goodbye. Thank you for your attention.
May 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
All this is also a scene of the necessity and availability of paper in our cultural management. How dare we call it a printing age. #bookhistory is #paperhistory
Goodbye. Thank you for your attention.
Goodbye. Thank you for your attention.
You see a European artist's worktable from mid seventeenth century. These worktables were places where paper was used, a place where ink, quills, and paper was stored and handy.
Let's have a closer look in a short 🧵 for friends of #earlymodern #paperhistory, #artsky #arthist and #skystorians 🗃️
Let's have a closer look in a short 🧵 for friends of #earlymodern #paperhistory, #artsky #arthist and #skystorians 🗃️
December 11, 2024 at 7:30 AM
You see a European artist's worktable from mid seventeenth century. These worktables were places where paper was used, a place where ink, quills, and paper was stored and handy.
Let's have a closer look in a short 🧵 for friends of #earlymodern #paperhistory, #artsky #arthist and #skystorians 🗃️
Let's have a closer look in a short 🧵 for friends of #earlymodern #paperhistory, #artsky #arthist and #skystorians 🗃️
I once posted a thread on Twitter about #toiletpaper in the human past, and now I am preparing my thoughts for Bluesky in case a new #scarcity sets in. #PaperHistory
We’re in the phase of the trade war where we need to worry about toilet paper.
@bloomberg.com 🇺🇸
#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com 🇺🇸
#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
March 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I once posted a thread on Twitter about #toiletpaper in the human past, and now I am preparing my thoughts for Bluesky in case a new #scarcity sets in. #PaperHistory