Prof. Allie Alvis 🌷
@book-historia
Book historian, Pop Bibliographer, old book liker, Curator of Special Collections. They/she. Biblioshitposter. Views my own.
Intro post time! I’m Allie Alvis: ⭐️ Certified Medieval Manuscript Enjoyer ⭐️ Originator of the concept of Pop Bibliography, exploring the creation & consumption of “old” books in popular media ⭐️ Curator of special collections at an institution focusing on dec arts & material culture ⭐️ Cross stitcher
Help, plant people! Is this vine scaling my house native bittersweet, or invasive oriental bittersweet?
The only… ONLY piece of decor in this store restaurant bathroom is an AI image of Batman and the Joker having a date
Someone wants to participate in the @sharpnews.bsky.social SHARPIES panel
A peek inside, and another scale shot! This is col. 784 06x75.116, a stained glass cartoon for St. Henry’s RC Church in Nashville ⛪️
This isn’t my favorite piece (not enough colors!!!), and I think it would look cuter on a smaller gauge of Aida, but it’s for my mom so it won’t be on my wall 😂
Guess who finished another 1850s Berlinwork pattern in cross stitch 🪡
Wiffletree Neckyoke sounds like the name of some minor British noble being ejected from the House of Lords for a scandal that somehow involves horse racing, tax evasion, and misogyny
More relevant to the subject of the book (Egypt): News clippings from the opening of King Tut’s tomb in 1923!
I was looking for things to send to the CABS charity auction, and this 1852 travelogue of Egypt is the gift that keeps on giving 🙃
Hello from this FANTASTIC collection of trade literature we recently received as a gift, but ESPECIALLY hello from this dazzling bead sample book 🤩
Trying to get a head start on fall syllabus planning… using the ol’ cut up a bunch of papers and shuffle them around method
Next up in the Berlin woolwork ➡️ cross stitch project, a kitty cat killing a mouse as a barrel and candle look on. This one’s for my mom!
There was also a Raggiana bird of paradise which I lost my ENTIRE shit over… that’s the guy from my tattoo!!!
Alex and I went to the Philadelphia Zoo today and saw some absolutely EXCELLENT birds
My poison books look so pretty on the Grolier Club webpage 💚 Read more about them and my book collection in general here: grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/sho...
My latest Berlin woolwork pattern ➡️ cross stitch project is COMPLETE! It came out so amazing on the black Aida 🤩
Author: Hey, you finish that shark illustration yet? Artist: Yeah boss, real scaly just like you asked @whysharksmatter.bsky.social