Elizabeth Crawford has done a lot (and is the go-to person for the material culture of the suffrage movement, if you're interested).

Escaping the London rain to go book hunting in the Italian lakes. What could be better? Oh.

The Wikipedia entry for the place is worth a gander. It was built after a divorce, and this is a particular highlight

So glad to have found some other solipsists.

I have created a Starter Pack. I tried to design it to appeal to general used and independent bookstores, but with a leaning towards rare and collectible books. Book collectors in general may find it inviting, though. So, please do send it to anyone who fits those criteria: go.bsky.app/DLyksnY

I've just published a new list of 15 books from the 1690s to the 1820s, on subjects ranging from Napoleon to lifesaving. Most are French, but this paper (covering a treatise on architecture) is distinctly Italian. Link in bio.

NV, so no.

Especially if you add a dash of garlic.

Branding is everything.

Variable, in my recollection.