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Emma, a computer scientist and hobbyist bookbinder, rebinds favourite fantasy novels into one-of-a-kind editions — learning hand engraving and making her own clasps along the way.
Philippines of the dayA free, source-minded guide to Philippine mythology and folklore: creatures, spirits and deities sorted by region, with new articles every week.
Armenia of the dayThe website of Yerevan's Matenadaran, the great repository of Armenian manuscripts: stories behind individual Gospels and books, a map of miniature-painting schools, catalogues and a digital library.
Site of the dayMatthew Butterick's online book on typography for anyone who writes: quotes, dashes, line spacing, line length, font choice and real sample documents.
The open-access library of natural history literature shares images from its books: frontispieces, bindings, animals, plants and scientific art.
Telegram of the dayA small channel posting one clear essay a week on a big philosophical idea: Kant, Spinoza, the Ship of Theseus, Camus, Bentham's panopticon.
Bookbinder Charlotte Wainwright takes worn-out old books apart and rebuilds them with hand-marbled endpapers, sewn endbands and gold-foiled spines.
Site of the dayA volunteer project that turns public-domain books into carefully made ebooks: proofread against original scans, with real typography and new covers. Free, and free of restrictions.
Pinterest of the dayMore than 300 bookplates from Auckland Museum's collection: coats of arms, monograms and tiny engraved scenes once pasted inside books.
TikTok of the dayAn antiquarian bookseller turns pages of old books and manuscripts on camera and explains what makes each copy special.
Pinterest of the dayA Gallica board with nearly a thousand botanical drawings, herbaria and pages from old textbooks, all drawn from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Site of the dayBorges's short story turned into code: a library holding every possible 3,200-character page. Search any sentence and you'll find it's already on a shelf.