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Xi Jinping at the White House: A sign of the times

The first thing I did this morning as I put the coffee on and let the dog out was to pull up the transcripts of the speeches at last night’s White House dinner where President Trump (and Melania) host...

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اب اردو ترجمے میں دستیاب ہے Now out in Urdu translation! Gandharan Art and the Classical World by Peter Stewart (translated by Manahil Raza). Free download from CARC; download or hard copy purchase from @archaeopress www.carc.ox.ac.uk/carc/publica... www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

Now available free open access - the Urdu translation of Gandharan Art and the Classical World! Free download from @carcoxford.bsky.social or download/purchase from @archaeopress.bsky.social #Gandhara #Pakistanarchaeology #Urdu www.carc.ox.ac.uk/carc/publica.... www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress....

Chair of Art History at Oxford advert is now live, and the important bit is this: "We welcome applications from candidates with expertise in any area of the History of Art". You've got till October 19 to apply or tell somebody else to. A wonderful job, go for it. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Peter has written a guest post which you can read here peterfrankopan.substack.com/p/how-did-he...

How Did Hermes Reach China? A Silk Road Detective Story

Peter Stewart is an outstanding scholar with a remarkable breadth of interests.

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I’m hugely grateful to @peterfrankopan.bsky.social for highlighting my work on this extraordinary ancient textile - the Loulan Hermes.

Peter Frankopan@peterfrankopan.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Loulan Hermes is one of the most famous objects of the ancient #SilkRoads - and yet remarkably under-studied. My Oxford colleague @petercnstewart.bsky.social has now taken a fresh look - following clues scattered from Xinjiang to Roman Egypt 2/5

The Loulan Hermes is one of the most famous objects of the ancient #SilkRoads - and yet remarkably under-studied. My Oxford colleague @petercnstewart.bsky.social has now taken a fresh look - following clues scattered from Xinjiang to Roman Egypt 2/5

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Today we celebrated Dr Thomas Mannack's 40th anniversary of starting work here as a researcher on our #BeazleyArchive Pottery Database – an extraordinary milestone on the Database's extraordinary journey!

Hidden for a century in the Godalming Institute attic, this c.1903 wooden round louvered vent was never meant for a building. It is actually a joiner's apprentice piece. Made for City & Guilds exams, it perfectly showcases a young woodworker's mastery of Edwardian craftsmanship.

A fine example of Henry Woodyer's hand: these Gothic Revival entrance doors, dated 1864–65, come from the original buildings of Cranleigh School, Surrey. A closer look reveals internal matchboarding, criss-cross bracing, and incised wrought-iron hinges—all characteristic of Woodyer's work.

Ironic if it takes the paralysis caused by the Labour coup to show us how much the government was actually doing.

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Polymarket is giving 86% odds that Trump will order the Strait of Hormuz to be whipped and branded by noon tomorrow.

And of course, Trump has smeared himself over NASA and the extraordinary courage of the astronauts.

Very lucid encapsulation from Jeremy Bowen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn't working

One month into the conflict in Iran, Trump's gut-instinct approach is not proving effective.

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Through the Round Window... Just over four months since @thebrooking.bsky.social launched on Instagram and Facebook – even as a trustee of the collection I'm learning so much from these posts! www.instagram.com/p/DUS_F7DDok...

Earlier this month, we welcomed BA Interior Architecture & Design students from the University of Portsmouth to our warehouse. Among doors, windows, and fittings, they traced the language of making through sketches, rubbings, and plasticine impressions. We can’t wait to see where these studies lead!

A survivor from Orient House on London’s New Broad Street, this c.1907–08 baluster features crisp uprights, framed circles, and wrought-iron scrolls that project from the newel almost like a signature. It was sectioned and saved in 1987–88 when the building was demolished. The façade remains today.

A salvaged survivor, this seventeenth‑century paneled door retains Tudor‑leaning scratch mouldings, chamfered edges, and a latch that still wants to click. Once bare oak, it was later painted and raised with one (perhaps two) planks at the top. Today it’s wearing St Patrick’s Day green! 🍀

Now this is a job opportunity!

Marbling is quite a boring job, so you can forgive the painter who gets carried away… 📸 from Aphrodisias 2025 field season report.

The age-old cycle of flooding in the @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social water meadows.

Through the Round Window... Just over four months since @thebrooking.bsky.social launched on Instagram and Facebook – even as a trustee of the collection I'm learning so much from these posts! www.instagram.com/p/DUS_F7DDok...

We are looking for a new trustee to join the board of the Brooking Museum of Architectural Detail, @thebrooking.bsky.social. It’s an exciting time as we shape the future of the charity - find out more and apply app.nurole.com/roles/6964e1...

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<p class="mb-2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Brooking is seeking to appoint two committed and dynamic Board members who can support the charity through an exciting period of tran...

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🚸 Imagine generations of schoolchildren passing through this grand door from Ripley Church School, crafted in 1846 with striking Gothic ironwork. Originally painted green, the door now displays its solid oak, carefully revealed by the restoration work of our Founding Collector, Charles Brooking.

Fragments of the Apocalypse - I missed this amazing story last year www.culture.gouv.fr/regions/drac... ##culture

Les fragments retrouvés de la tapisserie de l’Apocalypse | Ministère de la Culture

Identifiés il y a cinq ans par une galerie parisienne, ces fragments viennent tout juste d’être restaurés. Retrouvez en image l’histoire de cette découverte.

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Job alert: Director for Historic Churches Scotland, deadline Monday 9th February 2026. Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with our member Historic Churches Scotland to appoint a new Director at a pivotal stage in the charity’s development. For more information, go to: buff.ly/eteYlh1

Alice Marples@alicemarples.bsky.social · 8mo ago

JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...

Exciting times for The Brooking and we have a dynamic, multi-talented board. We're looking for a Finance Trustee and second trustee with professional experience in one of a range of areas.

The Brooking – breathing life into architecture@thebrooking.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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