Every academic author knows the pain of getting the image permissions for their articles, books and other publications. It takes a huge amount of time, money and frustration. However, many institutions will allow free reproduction of images of their collections for academic and scholarly publications if they fulfil certain criteria, depending on the institution. I put together this site listing those generous institutions and their conditions.
Please send an email or contact me on Twitter/Instagram @fourredshoes if you know of more to add.
A list of tips on ways to reduce the cost of getting and publishing academic images. It's based on my experience with the 180+ images for my book Dress in the Age of Jane Austen. We're publishing more and being funded less, so I hope this is helpful for fellow authors (based on a Twitter thread) #academicimages
I’ve had so many requests for tips and pointers about approaching publishers that I made a blank Microsoft Word template for putting together a book proposal. I couldn’t find one when I needed it and built mine on advice from multiple sources. May it be useful for other researchers. Please click on the header at the left to download. Feel free to circulate this but a credit would be appreciated.
Twitter Rants
I like Twitter. Sometimes I get onto a long train of thought about historical dress and bodies. Here are some of the popular ones.
On Why Needlework is Historically Important
On Why the Regency Costumes of the Film Mary Shelley Are Peculiar
and its tangential thread:
On Why Regency Women Wore Mullets
On Why Breasts Can Define Historical Periods (The Abreast of History Theory)
On The Actual History of Women’s Pockets, as Opposed To Internet Hot Takes