Milner Library Special Collectionsさんのイラストまとめ

There are so many ways to celebrate #InternationalCatDay, including acknowledging the many, many cats that appear in beloved children’s books. Here we have the star of The Theater Cat, written by Noel Streatfeild and illustrated by Susanne Suba.

We forgot #WorldSnakeDay yesterday, which is a shame because these often misunderstood reptiles are some of our favorites! Never too late to join the fun though, so we’re still going to share a few images from herpetological resources and one from a children’s book!

De monstrorum caussis, natura, et differentiis libri duo by Fortunio Liceti was published in 1634 and is one of the 1st histories on monstrosities to address the topic from a scientific vantage point.

#Archive30 #SomethingScary

Today for the #Archive30 theme of #Environment we bring you an 1840s image of dragonflies from the wonderful series The Naturalist's Library by Sir William Jardine.

These strawberries in various stages of ripeness have us looking forward to summer already. The entire book of fruit and flower series images from Darrow and Brothers is full of luscious looking plates.

#Archive30 #ExploreYourArchive #RareBooks #FoodAndDrink

(5) Lenski’s collection provides a wonderful opportunity for scholars, students, and writers to study her works, including changes between handwritten, typed, edited, and published versions. Her illustrations have notes about layout and size.
#Archive30 #ExploreYourArchive

Sometimes #YourArchive reading room doubles as the only available work surface! Here, a massive processing project is underway to get the Ueckert photo collection ready for research. Also shown, a map case with neatly labeled poster folders.
#Archive30 #ExploreYourArchive

The poster features May Wirth, one of the most famous equestrian circus performers of her day. Her act highlighted her ability to do somersaults forwards and backwards on a running horse.

#womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #herstory #ExploreYourArchive

This watercolor depicts an adult and an immature Red-faced cormorant. These Alaskan birds are found nesting and foraging on islands in cold seas, especially along southern island regions.

From Birds & Trees of North America
#Sciart #birds

For #MarbledMonday we present a detail from the cover of a music composition book and because we found the pattern so exciting we decided to see what it looks like in black and white. The dynamic pattern definitely doesn't disappoint!

#Marbled