Newberry Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

The Nova Reperta will be at the center of “Renaissance Invention,” an exhibit we’re opening in April. https://t.co/9a7velRMMI

Christmas Eve goals: Resolve to Be Merry.

[Cover of Resolve to be Merry. Music by Harry Birch. Driscoll Series 2 Box 39] #christmas #christmaseve #meal #music #sheetmusic

Hungry hungry hellmouths. 🦛😵🔥 https://t.co/9LasJUFwYX

#earlymodern #france #engravings #illustrations #catechisms #catholicism #religion #hell #hellmouth

This image is from Lusus Poeticus Poetis, a book of poetry by 17thC poet Edward Bendlowes. Born to a wealthy Catholic family, Bendlowes made a name for himself as an arts patron & poet. He drew on his resources to commission engravings (like this one) illustrating his poems.

Q: What’s the weirdest item in your collection? #AskACurator

@DrKarrSchmidt : Hands down, this 1746 collection of anatomical prints. Weird (read: unexpected) for us, anyway. https://t.co/Vcg4GjQ6d9

It‘s safe to say that handwriting instruction has lost some of its pizzazz over the years.

#backtoschool #calligraphy #manuscripts #initials #italy

Not satisfied w/ producing decorative end papers for book bindings, Rubovits pioneered what she called “marbled vignettes,” starkly elegant, stand-alone works featuring a quick burst of color against a blank background.

An amazing display of inter-species coordination. #WorldTurtleDay

["Buch der Weisheit der alten Weisen" (Book of Fables and Moral Stories). 15thC translation of a 13thC Latin trans. of an earlier Hebrew trans. of a Sanskrit text] https://t.co/VEd8lNLQ2t

Love is in the air. Wait, no: that's the smell of toasted hearts. This Valentine's Day, show your love by sending that special someone a dig. postcard - like this one of Cupid grilling up some "warm hearts" - with our E-Postcard Sender. https://t.co/B0xpOnQBDt #valentinesday

Use our free e-postcard sender to let friends + family know how you're dealing w/ the polar vortex. https://t.co/B0xpOnQBDt