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The grand finale: "Roasted Chilean Sea Bass marinated in miso, garlic shoyu, & sake, w/ pea shoots, Peruvian potato crisps, and pickled ginger. The shot glasses say "SALUD!", which we say in Puerto Rico when taking shots."
Our thanks to Hector for the recipes, history, & photos!
Our online guide to the Rare Book Collection, "Collection Strengths," is now available for use!
This new descriptive tool offers a detailed overview of our holdings the three areas of study and an access point to our various resources.
Browse here: https://t.co/8Yxwxa5sZd
Just over a month left to apply for 2021–2022 Fellowships and Project Grants! Join a vibrant community of scholars in #Byzantine, #PreColumbian, or #Garden & #Landscape Studies.
Apply here by November 1: https://t.co/77o2F4sza8
📖: Dumbarton Oaks Rare Book Collection
These days, practically every day is #OnlineLearningDay, but our fellows, staff, and even kids especially celebrate it today with learning resources from our online exhibit, Margaret Mee: Portrait of Plants.
Download the activities & tag us be featured! https://t.co/RaBNmXBS6B
Looking to relax and make some art today? Try using a #PortraitsOfPlants coloring sheet as a canvas for experimenting with watercolors. The worksheet is based on this piece, signed and dated “Clara Maria Pope 1818,” which features #dahlias. Download it at https://t.co/kRTBBJSGbu.
The botanical art of Camille de Chantereine faded into obscurity after her death. However, her work has been rediscovered in collections like ours. See this painting of hers, "Roses, lilacs, and lilies," in the Margaret Mee: #PortraitsOfPlants exhibit: https://t.co/GWGHqnq4f0.
#Philodendron by Margaret Mee (on loan from the #ShirleySherwood collection) depicts a species from the #Amazon. Mee painted the plant in its native environment, defying conventions of botanical art and spotlighting endangered ecosystems. Learn more: https://t.co/9HqpVCEeTG.
ONLINE EXHIBIT: The #Botany of Empire in the Long #18thCentury
How did Europeans get pineapple 🍍for centerpieces at important dinner parties?
A 1770 manual gives shipping tips for plants (https://t.co/Q8tWlgr019). Hothouses were popular for growing (https://t.co/VqBA6W8E5E). 2/4
We've got a special 📚TOP 3 FREE READS 📚today, featuring a peek into our #RareBooks.
Discover a major woman #BotanicalArtist, plus hothouses and tech #EarlyModern Europeans used to cultivate #pineapples! 1/4
Chosen by Ashley Buchanan, Postdoctoral Fellow in #PlantHumanities.
Byzantinists, ready for another 📚 TOP 3 FREE READS 📚?
Our #OpenAccess books explore the influence of the Crusades on #Byzantium and the #Muslim world; #Byzantine #coins from 1081—1204; and the complete typika in translation.
Chosen by Digital Content Manager Lain Wilson. 1/4