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The Library's true crime expert @cfwriter has a new book out! 'An Uncommon Hangman' (@newsouthpub) is a fascinating story about NSW’s notorious noseless & longest serving executioner, Robert Howard.
Read her interview with @smh's @ebooktim: https://t.co/OJc2D2d4G6
📸 by Joy Lai
Can you guess which #Shakespearean plays are depicted here? For #WorldBookDay and #ShakespearesBirthday today we couldn't go past these beautiful scenes by Scottish-born artist Edward A. Wilson.
Find out if you guessed correctly: https://t.co/C9TPVqmh4z
Some beautiful florals to brighten up your day. These illustrations are from a #RareBook published in 1794 called 'Zoology and botany of New Holland...' by George Shaw, James Edward Smith and James Sowerby. #FloralFriday
See the digitised book: https://t.co/uce6RfCfw0
For over 30 years, illustrator Kerrie Leishman produced poetic artworks for newspapers like @smh. The Library has recently acquired 100+ original works that document the arc of her incredible career. 🎨
Read our #Openbook story: https://t.co/G8KzWz1JSv
Happy #FloralFriday! 🌺 These lovely illustrations are from a collection of silk cigarette cards produced in the early 1900s. The cards were designed so that the silk print could be removed and sewn onto fabric. 🧵🪡
See more: https://t.co/5Swe8CysfF
For #WorldOceansDay, here are a couple of stunning artworks by marine artist Jack Earl. View a selection of Earl's illustrated logbooks on display in our #AmazeGallery.
Learn more: https://t.co/bgz5kWgQtD
🐝 Bee-witching details for #WorldBeeDay! This #RareBook titled 'Les genres des insectes de Linné...' by James Barbut was published in 1781.
View catalogue record: https://t.co/GHsPiaROfH
🐨 It's #WildKoalaDay! To celebrate, here are a few images of our marsupial friends from the collection. 💕
🎨https://t.co/jCSYkQIj6b
🎨https://t.co/1ZSh1lTpHg
🎨https://t.co/54xva9ugar
🌹 A beautiful pair of roses from our #RareBooks collection! #FloralFriday
Pierre Joseph Redoute’s celebrated work ‘Les roses’ was published in Paris in 3 volumes between 1817 and 1824.
👀 See a selection of digitised illustrations: https://t.co/5blpkUtlog
A whimsical #RecipeBook from the collection for #FoodieFriday! ✨'Simpson's book of kitchen magic', published c 1933.
Read the digitised book here: https://t.co/k6fuWtAaKx