Special Collectionsさんのイラストまとめ

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These vibrant floral illustrations are hand-colored lithographs from volume 3 of Asa Strong’s 4-volume work The American Flora, published in New York by Green & Spencer between 1850 and 1853, with illustrations by Edwin Whitefield. https://t.co/d1fzylNYIh

Today is the day we celebrate the Serpentes, those long, scaly, cold-blooded, legless squamates. In celebration, we present a few chromolithographs and wood engravings of snakes doing what snakes do: threatening, crushing, swallowing things, and just hanging out, looking cool.

Today’s severed head comes from an etched frontispiece in 'Notizie al Pellegrino della Basilica di Santa Prassede' ("News for the Pilgrim of the Basilica of Saint Praxedes"), printed in Rome by Antonio De Rossi in 1725. More severed heads here: https://t.co/tISSRyFyff

A lovely assortment of watercolor, pencil, & ink illustrations for the Wisconsin Theater Project of the WPA. These plates come from the costume design portfolio of the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, which consists of designs created for use by local theater and school groups.

Today we are featuring the book 'Popular Home Decoration' by Mary Davis Gillies, published in 1940. The book feels like a time capsule not just because of its charming vintage interiors, but also because of how Gillies appeals to her target audience. More: https://t.co/aZbordhcdI

In this week's #FashionFriday post, Katie tackles the daunting task of how to get your child to wear the cute clothes you bought them from ads you found in 'The Designer.' Check it out: https://t.co/8bguwG7bLO

Check out other #FinePressFriday posts here: https://t.co/shqTbXuUS5

Happy #NationalKittenDay! This is 'Momo's Kitten' by Mitsu and Taro Yashima, a classic tale of a young child begging their parents to keep a small kitten.

Take a look at these flowers from 'Paxton’s Flower Garden' by John Lindley and Sir Joseph Paxton, revised by Thomas Baines and published in London in 1882. These illustrations are by Walter Hood Fitch. https://t.co/81zUAlXaZj #WednesdayBouquet