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It was -7F earlier this morning in Milwaukee, with a wind-chill of -24F, but that doesn’t seem to bother these Northern Hawk Owls (Surnia ulula) much. This hand-painted print from Rex Brasher’s massive12-volume set Birds and Trees of North America. https://t.co/O0Ahosu99Z

We're keeping in a tropical frame of mind, so today we present these gregarious parrot-like birds, the only two species of Psittacidae that were native to the United States. These come from Rex Brasher's 'Birds and Trees of North America." https://t.co/Z7whEdwHNc #Feathursday

'Modelli D'arte Decorativa,' or “Decorative Art Models,” is an Italian art portfolio series published in Milan in the 1910s. Today we are featuring plates from v.1, including examples of wall paintings, stained glass, storefront signs, and even fancy cigarette lighters.

On this #ValentinesDay2019, we thought perhaps a little advice was in order, so we turned to the British writer Arnold Haultain and his 'Hints for Lovers,' published in 1909 by the Houghton Mifflin Company.

For the month of February, we present wood engravings, photogravures, and chromolithographs from the February 1905 issue of the early 20th-century periodical 'Flora and Sylva, A Monthly Review.' See more here: https://t.co/YgowTdzzRb

For this week's #Caturday post, we presented a variety of wild kittens from the 1917 publication 'The Babyhood of Wild Beasts' by Georgia M. McNally and published in New York by George H. Doran Company. See more here: https://t.co/dds3C7DNus

Due to the extreme cold in the forecast, Special Collections and all UWM Libraries will be closed from 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29 to 12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 31. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Stay warm out there!

This week's #Caturday post featured illustrations by the American artist and author J. Allen St. John for the first edition of 'Tarzan and the Golden Lion' by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Learn more here: https://t.co/0G8lYaodY5

Today we celebrate the birthday anniversary of Scotland’s national poet #RobertBurns with this first posthumous edition of the poet’s collected works, edited by the Scottish physician and Burns admirer James Currie. Read more here: https://t.co/ncmraldGu3

Happy Birthday Anniversary to #EdithWharton! This edition of 'The House of Mirth,' which was originally published in 1905, was published in 1975 by The Limited Editions Club in an edition of 2000. Learn more here: https://t.co/l6HdCcV0nr