Special Collectionsさんのイラストまとめ

It's #Feathursday and we've got some Brasher Flamingos for you from 'Birds and Trees of North America.' Learn more about Brasher and his opus here: https://t.co/GosHX3L1RJ

'Das Blumenbuch,' or “The Flower Book,” was printed in a three volume set by the Mainzer Presse in Mainz, Germany from 1929-1930. It features 250 flower illustrations that were drawn by the German type designer Rudolf Koch. Learn more here: https://t.co/GJQhcSEWgy

The Kingfisher is not found in our woods, but you can spot them on the banks of the Milwaukee River, only half a mile to the west of UWM campus. Learn more about the book, birds, and Max's daily walks through the woods here: https://t.co/6eibBB75H0 #Feathursday

These birds are commonly seen by our Head of Special Collections, Max Yela, in Downer Woods just north of us. The chromolithographs are from the 1907 edition of 'Bird-Life, A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds' by Frank M. Chapman, with illustrations by Ernest Thompson Seton.

The periodical was edited and published by the British landscape designer William Robinson, with some color prints & engravings based on the work of artist Henry G. Moon. 'Flora and Sylva' is a title from a donation of botanical & horticultural books from Lynde Bradley Uihlein.

For the first Wednesday in August, we present wood engravings, photogravures, and chromolithographs from the August 1904 issue of the periodical 'Flora and Sylva, A Monthly Review for Lovers of Gardens, Woodland, Tree or Flower." Learn more here: https://t.co/rWoxFX4MvW

Jill’s research for the project was based on 'Our Native Birds of Song and Beauty' by the late-19th-C director of the @MKEPublicMuseum Henry Nehrling, pub. in Milwaukee by George Brumder from 1893-1896. Learn more about Jill's work and the exhibition here: https://t.co/AHkZ1ZIu6x

This week we present 'Waterfalls of the Mississippi: The Story of Eight Waterfalls Found in Saint Paul & Minneapolis: Descendants of the Late, Great River Warren Falls, and the Only Waterfalls along the Entire Mississippi River,' conceived and written by Richard Fred Arey.

In 1952, Colombia and Spain formed an international cultural agreement in which they proposed an editorial project to publish Mutis’ scientific findings. The publishing project is ongoing, and it is expected to exceed 60 volume. Learn more here: https://t.co/7NjX908bZZ

This week we present illustrations from 'Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada', a multi-volume set of books based on the findings of José Celestino Mutis, a Spanish priest and botanist, who led a Royal Botanical Expedition to New Granada from 1783-1808.