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To welcome the from our & Special Collections; 19th c. a manuscript manual, feat. from describing the Rat's qualities, here with its avatar (Deva) & guardian spirit plant.

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2020-01-25

A highlight in our catalogue for Stuttgarter (January 24-26, Stand 71) is rare copy of 1 of finest works on by Johann Elias Ridinger (Augsburg, 1768), with 127 beautiful plates. Find out more:

https://t.co/EcPtmPyJKv

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2020-01-22

Met a couple of real derpy looking insects today

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2020-01-20

Got a lot of work to do in the rare book room today which is distracting me from my 291 unread emails

Here are some beautiful illustrations of Australian plants from ‘Botany of Cook’s first voyage’ by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander

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2020-01-17

We're starting our first week back to work in style. This illustration from the early Victorian era showing three women chatting appeared in the July 1839 volume of The Lady's Book.

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2020-01-03

As we’ve reached the 12th day of Christmas, here are some festive collages created by artist using images from the Library's rare book collection and the Christmas carol 'Twelve days of Christmas' for inspiration🎄

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2019-12-25

For a unique, recycled Christmas gift our shop in is open today from 10-2. Merry Christmas everyone.

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2019-12-24

Today is the

Dark skies of the arctic circle from John Ross's 'Narrative of the 2nd Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage', 1835.

Only 89 days until Spring Equinox on 20 March!

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2019-12-22

For the 19th day of a reindeer & Sami family, from a 1674 English translation of 'The history of Lapland', by Swedish humanist Johannes Schefferus.
Did you know the Sami are the northernmost indigenous people of Europe?

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2019-12-19

Classic book of the day: 1st edition (1857) of David Livingstone's account of his first mission to southern Africa, including the first published view of Victoria Falls.

More information and illustrations on our website:
https://t.co/gWt4s6mtoY

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2019-12-19

Our Chris Brooks Collection includes several festive books for children, such as 'Snap-Dragons: A Tale of Christmas Eve' by Juliana Horatia Ewing, published in 1888. We love the cover art! 🐉 [Brooks 828.8/EWI]

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2019-12-16

Today is day 16 of so here's a delightful arctic fox from John Ross's 'Narrative of the 2nd Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage', 1835.

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2019-12-16

The 7th day of
Will you be eating figgy pudding at Christmas? This tradition dates back to 16th century when fig trees became commonplace in English gardens. This hand-coloured botanical illustration by Johann Muller (or John Miller) dates from 1777.

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2019-12-07

Who is the goodest boi?!🐶

A whole mess of puppers, doggos and woofers from 'The Animal kingdom of the Baron Cuvier' (1839)

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2019-12-06

We'll bring some pretty flowers to Stand 25 Mechelen (December 6-8). 772 chromolithographed plates in total. Find out more on our website:

https://t.co/hEyg84CysK

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2019-12-05

For day 3 of here's a little robin from Eleazer Albin's 'A Natural History of (1738-40). This was the first British work of to feature hand-coloured plates, with over 300 by Albin & his daughter Elizabeth.

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2019-12-03

Have you been to see the moon yet?
Come along to Jubilee to see free a collection of beautiful &
Find out more here: https://t.co/NShbM1FAqG

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2019-11-29

Beautiful engraving from
Recueil des plans, élévations et coupes; an folio on French gardens and castles by Emmanuel Héré.
https://t.co/K9E7ncH0Cr

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2019-11-27

Just in case you felt like making a delicious soup, here's some inspiration from the 'The instructive picture book; or, lessons from the vegetable world' (1858)

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2019-11-18