Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) from ‘An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of India, and the Islands in the Indian Seas’ by Edward Donovan. London: Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1800.
I saw this at Harvard’s Houghton Library.
#naturalhistory #insectart #HoughtonLibrary #sciart
Mantis from 'An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of India, and the Islands in the Indian Seas' by Edward Donovan. London: Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1800.
I saw this at Harvard’s Houghton Library.
#naturalhistory #insectart #HoughtonLibrary #insects #rarebooks #sciart
Now, he said, although I am not allowed to quote him, naturally, that
speaking from the point of view of the papers, the only place *it fits" is
Harvard! #HoughtonLibrary
#TheDolphinLetters25
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Embroidered gold and silk cover.
Text of title page in Hebrew and German for 1780 praise poem to Catherine the Great, her name overlaid in gold.
That's Some GREAT
Fabric Printing
And embroidering, and gilding... 1780 bilingual Hebrew and German poem in honor of Empress Catherine II of Russia!
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#HoughtonLibrary #Satin #PrintingOnFabric #Bling
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Grateful for the chance to view precious letters from Henry James, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, & the complete manuscript of “The Quality of Mercy” (1891) from the Howells Archive at the Houghton Library. #williamdeanhowells #henryjames #edithwharton #marktwain #americanliterature #houghtonlibrary
Large fabric banner with mythological allegories.
Not in Kansas Anymore
Here's this friend of Dorothy in his original context (waaaay up at the top)! This enormous poster on fabric has a strong aversion to the pope!
Still #HoughtonLibrary
Cowardly lion looking beast on hind legs.
What Are YOU Looking At?
Cowardly Lion dead ringer!
#Caturday #HoughtonLibrary
Cardinal bust print with red hat and white collar on blue starred background, all pieces of cut out fabric.
Full page with red clad priest
Detail of red fabric with tiny printed hand peeking out.
Dressed print of Cistercian cardinal with red fabric inserted hat.
Carry On, Conclave
No white smoke yet, so here are some well-dressed Cardinals and other red-wearers from an extraordinary set of prints with fabric inserts at #HoughtonLibrary!
Long ago in a library not that far away...
1816 Magna Carta printed in gold on IMPERIAL PURPLE satin at #HoughtonLibrary!
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou #May4th
Printing on satin!
Typographically INSANE!!!
Don't mind me, just enjoying the Vatican's gorgeous 1628 c. printing on fabric at #HoughtonLibrary....
#kerning
Statt eines Fotos der Widmung hat mir die #HoughtonLibrary ihr Exemplars des #Privatdrucks von #Reigen von #ArthurSchnitzler (»für Leo Feld«) digitalisiert. Die Bibliothek teilt mir mit, dass man damit alles machen kann. Ich lade es also hoch: archive.org/details/schn...
#openSource
Amazing (and huge!) genealogy of the kings of Sicily and Cyprus in a Riant manuscript at #HoughtonLibrary. And the curatorial files suggest that no one has published anything on it in 100+ years!
Pleased to have been officially welcomed as a #houghtonlibrary #houghtonfellow for Spring 2024! Here is an amazing reuse of parchment in MS Riant 80, an enormous collection of theological treatises from 15th century Germany
