Cushions made for the consecration of the ‘new’ Chapel in 1666, bearing the arms of College founders Bishop William Smyth and Sir Richard Sutton, and the bill for making them. Read more here brasenosecollegelibrary.wordpress.com #EYABeauty #ExploreYourArchive #ExploreYourArchives
Image shows double page of Mary Long’s handwritten recipe book dated 1828. On the left page is a recipe for “Scalded Brown Bread” and on the right is a recipe for “Tooth Powder” and heartburn. From the Rolls Family Archive held at Gwent Archives.
Want to look your best for the office Christmas party? Get those pearly whites twinkling with Mary Long’s recipe for tooth powder – image from her handwritten recipe book dated 1828! #EYABeauty 😁😁😁 From the Rolls Family Archive held @gwentarchives.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchives
Mae’r llun yn dangos tudalen ddwbl o lyfr ryseitiau Mary Long a ysgrifennwyd â llaw ym 1828. Ar y dudalen chwith mae rysáit ar gyfer “Bara Brown wedi'i Sgaldio” ac ar y dde mae rysáit “Powdr Dannedd” a llosg cylla. O Archif Teulu Rolls a gedwir yn Archifau Gwent.
Eisiau edrych ar eich gorau ar gyfer parti Nadolig y swyddfa? Beth am roi sglein i’r dannedd gyda rysáit powdr dannedd Mary Long - llun allan o’i llyfr ryseitiau a ysgrifennwyd â llaw ym 1828! #AEAHraddwch #EYABeauty 😁😁😁O Archif Teulu Rolls a gedwir yn @gwentarchives.bsky.social
Nach álainn na íomhá chumhach seo le haghaidh lá a 2! @araireland.bsky.social
Irisí Vogue ó chartlann Siobhán McKenna, le grianghraf de Siobhán McKenna lena clann san áireamh, agus fógraí le haghaidh stocaí níolóin.
#EYAÁilleacht #CuardaighDoChartlann
#Eyabeauty #ExploreYourArchive
The Wye Valley has always been a popular tourist destination and in our collection we have several pamphlets, books and more, showcasing all the beauty the valley has to offer.
#EYABeauty
Mae Dyffryn Gwy bob amser wedi bod yn gyrchfan boblogaidd i ymwelwyr, ac yn ein casgliad mae gennym nifer o bamffledi, llyfrau a mwy, sy'n dangos yr holl harddwch sydd gan y dyffryn i'w gynnig. #AEAHarddwch #EYABeauty
A blank grey paper folder on a brown wooden surface.
Numerous coloured illustrations of mushrooms layered on top of each other so that corners and sections of pages are obscured. On each sheet there are light pencil annotations next to the illustrations.
What #EYABeauty lies on the inside of this unassuming folder? We're showing off Elsie Wakefield's fungi illustrations today 🍄 Wakefield became Head of Mycology at Kew Gardens in 1915 and our Archives hold her personal papers collection, which includes letters, illustrations and photographs. #KewLA
Cure your spots, clear your warts & check who's wearing make up - 17th C style!
Discover these fascinating instructions in one of RCPs hand-written recipe books with Archive Manager Pamela Forde.
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Not animal friendly - don't try at home!
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Women's hats and hairdos of the Regency period (with a sneaky medieval conical headdress thrown in).
Greek and Roman ladies displaying some beautiful up-dos - with some glorious side-eyes as a bonus.
Elegant hairstyles and hats from the Victorian era through to the 1920s. The grumpy girl at the bottom of the page with the messy hair is from the Swinging Sixties.
Today's #ExploreYourArchive theme is Beauty, and we have historic hats and hair! These studies are by illustrator E. H. Shepard.
From chic Roman ladies to a magnificent Regency hairdos, these are styles for all occasions!
Ref. ST Box 2/1 © The Trustees of The Shepard Trust
#EYABeauty
A Bee-eater with its colourful chestnut and blue plumage turns to face the direction of the camera showing its red eye.
A forward facing view of a Bee-eater with its colourful chestnut and blue plumage perched on a branch.
A sideways view of a Kingfisher perched on a branch showing its striking blue plumage and long bill, with mud on the tip.
A Hoopoe by a tree trunk showing its pinkish-orange crest raised, and its striking black and white striped wings.
At BTO we hold Robert T. (Bobby) Smith’s incredible bird photographs taken over his decades in the field in our archives. 📷 Here are some of our favourites of particularly colourful birds the European Bee-eater, Hoopoe and Kingfisher! 🐦 🪶 #ExploreYourArchive #EYABeauty
The work of Stanley Lench is both beautiful and simultaneously a critique of the construction of beauty, and of art itself. You can view more of his extraordinary and vivid art here 🔗 bit.ly/MOTM_Lench
#EYABeauty
Image: Marlene Dietrich (c.1975)
Black and white photo showing a lady seated and the hospital hairdresser cutting her hair. A mirror can be seen with a reflection of the hairdresser’s arm. Two windows in the background.
Beauty Salon Presented by The League of Friends Handed over by Mrs E M Pugh 20th November 1975
Beauty Salon Presented by The League of Friends Handed over by Mrs E M Pugh 20th November 1975
The theme today is #EYABeauty
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How about some vintage Beauty Salon photos, you may well remember the hairdresser and the barber. From the date it looks like this particular salon was opened just over 50years ago!!
#EYAFocusWeekl
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Snow-covered Arbor Low at sunset, with smooth drifts in the foreground and glowing orange sky on the horizon. In the distance a cluster of stones mark the ancient stone circle.
Arbor Low, a #Neolithic henge in the Peak District, has an atmospheric beauty all year round, but under a blanket of snow it takes on an other-worldly quality. This stunning image was captured by a Peak Park photographer in 1979 and captures the ethereal serenity of the landmark.
#EYABeauty
An advert for vaseline products, illustrated in warm tones.
Next up in #ExploreYourArchives week, we have just a few of the #beauty products available on the market at the end of the 19th century, found in the J.C. Sawer archive (MS/485/4). #EYABeauty
Siobhán McKenna's collection of 1950s Vogue magazines including a feature on Siobhán and her family, and plenty of ads for nylon tights.
A snapshot of beauty in the 1950s!
#EYABeauty #ExploreYourArchive
This is a square image of a photograph. The photograph is black and white and shows a person wearing a curly wig and dress. Theya are standing next to a large puppet of a horse.
Maen nhw yn dweud bod harddwch yn rhywbeth personol!
#EYAHarddwch #LlyfrPCYDDS
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They do say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
#EYABeauty #UWTSDlib
Colour illustration of Tunsal Hill, near Sunderland
Black and white illustration of Caldron Snout in Teesdale.
Black and white illustration of High Force in Teesdale.
Black and white illustration of Lambton Peep.
Today's #ExploreYourArchive Focus Week theme is #EYABeauty.
Beauty can be found in many places in archives, here are a few illustrations from our Local Illustration Collection showing off some nearby naturally beautiful places.
[Refs. ILL/2/60, ILL/2/135, ILL/2/137, ILL/12/97]
Courtesy University College Cork © 2022 (All Rights Reserved). Person with long blonde hair face-down in swaying grass. Wearing yellow scraf and blue coat.
Motion blur of first communions people walking through St. fin barre's cathedral. Black-and-white photo, long-exposure to create the motion-blur.
four glass plate negatives inverted to show the positive image. One rura; scene, one street scene, one of a man and a woman in a cottage, one of a ship.
We have so many fantatsic photographs in our collection @ucclibrary.bsky.social, it was difficult to narrow it down for the theme of beauty. We are sharing three stellar examples here by Alen MacWeeney [UCC © 2022 (All Rights Reserved)] and from the Liam Kennedy Collection. #EYA2025 #EYABeauty
Vintage book excerpt featuring a poetic recipe titled “How to Become Good Looking” by Mrs. J. G. Lee, printed on aged, yellowed paper. The text lists whimsical ingredients such as “2 oz. of patience,” “a cupful of kindness,” “4 oz. of goodwill,” “a pinch of hope,” “a bunch of faith,” “industry,” “prudence,” “sympathy,” “humility,” and “good humour,” combining them into a metaphorical mixture seasoned with “common sense” and “daily content.”
"How to become good looking"
A page from a recipe book produced by the people of Barnsley during WW2
"a cupful of kindness 4oz of goodwill, and a pinch of hope and a bunch of faith..."
#ExploreYourArchive #EYABeauty
The House of Fraser Archive offers a glimpse into the past of the 200 stores that have been acquired by the company since its foundation as a Glasgow drapery in 1849. For #EYABeauty we’re taking a look at some cosmetics counters through the decades💄
FRAS 813/3
FRAS 1226/1
FRAS 771/5
A woman trying on a hat and looking in a mirror surrounded by more hats
For #EYABeauty here is a beauty contest winner in a beautiful hat! This photograph shows the Dairy Queen of 1968 trying on hats in the millinery department of the Reading Co-op department store. #ExploreYourArchive
This image is from an album of paintings of flowers, fruits, birds and animals by Chinese artist Jiang Liren, c. 1774 #EYABeauty
White text #EYABeauty on an orange background with a flower. Further text 2025 EYA 30th November ArchI’ve explored
It’s Day 2 of #ExploreYourArchive Focus Week 🎉 Use today’s hashtag #EYABeauty to celebrate the beauty in your archives! ✨
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Exterior of York Minster and part of the Minster Gardens, c.1900 Gothic cathedral with two tall towers, intricate stone facade, and large arched windows, set against a clear sky and open lawn.
For this weeks EYA Focus Theme 'Beauty', this image of the beautiful York Minster showcases the special kind of beauty it has to offer, one that isn't loud or fleeting, but that rises slowly out of history and stands resilient through centuries.
#EYABeauty #YorkMinster #BeautyInArchitecture
It is day 2 of the Explore Your Archive focus week & we want to see all things #EYABeauty | #EYAÁilleacht! Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
'Tiara by Halex will make your hair more beautiful', Halex product publicity photo c.1960s. On the right is a display box containing Tiara combs in individual packages. On upper left is a single package, labelled with the caption 'Tiara by Halex ... a new aid to hair beauty' and the price 1 shilling & 3d. On lower left is a Tiara comb removed from its package.
'Tiara by Halex will make your hair more beautiful', product publicity photo c.1960s. British Xylonite was located at Hale End from 1897, becoming Halex Ltd in 1939. The original factory was replaced in 1960. Halex was a major local employer until closure in 1971. #EYABeauty #ExploreYourArchive
A photograph of a colour illustration of the head of an orange coloured polychaete worm Epigamia alexandri
Today it's #EYABeauty and our Library Assistant has picked one of her favourite images - an illustration of the polychaete worm Epigamia alexandri, by Elsie Sexton. Elsie was based @thembauk.bsky.social and was highly regarded for her research and scientific illustrations
🎨 #ExploreYourArchive Day 2: What is #EYABeauty anyway? The Cooper Hewitt Museum define it with 7 concepts. Exploring our fab @dmu.ac.uk artists through each, we can’t help feeling they forgot an 8th! @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #archives #dmuforlife
Today’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYABeauty
“Duty on Certificate for Using Hair Powder”
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