Books n' Such

n' so forth

[yeoldenews]

A selection of strange and cryptic personal ads from The New York Herald, 1860s to 1890s. 16/?

[yeoldenews]

A selection of emojis from a love letter written in 1916.

The final one appears to have been the author's favorite as he wrote: "I'm particularly proud of this one - It looks so natural. Bless its 'ittle 'eart-"

[booktype]

OKAY - Scarf design inspired by a 1912 manual on strawberry cultivation.

[shes-clueing-for-looks]

4 of 8 of The Complete Flower Fairies Box Set- By Cicely Mary Barker

Printed by The Folio Society

[thequeerlibrarian]

JOMP Challenge | May 11 | Nature

[thebeautifulbook]

CODEX ROTUNDUS (Flanders, c.1480)

Held by Dombibliothek Hildesheim, Germany.

source

[randomitemdrop]

Item: Codex Rotundus

[kii-tty]

[clawmarks]

Composition : a series of exercises selected from a new system of art education - Arthur Wesley Dow - 1905 - via Internet Archive 

[simplytolkien]

[stainedglassjam]

★彡["ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ɪᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ?"]彡★

[kii-tty]

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Helmingham herbal and bestiary.

Place oforigin/Published: Helmingham, Suffolk

Date: ca. 1500

[booktype]

✨ [Blog]: Beyond Words: Top 10 Vintage Book Covers That Will Leave You Spellbound! ✨

[clairvalon]

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[allthingseurope]

Strahov Library, Prague

[thesorceresstemple]