Newlife

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The Enchanted City (1922)

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Solar System Symbols.

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Sic Transit Gloria Mundi. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi is a Latin phrase that means “Thus passes the glory of the world”. It has been interpreted as “Worldly things are fleeting”. The phrase was used in the ritual of papal coronation ceremonies between 1409 (when it was used at the coronation of Alexander V). As the newly chosen pope proceeded from the sacristy of St. Peter’s Basilica in his sedia gestatoria, the procession stopped three times. On each occasion a papal master of ceremonies would fall to his knees before the pope, holding a silver or brass reed, bearing a tow of smoldering flax. For three times in succession, as the cloth burned away, he would say in a loud and mournful voice, “Pater Sancte, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi!” (“Holy Father, so passes worldly glory!”) These words, thus addressed to the pope, served as a reminder of the transitory nature of life and earthly honors. 

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Augustine of Hippo - Demons Rejoice in the Misfortune of Mankind, “De Civitate Dei Contra Paganos” (The City of God Against the Pagans), c.1470.

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Antique scientific illustration depicting the Construction of a Sundial, 1700. A sundial is a device that tells the time of day by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon which casts a shadow onto the dial. As the Sun appears to move across the sky, the shadow aligns with different hour-lines which are marked on the dial to indicate the time of day. The gnomon casts a broad shadow; the shadow of the style shows the time. The gnomon may be a rod, a wire or an elaborately decorated metal casting. The style must be parallel to the axis of the Earth’s rotation for the sundial to be accurate throughout the year. The style’s angle from horizontal is equal to the sundial’s geographical latitude. In a broader sense, a sundial is any device that uses the sun’s altitude or azimuth (or both) to show the time. In addition to their time-telling function, sundials are valued as decorative objects, as literary metaphors and as objects of mathematical study.

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Aulus Gellius - Noctes Atticae, 1607.

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Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau - “Leçons de Perspective Positive”, 1676.

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“You can’t let rejection lead to depression”

— Mental stability

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Never too early

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After you’re aware of these names and definitions, it can be validating. Some people may know that something in a relationship is wrong or doesn’t feel right, but I feel like having the tools to define what is happening/happened to you might give you more reassurance.

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Herman Herzog ‘Moonlight Waterfall’ (1887)

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Nosferatu • SNES ‘94

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Wolfenoot 2021

Today, November 23, is Wolfenoot! Wolfenoot is a holiday made up by a 7-year-old-boy in New Zealand in 2018. Wolfenoot, according to the official Wolfenoot website, “is when the Spirit of the Wolf brings and hides small gifts around the house for everyone. People who have, have had, or are kind to dogs get better gifts than anyone else. You eat roast meat (because wolves eat meat) and cake decorated like a full moon.” 

Join us in celebrating Wolfenoot with this book about wolves, The Wolves of North America, Part I by Stanley P. Young. Published in 1944 by The American Wildlife Institute in Washington, D.C. Part I of The Wolves of North America is about the history, habits, economic status, and control of the wolf population in North America. If, like me, you giggled about the idea of wolves having economic status (what cars do they drive? Are there upper class wolves?) you will be saddened to know that it is actually about the trade of wolf pelts and their use as sled dogs and for breeding with dogs. 

Merry Wolfenoot to all, and to all a good night!

- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager