Jul 28, 2021
Clearly we've got the Olympics on our mind. Is the ladder an Olympic sport? Can it be?
Prof. Hillebrand & Lewis' Gymnasium. [Philadelphia, ca. 1863]. Lithograph; 31 x 41 cm
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Clearly we've got the Olympics on our mind. Is the ladder an Olympic sport? Can it be?
Prof. Hillebrand & Lewis' Gymnasium. [Philadelphia, ca. 1863]. Lithograph; 31 x 41 cm
"This is a very fierce, mischievous animal, the scourge of every country he inhabits...riots in carnage...wallows in blood"
I mean c'mon, just look at that face. FIERCE.
Happy International Tiger Day!
(But seriously, don't get too close.)
From: Tommy Trip. The natural history of four footed beasts. Hudson: Ashbel Stoddard, 1795.
Have you seen any shooting stars lately? The Perseids meteor shower is at its peak this week, get those wishes ready!
Rambosson, J. Astronomy. New York: D. Appleton and Co., [187-?]
The language of flowers, or floriography, is a form of cryptology in which flowers and floral arrangements are used to communicate sentiments and send messages. Floral dictionaries, which sought to help readers interpret the language of flowers, reached peak popularity in the mid-19th century, riding the waves of the gift book market between the 1820s and the 1860s.
This poem is from Charlotte de laTour's Langage des Fleur, one of the first floral dictionaries, originally published in 1819.
The tiniest little binding with the tiniest little gold stamped decoration for today's #PublishersBindingThursday!
Pearls. Boston: American Tract Society, between 1842-1986.
Today is our 290th birthday, and to celebrate we would like some ice cream and cakes, please!
Not that you need a reason to have ice cream and cakes, because you don't, but, still, 290 years seems like something to celebrate.
Ice-cream and cakes. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1907.
We don't remember our physics class being this fun but...it has been a while, we could be misremembering. Fairly certain there were no dogs though.
Happy back to school season! Here's hoping the semester brings some fun!
From: Tom Telescope. The Newtonian system of philosophy. (London, 1794)
Which letter are you today?
We're kinda feeling like that 'W'...
From a Collection of designs for letters and monograms, by J.M. Bergling.