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Here, in a copy of Aristotle’s Metaphysics and Ethics, the scribe appears to have gotten somewhat di
In honor of Lincoln’s Birthday, we present this musical score from 1862 by F.B. Helmsmuller. This ti
Octavien de Saint-GelaisLivre des Eneydes (French translation of Virgil, Aeneid)France, ca. 1505–10
Grumpy Cats- Early Modern Edition Commissione issued to Andrea di Giorgio Valier by Leonardo Loredan
Cicero; Orationes (Orations)Venice, printed not after 1471Illuminator: Giovanni VendraminThe Rosenba
Leaf from Petrarch, Africa, Book IXLombardy, ca. 1400 The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 48
That’s a wrap on 100 images from Making the Renaissance Manuscript: Discoveries From Philadelphia Li
Noels (Christmas carols) Western France (Nantes?), ca. 1520–30
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lew
Here’s a reason to celebrate— it’s National Donut Day! Founded by The Salvation Army in 1938, this h
In honor of the first night of Hanukkah celebrations, here is a detail from “The Story of Hanukkah”,
Who doesn’t love miniature books? With our gecko friend as a scale, check out some of the fun titles
Meet Tommy Kwikstep, a curious creature “dressed in the regulation clothing of the Munchkin people,
One of the most distinguished Irish painters of the 20th century is Jack Butler Yeats, brother to W.
From our Soviet Russian Children’s Picture Book Collection, here’s a page from “Sa
LJS 46 is a manuscript that contains very little text and many botanical illustrations, mainly consi
Missal for the Use of RomeSouthern Netherlands, possibly Hainault, ca. 1530–50The Free Library of Ph
Lothar of Segni (Innocent III)De miseria humane conditionis (On the Misery of the Human Condition),
Illuminated initial showing a Priest Celebrating Mass; border cartouche with deer; border roundel wi
“Walt Whitman’s Gift,” a recent essay published by Lapham’s Quarterly, explo
Hebrew translations of Avicenna, Sefer ha-kanon (Canon of Medicine) by Nathan ben Eliezer ha- Me’ati
L’Arte de la medicina de le bestie (anonymous Tuscan translation of Publius Vegetius Renatus, Mulome
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner!This is a drawing of Venus and Cupid from a heavily
The Philadelphia family of Proctors and Wallis’s documented their lives—a lot! Mary Wallis, on
Happy Thanksgiving! This gussied up turkey is from the Charles J. Fyffe greeting card collection.* *
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