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Map of Antarctica, taken from volume one of “The South Pole” by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1

Indian clubs were a popular method of exercise in the 19th century. Some fitness enthusiasts are rev

*Labeculae Vivae: Building a Reference Library of Stains for Researching Medieval Manuscripts* is cu

The circulatory system of a cow, as found in Andrew A. Gardenier’s *Handbook of Ready Reference.* Th

Frank Lloyd Wright, father of Organic Architecture, was born on this day in 1867. The design of this

Detail from a French textbook on physics created between 1787 and 1788. This work includes diagrams

From: Langley, Batty, 1696-1751. Practical geometry applied to the useful arts of building, surveyin

From: Grenfell, Anne, 1885-1938. A brick for Labrador / by Lady Grenfell ; foreword and drawings by

This is a bound collection of works about scholastic philosophy created by a student in early 18th-c

Here’s a pert rhyme to get you through your Tuesday afternoon, thanks to Clement Winston and his wor

This endearing fellow is from the mind of economist Clement Winston, who’s workplace doodles are arc

Hooray! Economist Clement Wilson likely drew this giraffe as the personification of his relief at an

A map of the country thirty degrees round the North-PoleFrom: Trusler, John, 1735-1820. The habitabl

Well, did you? With the help of Clement Winston, we are still clinging to the last dregs of Hallowee

A tufted ring-necked budget pecker is a rare breed indeed, conceived in the mind of economist Clemen

Meet the Happy Gobbler! In this sketch by Clement Winston we can approximate Mr. Gobbler is a creatu

A single rose, a pomegranate, and a … turnip?From: Guillim, John, 1565-1621. A display of her

From a Biddle family trip to the West in 1912… What better way to enjoy a vacation than sitten with

“Everything in the world exists to end up as a book.” — Stéphane Mallarmé* * *Currentl

Check out an exhibition of 16th-century books from the Thomas Evans Collection on display in the Leo

To continue our exploration of #awesomeLetterheads, we’re sharing another object from the Georgij Sa

This fold-out map was featured in the 2013 exhibition *Prehistoric Wessex: Towards a Deeper Map”. ht

This sketch by William Wallace Gilchrist is from the E. Scully Bradley papers. Bradley, a scholar, a

This is an image from a manuscript of Chilam Balam, meaning the Jaguar Priest. It is a book that pre

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