#library exhibits

[hclib]

Sneak Peek! Curating a Rare Art Book Exhibit

Special Collections has hired two curators, Heather Carroll and Maya Powell, to curate an exhibit (opening this fall!) highlighting the library's rare art book collection. The Art Book Collection includes over 3,500 books featuring all art forms from around the world, spanning all eras. Most of the books in this collection were produced between 1850 and 1950 and are in the folio format--loose leaves, or pages, tied together in a portfolio. Many have been carefully hand-printed, stenciled or hand-colored.

Here's a peek at some of the treasures they've found in the vaults, many of which will be included in the exhibit.

Visit Cargill Gallery at Minneapolis Central Library from October 4 to November 29, 2023 to see Storied Leaves: Unveiling the Library's Rare Art Book Collection.

#Rare books #art books #art exhibits #library exhibits #folios #patterns #prints

[u-mspcoll]

New Exhibit | Openings: Title Pages in the History of Printed Books

Detail from the opening page of Appianus, "Historia Romana," Venice: Erhard Ratdolt and Peter Löslein, 1477. Incun 118, Special Collections Research Center. Photo by Randal Stegmeyer.

Explore the creativity and utility of an essential part of practically every modern book— the title page! Such pages signal and inform, incite pleasure and intrigue, as well as conceal and mislead.

On display in the Special Collections Research Center on the 6th floor of the Hatcher Library are works from our University Library collections illuminating critical moments in the history of books. Students in a Fall 2022 History Lab class researched and created the exhibit.

The exhibit is available for viewing Monday-Friday, 10 am to 5pm.

We hope you'll enjoy exploring this fascinating material!

Openings: Title Pages in the History of Printed Books is on display in the Special Collections Exhibit Space (6th floor, Hatcher Graduate Library) until 24 May 2023

#exhibitions #exhibits #library exhibits #special collections #special collections libraries #special collections and archives #archives #rare books #title pages #student curators #libraries #libraries and archives

[houghtonlib]

This week is a perfect time to stop by to see our exhibition Witchcraft in Law and in Practice, which like all our exhibitions is free and open to the public, M-F 10am-5pm.

Grilandas inventum : manuscript, 1506-1507

MS Typ 229

Houghton Library, Harvard University

#witchcraft #halloween #library #exhibition

[reimenaashelyee]

have u heard of reign: the conqueror? it's this 1999 Korean anime about Alexander the great but its Sci fi... bucephalus is a cyborg. it all looks very ridiculous LOL

Have I heard? (Un)fortunately, yes.

#i still haven't watched it yet but I should do a watch party #this is an old joke drawing from forever ago #glad i have an excuse to show it off now fhsjkdfhds #anyway reign was also in the British Library exhibit #alexander comic

[dapurinthos]

new padawan holopic day is the jedi temple version of school picture day. everyone agrees that the species with hair have it the worst because it's taken the day after they get that haircut. masters trade them like pokémon cards (i'll send you valenthyne farfalla, loden greatstorm, and oliviah zeveron in exchange for tarre vizsla).

depa billaba's collection is legendary. she has forty-seven imagecaster pucks filled with them, each one holding about four hundred (each holopic is approximately 15 seconds long and an imagecaster holds 100 minutes). she has more padawan holopics than there are current members of the order.

#keeping up with the skywalkers #jedi order #some of them are very degraded like the one of a young vima sunrider #(the great library of cinnagar would pay a LOT to get their hands on that image for their qel-droma exhibit) #she is the only one who has holopics of all 6 of meetra surik's 'true jedi' #yoda does not understand the trading. he just shares the pictures of his lineage with everyone

[miele-pics]

Every time I go to the library, I fantasize about someone pushing me up against the shelves. Their hands sliding up my shirt, pinching my nipples. Maybe they would press their body fully up against me as they grope me, making it so I couldn’t get away if I tried...

Maybe they would slide their hands up my skirt, rubbing my clit over my panties. Hearing their heavy breathing in my ear, along with their soft grunts, would turn me into a wet mess.

If I’m really good and stay silent, maybe they would bend me over and slowly start to fuck me, being careful to not draw any attention to us. Or maybe they will become ravenous and start pounding into my wet pussy, not caring if anyone hears or walks by. Maybe they would fill me with their cum, force it deep inside of me...

Then force me to interact with others in public. Cum dripping down the inside of my thighs as I check out my library books... maybe they would slide a remote controlled vibrator into my pussy to keep their cum in me for longer... making the vibrations more intense whenever a stranger is near so that they can see me squirm as I try to act normal...

Maybe you would have me read out loud to you as you fuck me later that night, punishing me when I stumble over my words or get distracted…

#18+ only #spicy content #sexy content #18+ content #custom content #sexy tease #cvmslvt #cvm in me #cuminme #public fvck #library fvck #library fantasy #cnc free use #public exhibition #exhibition kink

[garadinervi]

Ulises Carrión: Bookworks and Beyond, Edited by Sal Hamerman and Javier Rivero Ramos, with contributions by Felipe Becerra, Mónica de la Torre, and Zanna Gilbert, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ, 2024

Exhibition: Firestone Library, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ, February 21 – June 13, 2024 (on the way of Art Books)

#graphic design #art #poetry #concrete poetry #visual poetry #visual writing #mail art #exhibition #catalogue #catalog #cover #ulises carrión #other books and so #sal hamerman #javier rivero ramos #felipe becerra #mónica de la torre #zanna gilbert #firestone library #princeton university library #2020s

[z-gone-mad]

In GtN, after Protesilaus is exposed for being a piloted corpse:

Harrow said to him, slowly: “Undoing the Cavalier’s bodywork should have killed her. It would’ve been an incredible shock to her system.”

When Harrow first speaks up, she does so slowly, more thinking out loud than delivering a refute. Of course, there’s no telling as to whether she is reiterating was in the book she had found on the Ninth, but what if she was speaking from experience?

In the three months after initially receiving the letter, Gideon notes Harrow’s predominant absence and her declining physical state. We also don’t have any mention of Priamhark or Pelleamena until Harrow announces that they will continue their penitence somewhere hidden away.

What if Harrow had finally undone her seven-year-long puppet strings? She would have had to, seeing as she would be travelling several planets over for God knows how long (kidding, no he doesn’t). According to her, beguiling corpses are an act that no normal necromancer can fulfill, yet ten y/o Harrow pulls it off twice then sustains it (which she notes would be difficult if the heads of the Seventh were working in concert to do).

Even as an extremely powerful necromancer, the utter shock undoing two of those corpses after YEARS of sustaining them would account for Harrow growing leaner and physically haggard. The fact that these corpses are her parents would account for her growing meaner, and probably contributed to the way she acts at Canaan. Combining these two would deftly explain her absence.

Harrow being Harrow, there is not a doubt in my mind that studying in those three months also contributed her her decline, but food for thought, yk?

#ianthe also exhibits some knowledge at the last second about the shock #makes sense given her field but also why does she specifically know about beguiling corpses? #don’t even get me started on why there was a book on the matter in the Ninth’s forbidden libraries #the locked tomb #tlt analysis #gideon the ninth #harrowhark #harrowhark nonagesimus #tlt theories #tlt thoughts #dulcinea septimus #cytherea loveday #cytherea the first #harrow the ninth #protesilaus ebdoma

[cynical-things]

went to the fantasy exhibit at the british library today 🫶🏻

#was very cute #also first time I went to the library despite living 15 mins away from it for basically my whole life #fantasy #the British library #exhibition #lord of the rings #buffy the vampire slayer #coraline #the wizard of oz #neil gaiman #mine #personal

[millenianthemums]

Serious question. how rich would i have to be to establish a huge, well-furnished, elaborate children’s museum / library / play area / public park and also GUARANTEE that it would never ever cost parents money to let their kids play there.

#it’ll probably never be possible #but i’m picturing something like the City Museum in St Louis #except there’s also dinosaur exhibits and fun science stuff #and also a huge library that’s not beholden to government book bans #and it’s surrounded by a public park #AND it’s free #it just makes me so sad how few fun things there are now for kids to do that don’t cost money #and aren’t being targeted by politicians like libraries are #text post

[hclib]

RARE BOOK EXHIBIT NOW ON VIEW

Storied Leaves: Unveiling the Library's Rare Art Book Collection

Visit Minneapolis Central Library to see Storied Leaves: Unveiling the Library’s Rare Art Book Collection! The exhibit, located in Cargill Gallery, features over 80 titles from our rare art folio collection and includes some really stunning prints of art from all over the world! There’s also some library/collection history, explanations of printing techniques, and more. The exhibit runs October 4 – November 29, 2023.

Travel through time and across the globe as you explore the library's rare Art Book Collection. This vibrant exhibit showcases art from six continents—Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and Oceania—spanning ancient to contemporary times. Produced between 1850 and 1950, the works in this exhibit are leaves from folios, or individual pages contained within portfolios. Most have been carefully hand-printed, stenciled or hand-colored. Delve into the stories of these unique prints to learn how this remarkable collection came to be at Minneapolis Central Library, gain insights into the art and craft of printing, and be inspired to connect with art at your library. This exhibit is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

#Minneapolis #Libraries #rare books #pochoir #book printing #art books #book exhibits #folios #art exhibits #patterns #prints

[u-mspcoll]

Upcoming Exhibit and Lecture: Illustrating the Renaissance Book: From Illumination to Woodcut

Valerius Maximus (1st c. AD). Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX. Italy. 15th c. Parchment,126 fols. Fol. 5r

Full-page illumination from Carta Executoria de hidalguia de sangre a pedimento de Don Juan de Mansilla como curador de Doña Francisca de Mansilla, hija de Baltasar de Mansilla, vecinos de la villa de Aranda de Duero. Valladolid, 1636 Parchment, 93 fols. Fol. 2r

Full-page woodcut depicting the procession of Priapus, the Greek god of animal and vegetable fertility. Hypnerotomachie, ou Discours du songe de Poliphile Ed: Jean Martin Paris: Jean le Blanc for Jacques Kerver, 1561 Fol. 69r. Loan courtesy of William P. Heidrich

Come explore a selection of manuscripts and early printed books from the 15th to the 17th centuries that were illustrated with illuminations and woodcuts! The display will be up in the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room from 6 September to 14 December.

And join us on Wednesday 13 September at 4p in the Hatcher Gallery event space or on zoom a for lecture based on the exhibit.

We hope to see you there!

#events #exhibits #special collections #special collections libraries #libraries #archives #libraries and archives #special collections and archives #manuscripts #manuscript culture #early printed books #book illustrations #illustrated books #illustrations #illumination #illuminated manuscripts #manuscript illumination #woodcuts

[escapismsworld]

Claude Monet immersive art exhibition

#dark academia #light academia #academia aesthetic #classical #academia #escapism #classic literature #books #books and libraries #architecture #art #exhibition #claude monet #painting #royal core #cottage core #aesthetics #naturecore

[othmeralia]

Recently, I was able to put together a small rare book exhibit of new acquisitions and some cataloging quirks!

In this exhibit:

Tabulae medicae seu medicina domestica euporista ac facile parabili experientia at[que] authoritate comprobata medicamenta continens, das ist, Kleine Hauß-Apothek (1673)

Magiae naturalis libri viginti (1644)

Medicina magnetica, or, The rare and wonderful art of curing by sympathy (1656)

De secretis naturae (1542)

Cours de chymie (1679)

Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles, ou Exposé de différens moyens (1786)

Der werth der bestehenden Milchproben für die Milchpolizei (1866)

Each book in this mini-exhibit features something fun or cool (to me) I encountered while cataloging. For instance, the German title was so fun because of the English translation- the milk problem for the milk police? Love it! Magiae Naturalis had so many pagination mistakes, including page 413 written as 143 with an upside down 4. How'd that happen in the printing process?

Putting this together was incredibly fun and a worthwhile professional experience! Hoping to put more exhibits together in the future!

#rare books #book exhibits #special collections #old books #rare book exhibits #displays #16th century #17th century #18th century #19th century #history of science #science history #cataloging #catalogers #libraries #othmeralia

[play-my-game]

#Stockings #Exhibition #Silent library #Outdoor #mtg

[conservethis]

Working on an exhibit mount for an accordion book that’s a facsimile of a Mexican codex

#codex #conservation #preservation #library #mexican codex #original content #exhibits #exhibit #libraries #books #rare books #accordion book