Birds of a Feather: Watercolour Birds with Original Feathers Glazed on (c. 1866)
Birds of a Feather: Watercolour Birds with Original Feathers Glazed on (c. 1866)
My blog post publication on this album:
Birds of a Feather: Watercolour Birds with Original Feathers Glazed on (c. 1866)
Manuscript album of photographs of Rio de Janeiro by Carlos Bippus and Thiele-Kollien Studios (c. 1925)
Manuscript album of photographs of Rio de Janeiro by Carlos Bippus and Thiele-Kollien Studios (c. 1925)
My blog post publication on this album:
Manuscript album of twentieth-century photographs of Rio de Janeiro now available to explore through digital collections
#FisherLibraryABCs social media series
Although we are not able to be at the Fisher in person, we thought it would be a shame not to continue to share our wonderful material (and do a little learning together in the process!) Introducing the #FisherLibraryABCs, inspired by John Carter's ABC for book-collectors, first published in 1951. 📚 Pictured here is the [title-page] (as Carter's quirky commentary labels it) of the 1952 edition. This reference book includes over 450 alphabetical entries that break down essential technical terms of book collecting and bibliography, from 'auctions' to 'yellow-backs.' It has since gone through multiple editions and revisions and continues to be recognized as a trusted resource. This series will be pulling letters from Carter's entries to highlight various examples from across our collections! Stay tuned for the ABC's of the Fisher Library! 📖 John Carter. ABC for book-collectors. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952
Curated social media series inspired by John Carter’s ABC for book-collectors, first published in 1951. This project involved reading through Carter's book to select terms from A-Z and appropriate examples from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library's collections. Each book/item was then scanned (unless previously digitized) and accompanied by a descriptive caption for Facebook and Instagram engagement. Series launched at the beginning of COVID-19 shelter-in-place regulations as a digital engagement strategy while the Fisher Library was closed to the public.