Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Illustrative Processes: Etching
Etching falls under the intaglio and engraving category of printmaking, where the printing press applies great force to push ink into lines. Though an etching is an engraving, not all… Read more
Rare Books
The Weird and The Wonderful:
The Silver and Ivory Hornbook
This week, “The Weird and the Wonderful” is taking a look at one of my favorite Bauman items: our ivory and silver hornbook. While most hornbooks were educational devices–functional, utilitarian–this… Read More
Rare Books
Preserving Rare Books: Paper Repair and Reinforcement
As we’ve discussed in previous blog posts, books have it rough. The price of reading–no matter how careful you are–is a certain amount of wear and tear. It’s no wonder… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Weird and The Wonderful:
Arthur Szyk’s War Orphans
This week, I want to take a look at one of my favorite pieces: Arthur Szyk’s War Orphans. Read More
Rare Books
Preserving Rare Books: Rebacking and Respining
To paraphrase The Velveteen Rabbit, “[Rare] isn’t how you are made… It’s a thing that happens to you.” Before rare books become rare, they’re just books. Books are left haphazardly… Read More
Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful:
Isaac Titsingh’s Illustrations of Japan
Today, it’s hard to imagine an inaccessible land–a place entirely removed from trade, travel, illustration, photography, and film. In the early 1800s, it was easy to imagine such a place…. Read More
Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful:
Lysons’ An Account Of Roman Antiquities Discovered At Woodchester In The County Of Gloucester
Samuel Lysons’ An Account of Roman Antiquities Discovered at Woodchester in the County of Gloucester suffers from an unusual problem: excessive specificity of title. The excitement of Roman antiquities gets… Read More
Rare Books
The Weird and The Wonderful:
Romeyn Hough’s American Woods
Romeyn Hough’s plan was ambitious: a 15-volume set featuring veneers from every American tree (or, as even his prospectus admitted, “at least the most important”)… Read More
Children's Lit
The Story Behind A.A. Milne’s Pooh Books
“Isn’t it funny how a bear loves honey?” One of the most familiar storybook bears is Winnie-the-Pooh created by A.A. Milne. How did he come to be? Milne was… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Knave of Hearts Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish
Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to hear the truth of an old legend that has persisted wrongly through the ages; Read More
American Revolution
Books the Founders Read: Sidney’s Discourses Concerning Government
In this new series, I’ll highlight books that the Founding Fathers read, owned, wrote about, and were influenced by— works that were important in the creation of the United States… Read More