This is the first post in a new weekly miniseries about advertisements in 19th century books. The nineteenth century was an incredible period for tourism… Read More »Adverts in 19th century books: Travel guidebooks to the Alps – from local humour to cosmopolitan glamour.
A Holiday in Iceland by N.L van Gruisen, Junr. (London 1879), though an unassuming little volume, caught my attention every time I passed it on the… Read More »Reading the Collections, week 13: A Holiday in Iceland
These vibrant illustrations of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and angels come from an Ethiopian psalter purchased for Special Collections last summer. Ethiopia is one… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 38: Angels, Madonnas and Pilgrims — an Ethiopian treasure
