The Pleasant Peasant

Sunday was "Elephant Appreciation Day"! Elephants happen to be one of my absolute favorite animals. These intelligent gentle giants just fill my heart with joy. . . Here is a woodcut of one from "A choice of emblemes, and other deuises..." by Geffrey Whitney. Leyden, 1586. . . (STC 25437.8) . #specialcollections #sunday #librariesofinstagram #iglibraries #rarebooklibrary #rarebooks #elephantappreciationday #elephant #emblems #16thcentury #woodcut #woodcutprints #folgerfinds (at Folger Shakespeare Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2vSFPspqwa/?igshid=1en3zxk1slgew

Some gorgeous 17th century provenance found by our own @emwomenbooks . Mary S. King had some beautiful penmanship. . "Thysiatērion" by Edward Sparke. London, 1663. . . (S4809) . . #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections #iglibraries #17thcentury #folgerfinds #provenance #england #calligraphy #penmanship (at Folger Shakespeare Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hRSoBpdVk/?igshid=p8cylv47v8le

Milton and Shakespeare. Shakespeare and Milton. New scholarship has found Milton's notes on Shakespeare! Check out the article linked in my bio. . . (Portrait of John Milton, published in "The history of Britain" by Milton. 1670. [142- 181q]) . . #specialcollections #librariesofinstagram #iglibraries #books #johnmilton #shakespeare #paradiselost #17thcentury #research #worksofshakespeare #williamshakespeare https://www.instagram.com/p/B2eo2lnHDnj/?igshid=1pjzcxhovn21v