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Cicero; Orationes (Orations) Venice, printed not after 1471 Illuminator: Giovanni Vendramin The Rosenbach Museum and Library, Inc 471ci (1062/24)

Second day of The Science of Information, 1870-1945: The Universalization of Knowledge in a Utopian Age #kleinmancenterforenergypolicy #pennlibraries (at The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy)

Pierpaolo Muscharello Algorismus (On Algebra) Nola, 1478; scribe: Pierpaolo Muscharello (colophon, fol. 101r) University of Pennsylvania, Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection, LJS 27 Pierpaolo Muscharello Algorismus (On Algebra) Nola, 1478; scribe: Pierpaolo Muscharello (colophon, fol. 101r) University of Pennsylvania, Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection, LJS 27

Please join us for a virtual talk presented by *Making the Renaissance Manuscript* curator Dr. Nicholas Herman on Thursday, June 18, 2020, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. EST. Through this talk sponsored by Friends of Lehigh Libraries, Dr. Herman will examine the making of the hand-written and hand-illuminated book during a time of great political, religious, and technological transformation in Europe and will conceptualize the recent collaborative exhibition that opened in the Kislak Center back in February. Follow the link to register for this free event: http://ow.ly/5PbO50A8fxx

"Walt Whitman's Gift," a recent essay published by Lapham's Quarterly, explores the importance of a painting titled "The Tea Party" owned by the Kislak Center. One of three paintings by the London-born artist Herbert Gilchrist held here, "'The Tea Party' dwells in a nebulous state of suspended conversation. No one looks at each other . . . In a posture of still meditation, Walt Whitman smells a red flower." Professor Don James McLaughlin argues that, "among Gilchrist's and Whitman's friends at the time of the painting’s creation, 1882–84, the import of the scene would have been inseparable from the story of Herbert’s notably absent older sister, the widely connected and beloved physician Dr. Beatrice Gilchrist." Created in the years following Beatrice's sudden death, "The Tea Party" echoes a feeling the doctor's mother distilled in her epitaph: "Faithful unto Death. Many hearts mourn her. In her short career did she by skill, tenderness, and unwearied devotion to duty bring healing and comfort to many both here and in America." For more on the life of Beatrice Gilchrist and the significance of "The Tea Party," you can find the essay "Walt Whitman's Gift" at: www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/walt-whitmans-gift

This lustrous page cites passages from Shakespeare that convey how Macbeth’s ambition leads to his downfall. *Sentiments and Similes of William Shakespeare : A Classified selection of similes, definitions, descriptions, and other remarkable passages in the plays and poems of Shakespeare* is a handsome, unique title in the Furness Collection that’s a must-read for any lover of the Bard. Call number: C92.2 H88. http://ow.ly/x0QT30mXwHr #kislakcenter #shakespeare #macbeth #mackers #pennlibraries #goldleaf #illumination #williamshakespeare #theatrethursday #theaterthursday #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVPbwlgYET/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mni198lo90gv

This week’s #SpineTingling entry is a book about the war against demons. We pulled out this spine from the shelf because its innocuous binding, combined with its mystical, grave subject matter (in Latin) made us think of a movie prop. This book is something a character like Van Helsing would peruse for guidance in vanquishing evil. Printed in Bologna in 1623, this title comes from the Lea collection. Philadelphia publisher, historian, and civic reformer Henry Charles Lea collected an extensive amount of works on ecclesiastical history, magic, and witchcraft. Follow this link to see the full digitized collection: http://ow.ly/Zjao30m48Vx Call number: PA8585.V225 D34 http://ow.ly/ZnNF30m491B * * * #wednesdaychallenge #bookspines #iglibraries #libariesofinstagram #rarebooks #demon #vanhelsing #demonology #pennlibraries #kislakcenter #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/BpChCmlAq6w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eenscpzxddsy

Here’s a #shelfie of tomes from the Lea Library. Founded by historian and publisher Henry Charles Lea (1825-1909) in the nineteenth century, the Library continues to collect primary materials for the study of the late medieval and early modern period. The collection focuses on the history of the Catholic Church with a special interest in the institutional, legal, and ecclesiastical bases of Church organization and governance during these periods and, most especially, the Inquisition in Europe and Spanish America. Witchcraft and magic are also subjects that the Lea Library collects extensively. For more information: http://library.upenn.edu/collections/special/groups/henry-charles-lea-library * * * #kislakcenter #pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #binding #vellum #rare #rarebooks #firstedition #magic #manuscript #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/BqxU4z7FuwY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12kaqa2ozd2qw