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A few pics from Red Rock Balloon Rally.

I actually like the ones I have rn (aka this one) so maybe they won't get changed in a while

A little over 18 minutes of a balloon inflating and taking off compressed to 1.5 minutes.

Some more pics from Red Rock Balloon Rally. The last one is a free floater (no basket).

Did you know that the Architecture Library has digitized some of our rare book collection? #rarebookfriday shows the title page of Vicenzo Scamozzi's THE MIRROR OF ARCHITECTURE, London, 1708. You can preview the titles or download the full PDFs. Check out the titles available through the following link: http://library.nd.edu/architecture/DigitizedRareBooks.shtml #digitizingrarebooks #archlibnd #rrbr #scamozzi

In the mid-18th century, Robert Wood traveled to Syria to study the Roman ruins, which because of the arid climate, were exceptionally preserved. Today’s #rarebookfriday shows some images of Robert Wood’s THE RUINS OF PALMYRA, 1753, which is one of our recent acquisitions to the #RRBR This work fits into our collection of “Roman architecture outside of Rome.” Sadly, some of these ruins were destroyed by the Islamic State. #romeoutsideofrome #ruins #architecture #romanruins

There is a new rare book exhibit going up in the library! The exhibit, DE FRANCE: Influential Books of Architecture from France in the Ryan Rare Book Room Collection, will be on display for the spring semester. Here's a sneak peak, the frontispiece from Francois Blondel's COURS D'ARCHITECTURE, 1675, which show his design for the Porte Saint Denis. #rarebookfriday #rrbr #archlibND #newexhibit #frencharchitecturebooks (at Bond Hall)

Fall break is almost over. On Monday classes resume and we will be starting bright and early with first year archies in the #rrbr looking at frontispieces. #rarebookfriday #alberti #frontispiece #archlibnd