❧ Newberry Library Instruction and Outreach Librarian
❧ PhD in History, interested in material bibliography, book history, woodcuts, & doodles
❧ she/her
❧ all opinions my own
Nora Epstein
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We were watching Widow's Bay when Patricia's self-help book took a distinctly occult turn -- and suddenly looked very familiar.
The Newberry's "Book of magical charms" has entered the chat.
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We just hit 150,000 items (that's 1.6 million files!) in our digital collections. One of the recent additions that put us over the top? This 1914 children's book, "The Gingerbread Dog." 🐶
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Back in the library after a long holiday break with toddlers:
Pynson's 1509 'Shyp of Folys'. Sig. d2r.
@newberrylibrary.bsky.social : VAULT Case folio Y 952 .B734
Brilliant scholarship AND a beautiful cover!? Summer can't come fast enough.
Congrats, @ewatson.bsky.social!
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Is everyone’s theme for summer reading "pesky early modern Catholic print in Protestant lands, written by brilliant and dear friends", or just me?
FYI: @ewatson.bsky.social & @creutcke.bsky.social amazing new books are on sale now with discount codes on @catholicismsem.bsky.social's profile.
Happy Saturday to all the #AHA26 historians in Chicago today!
The @newberrylibrary.bsky.social's reading rooms are open 10-4. I can't wait to see what items you call up!
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Today the @newberrylibrary.bsky.social Culture of Paper class traveled to the new Chicago Pulp studio, where students created sheets of handmade paper from sisal, kozo, cotton, and abaca fibers!
As our brilliant guide, Aidan, said, "paper holds memory" and I am sure this day is deeply embedded.
Snippet from ‘The City is my Religion’ print from a portfolio project of the same name, 2020. It’s a church of sorts, made up of local buildings with colors to mimic stained glass. Considering a reprint. #letterpress
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Get your hands on the Newberry's unique collection of books, maps, and primary sources.
The research library received a Mellon Foundation grant to expand access to its vast Indigenous collections, including materials related to 300 languages.
Delighted to announce the 6th volume in the series will be published in June! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
