Sorry about the quiet! I’ve been caught up in a series of good books. I received Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series and was glued to that until I found a copy of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, which I’ve been reading voraciously for the past two days (it takes a lot to tear me away from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘books’
Good-Book Hiatus
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, recommendations, scifi on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
New Textbooks…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, Drexel, learning experiences, librarians, pictures, silliness on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For my class “Professional And Social Aspects Of Information Services,” the one required textbook is Complete Copright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians, edited by Carrie Russell, published in 2004 by the ALA. When I went to Borders to pick up the book, I was a little surprised by the pastel green spiral binding, and the [...]
Books about Books
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, curiosities, recommendations on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Also in my research, I’ve come across some unrelated, fantastic works that really deserve a mention on their own:
The Bibliographical Decameron; or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography, by the Rev. T.F. Dibdin, 1817. It’s a BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ROMANCE! You can tell it’s awesome just from [...]
Research
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, manuscripts, recommendations, research on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Cut up missal in evening – hard work,” – Ruskin in his diary, 1854
I’ve been doing a lot of research, both for work and fun, on the destruction of manuscripts, mostly during the Victorian era, for collages. Most of the articles and books I’m finding on the subject are interesting and well-written, and I thought [...]
