Right now I’m working on a 15th-century manuscript of a 13th-century book by Guilelmus Peraldus, called Summa Vitiis (it seems to have other names like the Summa vitiorum, summa vitiis et virtutibus, etc). Interestingly enough, this book on vice (anti-vice; Peraldus was a Dominican monk!) was a direct inspiration (to the point of being able [...]
Posts Tagged ‘discoveries’
The Top Vices
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged discoveries, manuscripts on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Avant-Cello and Other Music
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged discoveries, music, recommendations on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since I’m officially t.b. free and off of Academic Hold, I thought I’d update. This post is related to neither Philadelphia nor libraries, but oh well, it’s my blog. One of my all-time favorite radio programs is Radio Lab, from WNYC, which I heard about from This American Life. Although they’ve been on a break [...]
Rittenhouse Unmasked!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged curiosities, discoveries, philly on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Rittenhouse Twitter has been unmasked as Daniel Delaney (who?)! But, he is graciously handing over authorship to a new anonymous anthropomorphizaton of Rittenhouse Square, so it looks like things will continue much the same.
New Food Sensations?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apartment, culinary adventures, curiosities, discoveries, omg wtf roommate?, philly, silliness on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During a recent politeness-scrimmage over who would have the last Oreo, my roommate shocked me in a way I never expected…. Smearing brie defiantly over the oreo, she shoved it into her mouth and said it was delicious! Then she put even more brie on it!!! Truly scandalous!
