Debra T. Cashion, PhD, MLIS, Digital Humanities Librarian and Assistant Librarian in the Vatican Film Library, would like to announce that the Institute of Museum …
The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland (1855), written by botanist Thomas Moore with color engravings by Henry Bradbury, provided fern enthusiasts not only with …
Parlor magic, easy-to-learn illusions performed for a small crowd, became a popular form of entertainment during the nineteenth century. This type of performance usually involved …
French illustrator Gustave Doré was one of the most successful book artists of the nineteenth century, known for his illustrated editions of popular works like …
The Anatomy of Humane Bodies (1698) by the English surgeon and anatomist William Cowper (1666–1709) is one of the most visually striking and controversial medical books …
Special Collections owns two first edition copies of the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, a narrative that summarizes Grant’s life as a series of extreme …