Mechanical Puzzle Category Spotlight 1: Put-Together Puzzles
Welcome to the first spotlight of the Lilly Library’s Mechanical Puzzle blog series, written by Andrew Rhoda, the Lilly Library’s ...
Jacob Gentry
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A Smith family letter at the Lilly Library
Rare Books Cataloger Lindsay Weaver gives us a glimpse into the lives of everyday folk of the American frontier– through ... -
Triple-deckers and Charles Dickens’s A Child’s History of England (Part 1)
Reference assistant Amber Bowes highlights a lesser-known work of Charles Dickens in this exciting first installation of a two-part blog post! ... -
What Are Mechanical Puzzles?
Welcome to the first part of a puzzlingly exciting new series of blog posts, written by Andrew Rhoda, the Lilly ... -
Drake’s Principal Diseases
Curatorial assistant Elizabeth Arterberry explores the exciting world of diseases, geography, and early medical history! Many of the entries that ... -
Drawing Tolkien: Art Inspired by Tolkien’s Legendarium
Reference assistant Benjamin Yusen delves into the fantastical artwork of J. R. R. Tolkien’s world, complete with dwarves, dragons, and ... -
A Most Faire Frost: Frost Fairs of the River Thames
Trigger warning: Post contains brief mentions of historical animal cruelty and death (animal and people), including drowning, blood sports, and ... -
Locks of the Lilly: Examples of hair in the Lilly Library
Curatorial and Outreach Assistant Jake Gentry showcases some the Lilly Library’s famous and lesser-known hairy materials! Raising awareness for men’s ... -
BOOkplates: Macabre Marks of Ownership
Curatorial and Outreach Assistant Jake Gentry calls forth spooky bookplates from the great beyond (the stacks of the Lilly Library), ... -
Stranger Than Lilies: A Cryptobotanical Survey of Freakish Flora, Peculiar Plants, and Historical Herbals (Part II)
Curatorial and Outreach Assistant Jake Gentry goes foraging in our collections to find weird and wild specimens of flora, again! ...