How to Make a Japanese Accounting Ledger (daifuku cho)
Conservation assistant Aveyah Craver gives us some tips and tricks on traditional bookbinding in this exciting conservation-centric blog! I recently made an ...
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Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Captivity Narratives: Part One, Indian Captivity Narratives
Welcome to the first installment of a series of blogs revolving around the literature, religion, and history of captivity narratives, ... -
What We Keep: An Exploration of Personal Archives Through Harriet Thayer’s Album
Curatorial Assistant and Social Media Manager Jake Gentry spotlights personal archives with the multigenerational album of Harriet Thayer and her ... -
Mechanical Puzzle Category Spotlight #6: Dexterity Puzzles
Welcome to the sixth spotlight of the Lilly Library’s Mechanical Puzzle blog series, written by Andrew Rhoda, the Lilly Library’s Curator ... -
Of Strixology and Sin: Witchcraft, Witchfinders, and Witch Hunts
Curatorial assistant Jake Gentry delves into the dark history of witch-hunting with some infamous books from the Lilly Library’s collections! ... -
Mechanical Puzzle Category Spotlight #5: Sequential Movement Puzzles
Welcome to the fifth spotlight of the Lilly Library’s Mechanical Puzzle blog series, written by Andrew Rhoda, the Lilly Library’s Curator ... -
Wintertide Wonders: Winter Holidays and Superstitions
Brrr, ’tis the season for hot cocoa, snow boots, and final exams–as well as seasonal celebrations! Curatorial assistant Jake Gentry ... -
The Whole World in a Book: An Exhibition and Symposium
It’s time to let you know how next February’s Kripke events are developing. Alas, very few people responded to the ... -
Mechanical Puzzle Category Spotlight #4: Disentanglement Puzzles
Welcome to the fourth spotlight of the Lilly Library’s Mechanical Puzzle blog series, written by Andrew Rhoda, the Lilly Library’s Curator ... -
The Fore-readable Future: Divination in the Library
Yes…I can see it now…you are about to learn about some of the Lilly library’s more mystifying materials, from the ...