Happy #KelmscottPressDay! Pictured is page 153 of the Kelmscott-chaucer, once owned by Thomas Lawrence. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia, a.k.a. T.E. Shaw, has been described as an encyclopedic man, a polymath. Amongst his ma… https://t.co/N3S0oixvkw
Happy Halloween! Need some last minute #halloweencostume inspiration? We give you: Pumpkin Man! Apparently being a pumpkin person means you have webbed hands??? This is just one of many illustrations by W.W. Denslow in “The Pearl and the Pumpkin” (1904).… https://t.co/pTWiAXC1EM
Today we present @fullcaravan Kim Bell, Digital Management Coordinator! Kim is a graduate student @queensu Queen's University studying the history of the book. This interest stems from her career at the Queen’s Library, currently in W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections.
Dear history grad students,
Don't forget that the old books in the historiography are not dumb, they're necessary. We wouldn't be where we are in the field without their research before us.
Disagree all day, every day; but don't take the foundations of your field for granted.
It’s DAY 12 of our 12 days of Giveaways 🎁 RETWEET THIS + FOLLOW for a chance to WIN tickets to see @Pink here in May + a $150 gift card to e11even! Rules: https://t.co/h7FXfmKuGJ
Happy #UniversityDay! #OnThisDay in 1991 (the 150th anniversary of the University's founding) the Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, presented @queensu with a replica of the Royal Charter. The replica is still on display in the #JDUC while the original lives with us
Bestselling mystery writer Sue Grafton has died of cancer at age 77. She wrote the so-called 'alphabet series,' featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, and her latest book was 'Y is for Yesterday.'
What’s that you say?! Knitting with your arms?! Take a break and come learn how to arm knit on the 11th, 2:30-4! We will have yarn on hand! #queensu#punintended