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“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection
hand written letter in english secretary hand; text as quoted above
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“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection

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Author
William Davis

The first part of a series of posts examining the Powell family letters.

The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
A black and white woodcut with one man in the foreground and another in the background but the scene is mainly dominated by tall structures and the sweep of scenery behind them
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The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway

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Mallika Kavadi
Corpse Medicine
A two page spread of a handwritten recipe book.
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Corpse Medicine

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Author
Bradley J. Irish
A Bill of Lading and a Merchant of London (and of Venice)
A photo of the front and back of a golden coin. Both front and back seem to a depict holy figures with text around the edges.
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A Bill of Lading and a Merchant of London (and of Venice)

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Author
Jonathan Sawday
A Master Tailor’s Manual
An image of a single page of a book with a small block of text on the left in Spanish and an image of three men, two sewing and one using a compass and a ruler.
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A Master Tailor’s Manual

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Author
Abner Aldarondo
Seasons' Greetings
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Seasons' Greetings

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The Collation
Postcards in the (home) archive 1944-1945
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Folger Shakespeare Library
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Postcards in the (home) archive 1944-1945

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Stephen H. Grant
Recipes for Survival
A two-page spread of a handwritten recipe book.
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Recipes for Survival

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Hannah Baker Saltmarsh
Twill tape, plus toggles, plus toggler, equals quick-ties
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Twill tape, plus toggles, plus toggler, equals quick-ties

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Erin Blake
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: December 2022
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: December 2022

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The Collation
Interpreting Systems that Make Place
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Interpreting Systems that Make Place

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Lehua Yim
The habitability of our planet—is it only a contemporary issue?
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The habitability of our planet—is it only a contemporary issue?

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Mauricio Onetto
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