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A look back at our 2013
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A look back at our 2013

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Sarah Werner

Here on The Collation, it’s been a busy 2013. Today’s post will be our 68th of the year, and as of December 15th, we’d racked up 46,012 visits from 33,411 unique visitors, producing 67,361 pageviews this year. *phew* It’s gratifying that we…

Q & A: Jaime McCurry, National Digital Stewardship Resident
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Q & A: Jaime McCurry, National Digital Stewardship Resident

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The Collation

This year, the Folger is one of ten host institutions for the National Digital Stewardship Residencies, a nine-month grant-funded program created by the Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum and Library Studies. The NDSR program, in their own…

“Très-humblement”: Tracing the mysteries of a 1602 Dutch pamphlet
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“Très-humblement”: Tracing the mysteries of a 1602 Dutch pamphlet

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Goran Proot

For more than a year now I have been working with volunteers on the Flemish holdings in the Folger. I reported on this project at the annual international conference of Sixteenth Century Society and Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico,…

'Tis the season for almanacs
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'Tis the season for almanacs

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Sarah Werner

December crocodile As our two commenters on the last post sussed out, this month’s crocodile mystery is a detail from an almanac, the black “Swallow” overprinting the red “Dove” the names of authors of two different almanacs. Below is the full…

"What manner o' thing is your crocodile?": December 2013
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"What manner o' thing is your crocodile?": December 2013

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The Collation

Now that we’re back to our regular twice-weekly schedule of posts, it’s time to bring back our crocodile mystery series! Can’t remember why we refer to these things as crocodiles? It’s a reference to a line from Antony and Cleopatra—check…

Mr. Folger's most expensive painting
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Mr. Folger's most expensive painting

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Erin Blake

There’s a persistent rumor that “Mr. Folger never paid more than x for a painting.” The value of x depends on who’s telling the story, but it’s generally around $2,000 and is used as evidence that he wasn’t interested in paintings.…

EMMO: Early Modern Manuscripts Online
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EMMO: Early Modern Manuscripts Online

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Heather Wolfe

The Folger is thrilled to share the news that we are the recipient of a generous three year National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO), an online searchable…

A practical look at the Practical Science of Printing
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A practical look at the Practical Science of Printing

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Sarah Werner

title page for Fertel, La science pratique de l’imprimerie In 1723, a Frenchman named Martin-Dominque Fertel published a book on printing, La science pratique de l’imprimerie. It’s good to look at early printing manuals, especially when one is trying to…

Attempting to censor John Donne
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Attempting to censor John Donne

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Daniel Starza Smith

A guest post by Daniel Starza Smith The Folger’s unique collection of manuscript letters by John Donne (1572-1631) is rightly recognized as being of international importance. Donne is regarded as one of the foremost intellectual figures of early modern England,…

Fingerspitzengefühl
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Fingerspitzengefühl

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Goran Proot

Just like “Fernweh”—the opposite of “Heimweh” or one’s longing for distant countries—the German word “Fingerspitzengefühl” is almost impossible to translate. Literally it refers to the sensitivity of one’s fingertips and it expresses an accurate knowledge or a delicate feeling that…

Can you spot the differences?
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Can you spot the differences?

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Erin Blake

Have a look at the coat of arms worn by Edwin Booth (1833–1893) in the title role of Shakespeare’s King Richard III. Notice something wrong? Richard III tunic worn by Edwin Booth in the 1870s. Hint: The conventions Victorian aesthetics…

"For a cancer in the brest": early modern recipes
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"For a cancer in the brest": early modern recipes

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Nadia Seiler

“For a cancer in the brest” The large penstrokes of this title caught my eye as I was cataloging a recently acquired receipt book (a book of culinary and medicinal recipes). In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we…

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