Bart King's Blog, page 187
March 25, 2012
Dr. Fritz Klein had an interesting bookplate...
A scale balanced on a book, while a tiny figure totters past with a cane? This is endlessly fascinating... (Via My Imaginary Brooklyn.)
March 24, 2012
Yeah, but where's the witch?
The coolest parents ever gave their daughter this wardrobe with a secret door in the back. Going through it, the adventurer enters Narnia!
So anyway, they've got the lion and the wardrobe covered. I guess C.S. Lewis would agree that two out of three ain't bad!
March 22, 2012
I am inspired.
"The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are made into giant 11ft tall flowerpots to inspire budding gardeners at the start of QVC's Diamond Jubilee gardening season." (Via.)
March 21, 2012
"Oh, my hand."
It wasn't that long ago that all books were hand-copied. That's a lot of work! So please enjoy this collection of complaints that monks scribbled in the pages of their books, courtesy of Brain Pickings.
Taking the air with Junior...
This gas-resistant baby stroller was invented in 1938. It's perfect for taking baby out for a walk even IF there's toxic gas in the air. (From Nationaal Archief.)
One Man's Library
Believe it or don't, but this is the personal library of Robert A. Macksey, a professor at Johns Hopkins
University. According to Book Riot, "he is the owner of one of the largest
personal libraries in the state of Maryland, with over 70,000 ($4 million
worth) books and manuscripts along with art work . . . and he is known to hold
graduate level courses in his famous library."
Wait, you can take CLASSES in there?!
