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- 19:59, 14 May 2024 "Errantry" by Werner Pfeiffer (hist | edit) [16,137 bytes] Vishwesh (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Errantry is an artist’s book by the German-American artist Werner Pfeiffer, published in 2008 by Pear Whistle Press. It is a 27-foot-long canvas scroll, featuring text and imagery predominantly inspired by a Tolkien poem and 16th-century woodcut prints, that is housed inside a deactivated military shell from 1943. The 12th copy in a limited edition of 52, this scroll is housed in the University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Man...")
- 10:24, 13 May 2024 The Campden Wonder (hist | edit) [35,952 bytes] Wwdalton (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Introduction == “A true and perfect account of the examination, confession, tryal, condemnation and execution of Joan Perry, and her two sons, John & Richard Perry, for the supposed murder of William Harrison, Gent. : being one of the most remarkable occurrences which hath happened in the memory of man / sent in a letter (by Sir T.O. of Burton, in the county of Glocester, Kt. and one of His Majesties justices of the peace) to T.S. Dr. of physick in London ; likewis...")
- 02:41, 13 May 2024 Medicinal and Cooking Recipe Book (Petre D.) (hist | edit) [10,642 bytes] Pfplus (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Background== ===About the Book=== This recipe book was published in England, in the year 1705. It was the collaborative effort of Petre D. and seemingly multiple other women. It contains early works into the 1800s. The book contains around 65 pages filled with culinary recipes and 150 pages of medicinal recipes <ref>Manuscript Cookbooks Survey. (n.d.). Doro Petre Her Book 1705, Written in Collaboration with Many Others . Manuscript cookbook. https://www.manuscriptcook...")
- 23:11, 12 May 2024 Insect Architecture (hist | edit) [3,426 bytes] Eirons (talk | contribs) (Created page with "this is my page")
- 21:10, 12 May 2024 The theater of nature, or, Curiosity filled the cabinet (hist | edit) [16,575 bytes] Emckeown (talk | contribs) (Created page with "“The theater of nature, or, Curiosity filled the cabinet” is an artist’s book created by Angela Lorenz in 2002 as a facsimile, or trade copy, of an original handmade 1999 edition. Both editions were printed at the prestigious Stamperia Valdonega of Verona, and the 2002 facsimile is now housed in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections. This book examines the rise and decline of cabinets of curiosities using two mounted accordion fol...")
- 20:38, 12 May 2024 Thomas Herbert's Account of Africa, Persia, and Beyond (hist | edit) [15,977 bytes] Tjlewis (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''A Relation of Some Yeares Travaile''''', published in 1634, represents the genre of travel literature that emerged as English colonial expansion accelerated in the subsequent decades. The author, Thomas Herbert, offers a comprehensive and detailed account of his travels through Persia, East Africa, and nearby islands, meticulously documenting his observations. The book is particularly notable for its exploration of foreign cultures, languages, and traditions, but al...")
- 19:31, 12 May 2024 The timber-tree improved, or, The best practical methods of improving different lands, with proper timber... (hist | edit) [18,979 bytes] Latios (talk | contribs) (Created page with "123")
- 01:09, 12 May 2024 A relation of some yeares travaile into Afrique and the greater Asia, especially the territories of the Persian monarchie, and some parts of the orientall Indies and iles adiacent... (hist | edit) [11,579 bytes] Tjlewis (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A Relation of Some Yeares Travaile, published in 1634, represents the genre of travel literature that emerged as English colonial expansion accelerated in the subsequent decades. The author, Thomas Herbert, offers a comprehensive and detailed account of his travels through Persia, East Africa, and nearby Island, meticulously documenting his observations. The book is particularly notable for its exploration of foreign cultures, languages, and traditions, but also due to i...")
- 06:48, 11 May 2024 Grand Musical Staircase (hist | edit) [17,660 bytes] Emu26 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Introduction == ==References== <references />")
- 06:27, 11 May 2024 A Compendium of Ancient Astronomy and Medicine (hist | edit) [12,383 bytes] Spizarro (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|Front Cover|300px [https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9931379803503681 ''Hic Codex Avienii''] is incunable published in Venice by Antonius de Strata of Cremona on October 25, 1488 (November 8, 1488 on Julian Calendar). This collection contains works by Avienus, including his adaptation of Aratus’s Phaenomena, alongside contributions from Germanicus Caesar, Cicero, and Serenus Sammonicus. This volume contains 122 unnu...")
- 06:22, 11 May 2024 A Compendium of Ancient Astronomy, and Medicine (hist | edit) [10,555 bytes] Spizarro (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|Front Cover|300px [https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9931379803503681 ''Hic Codex Avienii''] is incunable published in Venice by Antonius de Strata of Cremona on October 25, 1488 (November 8, 1488 on Julian Calendar). This collection contains works by Avienus, including his adaptation of Aratus’s Phaenomena, alongside contributions from Germanicus Caesar, Cicero, and Serenus Sammonicus. This volume contains 122 unnu...")
- 04:56, 11 May 2024 Curious Flap Anatomies - 19th Century Obstetrics (hist | edit) [21,555 bytes] Apuerto (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Overview''' Obstetric Tables: comprising graphic illustrations, with descriptions and practical remarks; exhibiting on dissected plates many important subjects in midwifery by surgeon and accoucheur George Spratt is a medical text published in 1847. This anatomical codex can currently be found in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts. Through the use of detailed chromolithography book plates or flaps this...")
- 00:16, 11 May 2024 Anatomy of the Human Body (hist | edit) [16,102 bytes] Npizarro (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden is a medically extensive anatomical atlas that contains various case studies and illustrations. There is countless evidence that suggests that the book’s first edition was printed and published around 1713, but this edition (XIII) was later expanded on and published in the late 18th century, containing further information about muscles, organs, and other structures. It is not a manuscript but rather evidence...")
- 21:57, 10 May 2024 A collection of five birth control pamplets from the 1930s (hist | edit) [12,365 bytes] Jerayla (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == == Genre of Ephemera == === Category of Ephemera === === Convenience of Ephemera === == Physical Analysis == === Substrate === === Platform/Format === === Binding/Structure === === Navigation === === Paratext === == Content == === Historical Significance === === Audience and Experience ===")
- 17:46, 10 May 2024 Fancy Dresses Described (hist | edit) [10,929 bytes] Sophie15 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "“But what are we to wear? This is the first exclamation on receipt of an invitation to a Fancy Ball, and it is to assist in answering such questions that this volume has been compiled”. The fourth edition of Ardern Holt’s [https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9910662513503681 “Fancy Dresses Described”] is a book published in 1887 that contains an extensive selection of dress descriptions as well as color and black and white illustrations. ===De...")
- 02:13, 9 May 2024 The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies (hist | edit) [4,404 bytes] Gdfw (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== "The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies" is a biography that recounts the life of Christian Davies, also known as Mother Ross. Christian Davies (1667 – 7 July 1739), born Christian Cavanagh, also known as Kit Cavanagh or Mother Ross, was an Irishwoman who joined the British Army in 1693 disguised as a man. While in the British Army, Davies searched for her missing husband and fought in several military battles. She fought in Flanders during the...")
- 00:17, 9 May 2024 Liber de Arte Distillandi de Simplicibus (hist | edit) [13,624 bytes] Ivancich (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Liber de Arte Distillandi de Simplicibus'' is a book of distillation written in the German language by Hieronymus Brunschwig. It is additionally named ''Kleine Destillierbuch'' and was published on May 8, 1500. It is the first book written in the German language on the topic of distillation, making it very influential among early modern scholars. The book currently resides in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections after it was donat...")
- 23:12, 8 May 2024 An Actual Survey of All Principal Roads of England and Wales (hist | edit) [17,295 bytes] Alarry (talk | contribs) (Created page with " == Historical Context ==")
- 23:55, 7 May 2024 La femme heroique, ou les heroines comparées avec les heros en toute sorte de vertus... (hist | edit) [17,968 bytes] Mendezni (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== ''La femme heroique, ou les heroines comparées avec les heros en toute sorte de vertus : Et plusieurs reflexions morales à la fin de chaque comparaison'' is a two volume French book authored by Jacques Du Bosc. The book was published in 1645 by Antoine de Sommaville in Paris, France and currently resides in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections. This book is premised on the idea that men and women hold equal virtues. It...")
- 21:02, 7 May 2024 La femme heroique (hist | edit) [5,565 bytes] Mendezni (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== ''La femme heroique, ou les heroines comparées avec les heros en toute sorte de vertus : Et plusieurs reflexions morales à la fin de chaque comparaison'' is a two volume French book authored by Jacques Du Bosc. The book was published in 1645 by Antoine de Sommaville in Paris, France and currently resides in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections. This book is premised on the idea that men and women hold equal virtues. It...")
- 20:44, 7 May 2024 Petre, D.: Medicinal and Cooking Recipe Book (hist | edit) [10,642 bytes] Pfplus (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Peace")
- 20:03, 7 May 2024 Hacienda (hist | edit) [10,682 bytes] Jubrad (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== ''Hacienda'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Anne_Porter] is a richly layered short novel that provides a poignant glimpse into the aftermath of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution]. Published in 1934, this finely crafted work draws from Porter's own experiences living in Mexico, blending personal observation with fictional narrative. Through the eyes of an unnamed young woman visiting a decaying hacienda, Porter deftly explores...")
- 23:17, 6 May 2024 Poems by John Donne; with Elegies on the Author’s Death (hist | edit) [13,329 bytes] Ssegalla (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Overview == "Poems by John Donne; with Elegies on the Author’s Death" is a comprehensive 1669 edition encompassing the entire catalog of John Donne's poetry, categorized into thematic sections such as "Songs and Sonets", "Elegies," "Divine Poems," and several others. Printed in the growing literary hub of “The Early Line”, London, by the printer T.N. and distributed by the prominent bookseller Wikipedia:Henry_herringham|Henry Herringh...")
- 03:09, 6 May 2024 The Note-Maker Noted: Colonial Political Discourse (hist | edit) [17,203 bytes] Charbrad (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*The Note-maker noted* is an anonymous response to notes and observations recorded on the votes cast at a meeting of the New Jersey House of Assembly at Burlington, New Jersey, on the 16th of October, 1742. == Background == === Historical Context === === Content === ==== Author & Publisher ==== ==== Language ==== === Provenance === == Physical Analysis == === Substrate & Format & Navigation === === Binding & Structure === === Paratexts & Illustrations === ===...")
- 02:48, 6 May 2024 William Pybus Book of Recipes, Remedies, and Experiments (hist | edit) [15,687 bytes] Kevbryan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Written and compiled in England between 1815 and 1816, the William Pybus book of recipes, remedies, and experiments includes 382 entries highlighting remedies, experiences, and remedies and inventions of the day. Covering a large range of topics, the book contains topics such as how to handle flesh wounds, new measuring tool technologies, and methods of churning butter. With a binding made of half-leather covering paper boards, the book has no evidence of ever being publ...")
- 01:35, 6 May 2024 Sefer Uklidus Ha-Hakham (hist | edit) [10,567 bytes] Esuldan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{User sandbox}} <!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> == Introduction == '''Sefer Uklidus ha-Hakham''' is a Hebrew translation manuscript of Euclid’s ''Elements''. It was written by a Jewish scribe in Italy and completed in the year 1704. The name of the scribe is not recorded anywhere in the book, nor is there any publishing or copyright information. The book is now held in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections by way of purchase from a So...")
- 19:56, 5 May 2024 An Inaugural Essay on Scurvy (hist | edit) [12,105 bytes] Ysrikar (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An inaugural essay on scurvy. : Submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost, the trustees, and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the 22d day of May, 1798, of the degree of Doctor of Medicine. / By John Claiborne, of Virginia, member of the Philadelphia medical and chemical societies.")
- 19:35, 5 May 2024 Sefer Midrash Rabbot (hist | edit) [13,156 bytes] Itanner (talk | contribs) (Started my page, copying from word with no formatting yet)
- 15:43, 5 May 2024 A Response to Gilbert Tennent on The Doctrine of Christianity (hist | edit) [9,820 bytes] Forkint (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Intro== Printed in Philadelphia in 1748 by Benjamin Franklin and David Hall, this book is a storied piece of Americana with two distinct purposes. The codex is only 52 pages long and was initially only intended for local circulation. It was written by a man named John Smith in response to a sermon recently given in the area by Gilbert Tennent. Sometime after the initial circulation, this particular copy came into the possession of the Curtis Publishing Company. They re...")
- 13:04, 5 May 2024 Balzaculator : la Comédie humaine as a binary system for Balzacolytes (hist | edit) [9,507 bytes] Haohuizh (talk | contribs) (Created page with "[https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9963983043503681''Balzaculator : la Comédie humaine as a binary system for Balzacolytes '']")
- 06:28, 5 May 2024 "Common Sense", Early Edition - Thomas Paine (hist | edit) [16,332 bytes] Calama (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Test")
- 20:53, 4 May 2024 Aristotle's Politiques (London 1598) (hist | edit) [15,746 bytes] Denliu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "book <ref> https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aristotle </ref> == References ==")
- 20:45, 4 May 2024 Aristotle's Politiques (hist | edit) [205 bytes] Itang707 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== test == oehflhawelifhliaw4htliwah4lihawrlihglawe === subtext === books are cool <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book </ref> == References ==")
- 18:27, 4 May 2024 Seasonal Turns (hist | edit) [17,287 bytes] Livictor (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Each booklet in Seasonal Turns was created from cardstock that was inkjet printed on both sides, and then folded into an accordion format.")
- 17:09, 4 May 2024 Album de stampine antiche (hist | edit) [15,492 bytes] Nsgwr (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Introduction Album de stampine antiche (English: Album of Ancient Stamps) is a 19th-century folio, crafted in Florence, Italy, and is attributed to a member of the historically significant Peruzzi family. Acquired by Penn Libraries in 2017 through the Zachs-Adam Rare Book Fund, the album is a unique amalgamation of a handwritten Italian business mathematics guide overlaid with roughly 350 woodcuts and engravings. These pasted fragments, sourced from various Italian citi...")
- 14:28, 4 May 2024 Recipe Book: Ms. Codex 2142 (hist | edit) [11,763 bytes] Oliviado (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== This manuscript is a recipe book written in England circa 1815-1831. The first pages of the manuscript contain a copy of British artist and art teacher William Fleetwood Varley’s “A few observations on art with notices relative to the various exhibitions, repositories of art, etc.” (p. i-xxi), while the rest of the book comprises a collection of one hundred and forty-four remedial, household, and culinary recipes written in both English and French. Som...")
- 07:13, 4 May 2024 A Broadside series (hist | edit) [27,938 bytes] Kmcotter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Test.")
- 20:05, 3 May 2024 British Family's Recipe Book: 1747-1807 (hist | edit) [15,413 bytes] Appark (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Introduction== frameless|220px|A photo of the vellum bound recipe book in the University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center")
- 19:59, 3 May 2024 Queen's Closet Opened (hist | edit) [17,672 bytes] Hannahjk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Overview ==")
- 17:54, 3 May 2024 A Guide to Higher Learning (hist | edit) [14,724 bytes] Itang707 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Overview == == Author Biography == == Material Analysis == === Substrate === === Platform: Artists' Book === === Navigation === === Marginalia / Annotations === == Mathematical Analysis == == Significance ==")
- 00:54, 3 May 2024 A Compendium of Ancient Geography, Astronomy, and Medicine (hist | edit) [10,705 bytes] Spizarro (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|300px|right|Marble Cover on Book. [https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9924875933503681 A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos] is a book authored by Balthazar Solvyns around 1799. The piece was created and published in Calcutta and currently resides in the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections after it was accessioned i...")
- 22:47, 2 May 2024 Traveller’s Pocket Companion - British Isles & Ireland (hist | edit) [12,837 bytes] Grodgers (talk | contribs) (Created page with "“The British Tourists” or “Traveller's Pocket Companion” is an extensive six volume travel guide of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland written by William Mavor in the late eighteenth century. The first volume was published 1798, with the sixth and final volume published in 1800. The guide would likely have been targeted towards affluent individuals from Britain and the rest of Europe who were interested in touring the British Isles. This included people such a...")
- 21:14, 1 May 2024 Woman in girlhood-wifehood-motherhood (hist | edit) [13,695 bytes] Msoewig (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Introduction and Overview: Woman in Girlhood-Wifehood-Motherhood was written in 1908 by Myer Solis-Cohen and published in London, England by T. Werner Laurie. It was in the 20th century when this book was published that the field of obstetrics had begun to gain prominence in the medical curriculum spurred by the introduction of new technological innovations in childbirth and a heightened focus on antenatal care. This book aims to inform both medical professionals and the...")
- 01:49, 29 April 2024 The Golden Touch (hist | edit) [24,187 bytes] Billz (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== "The Golden Touch" is a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, originally published in 1851 as part of his collection "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys." The story retells the classic Greek myth of King Midas, who was granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. The specific copy under consideration is a 1939 edition published by the Peter Pauper Press, a private press known for creating high-quality, affordable books that combined...")
- 01:00, 25 April 2024 Model of the Medieval Girdle Book (hist | edit) [15,273 bytes] Nbambach (talk | contribs) (Created page with "test")
- 19:30, 21 April 2024 The Traveller's Pocket Farrier Handbook (hist | edit) [6,587 bytes] Icon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Introduction==")
- 04:41, 19 April 2024 Susan Kae Grant - Radioactive Substances (hist | edit) [17,541 bytes] Benitab (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Introduction == == Historical Context == === Artists' Books === === Printing Technique === === Marie Curie === == Material Analysis == === Substrate === === Fortmat/Structure === === Illustrations === === Navigation === == Content/Textual Analysis == === Book === === Scrolls === == Significance == === Physical Significance === === Contextual Significance === === Symbolic Significance === == References ==")
- 17:30, 18 April 2024 The Medieval Girdle Book (hist | edit) [1,882 bytes] Nbambach (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is the page for my project.")
- 15:46, 15 April 2024 The Fettered Lettered (hist | edit) [11,269 bytes] Paolan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "test")
- 15:23, 15 April 2024 Balzaculator – La Comedie Humaine as a Binary System for Balzacolytes (hist | edit) [145 bytes] Haohuizh (talk | contribs) (Created page with "test")
