We usually only post cat content on Feline Friday, but we just learned that March 28 is Respect Your Cat Day. To celebrate here are two ink drawings by the artist Anita Wong, found in ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ค: ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ (Paris, 2019).#cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #็ซ #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook #illustration #art (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVoh0XOh28/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Illustrations by Kay Nielsen for ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง (New York, 1922), a collection of Norwegian fairy tales. Nielsen would later work for the Walt Disney Company, contributing art design to Fantasia, and other films. #kaynielsen #illustration #bookillustration #fairytales #folktales #norway #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDpBdFOVU5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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A few weeks ago we posted some sketches by Archibald Thorburn, a Scottish wildlife illustrator from the late 19th and early 20th century. Today we have drawings from ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ (London, 1883). Given the impending storm we chose water birds for todayโs post. #birds #alexanderthorburn #ornithology #illustration #watercolor #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvYPwuucX6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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You canโt always resist the urge to post kitten pictures. We found these undated photos in ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก (Winston-Salem, N.C., 2008). #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #็ซ #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVrx7-uNiC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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We just discovered today is Floral Design Day and we also happened to have scanned these flowery fabrics recently. These are from ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐๐ (Nuremberg, 2018), the catalog from an exhibit at the German National Library on 18th century fashion in silk. #silk #fashion #fashionhistory #flowers #floraldesignday #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOPUI0OChS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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For any typography buffs out there, or for anyone Jonesing for some classic European signage, here are some elegant fonts found on the streets of Italy and France. Images from ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ (New York, 2011). #typography #fonts #scripts #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLobFHO3wV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Cats in the snow seems an appropriate theme on this cold Feline Friday in Cambridge. We found these fat-tailed Finnish cats in ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข: ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ (Helsinki, 2012) #finland #suomi #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #็ซ (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDosxROIxM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Drawings made to accompany an English translation of Jean Jacques Rousseauโs ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฒ (London, 1802) #botany #plants #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBV4tCO218/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Hall of Fame basketball player Grant Hill has a significant collection of African American art, focusing on Elizabeth Catlett and Romare Bearden. These images are from the catalog of an exhibition of 46 works from his collection: ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐ง: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ญ (Durham, NC, 2003). Image 1: ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐, Romare Bearden, 1979 Image 2: ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐, Elizabeth Catlett, 1986 Image 3: ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐, Romare Bearden, 1970 Image 4: ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ด๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐, Elizabeth Catlett, 1992 #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #romarebearden #elizabethcatlett (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-qQGPuO4M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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We thought some color might be welcome on a dreary day in Cambridge. Here are some lovely images we found in ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ (New York, 1998). #textiles #rugs #India #Indonesia #Thailand #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8G4iqu0rk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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A Jazz Age cat for Feline Friday. This is ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐, a 1924 painting by Winold Reiss, found in ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค: ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ (Berkelley, 1997) #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #็ซ (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cox759YOdrw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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A selection we found in a collection of art and literature by African-American women, ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ (San Francisco, 1995). #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks Image 1: Shaded Lives, Phoebe Beasley, 1988 Image 2: Hope Street, Marie Johnson Calloway, 1971-1985 Image 3: Zora and Langston, Phoebe Beasley, 1988 Image 4: Earlโs Hair Odyssey, Marie Johson Calloway, 1985 Image 5: My Right as a Future of Equality with Other Americans, Elizabeth Catlett, 1947 (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoujulkOjFE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Nelson Mandela was released from prison on this day in 1990, after serving 27 years of a life sentence. Here are some photos of Mandela prior to his incarceration. From ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐: ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฌ (New York, 2009) #nelsonmandela #southafrica #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoiDy0TOcDe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Anyone whoโs tried to dress a cat is quite familiar with this expression. Happy Feline Friday! From ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก (Winston-Salem, NC, 2008) #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #็ซ (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofN5mXO8W5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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โToiles de Jouyโ simply means cloth from Jouy, a town near Paris. These textiles were all the rage in 18th century France, where textile makers borrowed methods of printing patterns on cotton used in India. They often included scenes of aristocratic daily life, but for this post weโve mostly concentrated on some of the more abstract designs, and a contemporary interpretation of the style. All of these images come from ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ: ๐
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Julian Abele was a Black architect who, while working for the Horace Trumbauer firm in Philadelphia, was one the designers of Widener Library. Abele was the first Black student in the University of Pennsylvania Department of Architecture. In addition to his work on Widener he also helped design the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as several buildings on the Duke campus, including the Duke University Chapel and Cameron Indoor Stadium. Heโs generally considered the most important Black architect of his era. There arenโt many surviving photos of Abele but we did find these in ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ (New York, 2019) #julianabele #architecture #architects #blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoahFxMurSl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Archibald Thorburn FZS, was a noted Scottish artist known primarily for his wildlife illustrations. While his finished work often included dramatic backgrounds, here we have watercolors made in the field across 30 years of work. From ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค (London, 1918) #birds #alexanderthorburn #ornithology #illustration #watercolor #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook Image 1: Kingfisher Image 2: Barn owl Image 3: Golden eagle Image 4: Peregrine falcon Image 5: Fieldfare (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoId6gwOv7F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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