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Illustration of an illustrator. One of the plates by Charles Martin included in the folio "Soignez la gloire de votre firme...." with text by Jean Cocteau, circa 1920s. The work demonstrates the printing processes of Draeger. The folio using our Special Collections. #illustration #illustrator #artdeco #printing #rarebooks #rarebookslibrary (at Providence Public Library)

Transparent pudding cover'd with silver web * Croerant with hot pippins * Collard pig * Maccarone * Pistachio cream * Roast woodcock * Stew'd cardoons * Fish pond * Pickl'd smelts * Mince pies * Marbl'd veal * 5 Globes of gold with mottoes in them * Pompadore cream * Pea chick with asparagus * Stew'd mushrooms * Floating island * Pott'd lamprey Directions table setting and menu for the 2nd course of an elegant dinner party in January as outlined by Elizabeth Raffald in her "The Experienced English Housekeeper" (London, 1787). Raffald's cookery book was incredibly popular for its emphasis on practical recipes including the first published recipe of a wedding cake. #cheeRI with @rhodeislandhistoricalsociety and @newporthistory #rarebooks #holidays #menu #18thCentury (at Providence Public Library)

HELP! We need somebody to translate this cursive German so that we can have some sense of what this children's book is about. As far as we can tell, it's a love story between a mouse and a hot dog. #rarebookslibrary #rarebooks #childrensbooks #specialcollections #german (at Providence Public Library)

The opening reception of our new exhibition "Iterations: From Paris to Providence" is tonight from 5:30-7:30. Come learn more about pochoir printing and meet local artists inspired by samples in our PPL collections who contributed original work. This colorful sample is from "Inspirations" by Andre Durenceau, published in 1928. So gorgeously modern! #providence #rarebooks #pochoir #printing #stencils #exhibitions #design #repeatpattern (at Providence Public Library)

Art | Archives is focused on the heavens today. There are some beautifully illustrated items out to browse including the "Atlas designed to illustrate the Geography of the Heavens" by Elijah Burritt, published in 1850. Here's a sample - a "northern circumpolar map for each month in the year" - an astrological star chart. #providence #libraries #rarebooks #maps #astrology #astronomy (at Providence Public Library)

Art | Archives Open Hours today from 10:30-1pm. Today's theme is gardening. Here's a beautiful illustration of Rosa Pomponia from the 3 volume set of "Les Roses" with prints by by J.J. Redoute and descriptions by C.A. Thory published by Pirolle in Paris in 1835. #providence #libraries #rarebooks #artinthearchives #roses #illustration (at Providence Public Library)

Well, that's horrifying. Published in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction in November 1823 and described as "the eighth wonder of the world", this creature was deemed to be a fake and a taxodermied composite made of a baboon and a large Asian fish. #ThingsYouFindInTheStacks #oddities #mermaids #periodicals #rarebooks #libraries (at Providence Public Library)

M is for Mimic in today's #TypeTuesday. From the The Royal Picture Alphabet, by John Leighton. London: Ward and Lock, [between 1854 and 1861]. From our Edith Wetmore Collection of Children's Books. #providence #alphabets #rarebooks #type #childrensbooks #illustration (at Providence Public Library)

Happy St Patrick's Day! Here's a map of ancient Ireland as published in the "The Antiquities and History of Ireland" by Sir James Ware in 1705. An item from the Williams & Potter Collection on Irish History. #providence #maps #ireland #rarebooks #stpatricksday (at Providence Public Library)

An absolutely gorgeous typeface for #typetuesday. This is from a recent acquisition for our Updike Collection on the History of Printing - a 1935 type specimen book of the Madras Type Foundry in Madras, India. The majority of the specimens are English but several of these Tamil typeface specimens are included and are gorgeous. #providence #rarebooks #type #typography #fonts #printing #tamil #madras (at Providence Public Library)

An amazing type sample from our upcoming exhibition of "Inhabited Alphabets" for #typetuesday. This specimen is found in the Specimen Book of Types Cast at the Austin Foundry (London, 1838). #libraries #rarebooks #type #typography #illustration (at Providence Public Library)

#ArchivesShelfie! A Rare Books School work apron hanging at the ready near the end of a row of folios and bound newspapers in our Special Collections Dept. #archives #libraries #libraryshelfie #rarebooks #providence (at Providence Public Library)

A type sample from Wilhelm Woellmer's Schriftgiesserei (font foundry), 1894. Pulled with a number of other amazing type specimens for a couple of RISD classes this morning. All from our Updike Collection on the History of Printing. #providence #rhodeisland #printing #typography #typespecimen #rarebooks #fonts (at Providence Public Library)

Enjoy your Days Off, folks! This is an example of the gorgeous binding work and book cover designs of Margaret Armstrong - a turn of the century artist and designer. Part of a set of of bindings she designed for Henry Van Dyke an author and the pastor of United Congregational Church in Newport. This is a recent acquisition from @newporthistory. #rhodeisland #rarebooks #libraries #bindings #bookbindings #bookart (at Providence Public Library)

New England Archivists workshop on creating custom enclosures and supports for special collections this morning at the Providence Public Library. Learning how to measure, cut and fold book wrappers. Love meeting colleagues from all over New England! #libraries #rarebooks #bibliophile #archives #newenglandarchivists #librarians #archivists (at Providence Public Library)

@oldsouls Looking through typography specimen books from our Updike Collection of Print for inspiration. #libraries #rhodeisland #providence #rarebooks #typography #tattoo #inspiration

Private showcase of illustrated materials from our Special Collections for a group of tattooers including @the_hyena @isaidgoddam @steve4tattoo. #illustration #providence #rarebooks #tattoo #libraries #rhodeisland