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widenerlibrary:A whole lot of rabbits head into the forest in...

widenerlibrary:Great period illustration on the cover of a...

widenerlibrary:“A Beauty at Dawn on New Years Day”. Painting...

widenerlibrary:A beautiful hand-tinted 19th century studio...

widenerlibrary:We send birthday greetings today to J.M. Barrie,...

widenerlibrary:We’ve never cared much about coats of arms, but...

widenerlibrary:It’s a kitty puppet show for Feline Friday! One...

widenerlibrary:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries wall...

widenerlibrary:A blast of cold air hit Cambridge today, making...

widenerlibrary:Cats doing cat-like things on Feline...

widenerlibrary:From the introduction: “What was it about...

dogandcatcomics:widenerlibrary:It’s a kitty puppet show for...

widenerlibrary:Another visual interpretation of T.S. Eliot’s...

widenerlibrary:Alice Woodward is one of the more prominent...

widenerlibrary:On another sweltering day in the Northeast we...

widenerlibrary:Iseult mourns the death of Sir Tristan in The...

widenerlibrary:A cat has a tumultuous encounter with a ball of...

widenerlibrary:It’s time for another Feline Friday. Today’s...

widenerlibrary:A cat with a muff, and a curiously placed mouse,...

widenerlibrary:Noted Japanese author, and cat fancier, Haruki...

widenerlibrary:Some mischievous kittens (are there any other...

widenerlibrary:For International Polar Bear Day we present...

widenerlibrary:From the introduction: “What was it about...

widenerlibrary:A gorgeous illustration of a cat with a peacock...

widenerlibrary:These are the first photographs of a comet,...

widenerlibrary:The Fall of the House of Usher, Edgar Allan...

widenerlibrary:We came across this endpaper while looking at...

widenerlibrary:For our last Feline Friday post of the year...

widenerlibrary:A special Feline Friday Doré Bible...

widenerlibrary:On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that bro

widenerlibrary:View from Widener: A hawk has been perching on the roof of Weld Hall this week. This

widenerlibrary:It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fal

widenerlibrary: From the Norwegian-North Atlantic Expedition of 1876-78: mollusca. More informatio

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades v

widenerlibrary:With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond of

widenerlibrary:Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. La

widenerlibrary:It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given th

widenerlibrary:Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explor

widenerlibrary:It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fal

widenerlibrary: We thought we’d make one more visit to A Journey to the Tea Countries of China (1852

widenerlibrary:Some of us actually remember receiving handwritten letters. But no one that we know w

widenerlibrary:Our colleagues at @houghtonlib have mounted an exhibition on the Victorian illus

widenerlibrary:Some of us actually remember receiving handwritten letters. But no one that we know w

widenerlibrary:It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fal

widenerlibrary:Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. La

widenerlibrary:Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. La

widenerlibrary:Happy Mardi Gras!Plates from: The Mystick Krewe: Chronicles of Comus and His KinStack

widenerlibrary:It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given th

widenerlibrary:This copy of the Gospel of John in Ukrainian (1913) was given to us by Nicholas Melni

widenerlibrary:Widener 100 Widener Memorial Room, 1915As many of our followers know, Widener Library

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary: On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that br

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: A whole lot of rabbits head into the forest in this mysterious Gustave Doré i

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary:Widener 100 Widener Memorial Room, 1915As many of our followers know, Widener Library

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary:We couldn’t let International Dinosaur Month pass without an acknowledgement. T

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

widenerlibrary: Gore Hall was Harvard’s central library from 1838-1913. It was modeled off of

widenerlibrary:Fun with government documents! These photos are from a 1946 U.S. Commerce Department

widenerlibrary:Abbott Handerson Thayer and Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom.We found the

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

fuckyeahvintageillustration: widenerlibrary: A selection of Arts and Crafts Movement style illustrat

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

surroundedbybooks: widenerlibrary:While it’s a little worse for wear we thought this fairly ra

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that br

widenerlibrary: Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explo

widenerlibrary: Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explo

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: Black cats roam the back streets of Europe on Feline Friday. From: החתול השחור

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: The Rotunda Say hello to a new Tumblr from our next-door neighbors at Widener Librar

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: Happy Mardi Gras! Plates from: The Mystick Krewe: Chronicles of Comus and His Kin St

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: These are the first photographs of a comet, taken at Harvard College Observatory in

widenerlibrary: Happy 99th birthday to us! On June 24th, 1915 Widener Library opened its doors for t

widenerlibrary:We’ve had wild turkeys on campus for several years, but they seem to be more pr

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, born on this day in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. This p

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary:Join our team! We’re looking for a Head of Liaison and Orientation Services. Th

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary: We take a break from holiday programming to share these lovely butterflies from late

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: Feline Friday: World Series edition “This book betokens the death of the n

bompstablecat: widenerlibrary: Another June Literary Birthday! Happy Birthday Dorothy L. Sayers (Jun

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: We’d like to give a special thanks to our intrepid snow removal team, which ha

widenerlibrary: Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explo

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary: A rare example of cat-bird cooperation. An enterprising cat gets a bird to carry a l

widenerlibrary: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries wall charts were used in science education

widenerlibrary:Join our team! We’re looking for a Head of Liaison and Orientation Services. Th

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: Bird Neighbors (1897) was a popular nature book from the end of the 19th centur

widenerlibrary: Gorgeous examples of painted wood grain from American Grainers Hand-book: A Popular

widenerlibrary: The Art of Pantomime, translated from the French around 1927.This in-depth review of

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: Houghton Library, as seen from the Atkins Reference Room in Widener

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary: Happy 99th birthday to us! On June 24th, 1915 Widener Library opened its doors for t

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary: Gorgeous examples of painted wood grain from American Grainers Hand-book: A Popular

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary: Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, born on this day in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. This p

widenerlibrary: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries wall charts were used in science education

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: Another example from Achievement in Photo-engraving and Letter-press Printing,

widenerlibrary: Some sea monsters captured from the margins of medieval and early modern maps. We di

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: Recent Acquisition For Feline Friday we feature a drawing from a set of Colombi

widenerlibrary: Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, born on this day in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. This p

widenerlibrary: Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explo

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: These are the first photographs of a comet, taken at Harvard College Observatory in

widenerlibrary:Join our team! We’re looking for a Head of Liaison and Orientation Services. Th

widenerlibrary: Ken was a large-format illustrated biweekly magazine wth dramatic covers l

widenerlibrary: On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that br

widenerlibrary: The Rotunda Say hello to a new Tumblr from our next-door neighbors at Widener Librar

widenerlibrary: We’d like to give a special thanks to our intrepid snow removal team, which ha

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: On day two of our first winter storm of the season we were cheered by the festive ap

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: A whole lot of rabbits head into the forest in this mysterious Gustave Doré i

widenerlibrary: A few years ago the ‘rocket cat’ image, found in several early mode

widenerlibrary: These are the first photographs of a comet, taken at Harvard College Observatory in

widenerlibrary: On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that br

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries wall charts were used in science education

widenerlibrary: Happy 99th birthday to us! On June 24th, 1915 Widener Library opened its doors for t

widenerlibrary: The Rotunda Say hello to a new Tumblr from our next-door neighbors at Widener Librar

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries wall charts were used in science education

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

widenerlibrary: Bird Neighbors (1897) was a popular nature book from the end of the 19th centur

widenerlibrary: These are the first photographs of a comet, taken at Harvard College Observatory in

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

fuckyeahvintageillustration: widenerlibrary: A selection of Arts and Crafts Movement style illustrat

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary: Where in Widener Special Edition Check out this amazing article from yesterday&rsquo

widenerlibrary: An enormous Christmas tree dominates this 1892 painting by the German Impressionist

widenerlibrary: Houghton Library, as seen from the Atkins Reference Room in Widener

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: Gorgeous examples of painted wood grain from American Grainers Hand-book: A Popular

widenerlibrary: Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, born on this day in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. This p

widenerlibrary: We sometimes mine books about books to get ideas. This watercolor of the minotaur is

widenerlibrary: Some of us actually remember receiving handwritten letters. But no one that we know

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

widenerlibrary: A rare example of cat-bird cooperation. An enterprising cat gets a bird to carry a l

widenerlibrary: This copy of the Gospel of John in Ukrainian (1913) was given to us by Nicholas Meln

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary:Join our team! We’re looking for a Head of Liaison and Orientation Services. Th

widenerlibrary: Our colleagues at @houghtonlib have mounted an exhibition on the Victorian illu

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: On day two of our first winter storm of the season we were cheered by the festive ap

widenerlibrary: An enormous Christmas tree dominates this 1892 painting by the German Impressionist

widenerlibrary:Join our team! We’re looking for a Head of Liaison and Orientation Services. Th

widenerlibrary:Abbott Handerson Thayer and Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom.We found the

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary: View from Widener: A hawk has been perching on the roof of Weld Hall this week. This

widenerlibrary: Houghton Library, as seen from the Atkins Reference Room in Widener

widenerlibrary: Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explo

widenerlibrary: On day two of our first winter storm of the season we were cheered by the festive ap

widenerlibrary: This copy of the Gospel of John in Ukrainian (1913) was given to us by Nicholas Meln

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that br

widenerlibrary: Women Behind Widener: Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice, philanthropist and fearless explo

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

dogandcatcomics: widenerlibrary:It’s a kitty puppet show for Feline Friday! One of the many de

widenerlibrary: Where in Widener Special Edition Check out this amazing article from yesterday&rsquo

widenerlibrary: Where in Widener Special Edition Check out this amazing article from yesterday&rsquo

widenerlibrary:Beautiful art deco cover from a Chinese movie magazine from 1927. One of the many cov

widenerlibrary: A rare example of cat-bird cooperation. An enterprising cat gets a bird to carry a l

widenerlibrary: Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, born on this day in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. This p

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: Happy 99th birthday to us! On June 24th, 1915 Widener Library opened its doors for t

widenerlibrary: We’d like to give a special thanks to our intrepid snow removal team, which ha

widenerlibrary: “Not Everything is in a Book” This photo of a library was used in a prom

widenerlibrary: Some sea monsters captured from the margins of medieval and early modern maps. We di

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: The sun rises on a wooly mammoth on this cheerful poster from 1922. From L’Aff

widenerlibrary:Join our team! We’re looking for a Head of Liaison and Orientation Services. Th

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary: View from Widener: A hawk has been perching on the roof of Weld Hall this week. This

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary: Charming images from an Italian children’s book about bears invading Sicily. L

widenerlibrary: Gems, stones and amulets typical of curiosity cabinets- agates, jaspers and jades va

widenerlibrary: With the start of the school years, buses are on our mind. We’re pretty fond o

widenerlibrary:We’ve had wild turkeys on campus for several years, but they seem to be more pr

widenerlibrary:Widener 100 Widener Memorial Room, 1915As many of our followers know, Widener Library

widenerlibrary: Happy 99th birthday to us! On June 24th, 1915 Widener Library opened its doors for t

widenerlibrary: While it’s a little worse for wear we thought this fairly rare novel from 1884

widenerlibrary: Did you know there’s a play called Hamilton? No, not that one, this one, the 1

widenerlibrary: It’s a Monday and we’re not sure if we’re coming or going. Given t

widenerlibrary: Gore Hall was Harvard’s central library from 1838-1913. It was modeled off of

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: Chinese Decorated Letter Paper is full of beautiful examples of the ancient Chinese

widenerlibrary: Ken was a large-format illustrated biweekly magazine wth dramatic covers l

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary: It’s beginning to feel like autumn in Cambridge, and leaves are starting to fa

widenerlibrary: Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898. To celebrate his birthday we post this co

widenerlibrary: Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, born on this day in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. This p

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: A painting called Marquerites by the French painter Séraphine Louis. Lou

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: A rare example of cat-bird cooperation. An enterprising cat gets a bird to carry a l

widenerlibrary: An almost organic-looking endpaper from an 1881 volume of Telegraphic Journal Electr

widenerlibrary:This appears to be a reading, attended primarily by cats on this Feline Friday. Cover

widenerlibrary: On August 12, 1898 the United States and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement that br

widenerlibrary: Some sea monsters captured from the margins of medieval and early modern maps. We di

widenerlibrary:While it’s a little worse for wear we thought this fairly rare novel from 1884

widenerlibrary:Widener 100 Widener Memorial Room, 1915As many of our followers know, Widener Library

widenerlibrary: These are the first photographs of a comet, taken at Harvard College Observatory in