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This engraving sure makes us feel a little closer to Halloween! It comes from the 1725 edition of “Todten-Tantz,” or Dance of Death. A common allegory in Christian Europe, the Dance of Death was meant to serve as a reminder that death comes for all people, no matter their social rank, age, or devoutness. The engravings in this book were originally made by Matthaeus Merian in the early 1600s, and each one depicts death leading off a different type of person, including a pope, a king, a merchant, a heathen, and a painter. Death with the Abbess is shown here. [N7720 .M47 1725] #SpineTingling #rubensteinlib #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram #rarebooks #danceofdeath
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The Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) Archives and Periodicals Collection provide rich insight into feminist and lesbian activism from the 1970s to the early 1990s, particularly in the American Southeast. The Rubenstein Library holds ALFA’s organizational records as well as the hundreds of grassroots newsletters and journals they collected from other lesbian, feminist, and activist groups. Shown here is Atalanta, ALFA’s own self-produced monthly newsletter. #lgbtqhistorymonth #lgbthistorymonth #lgbthistory #lgbtqhistory #rubensteinlib #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram (at David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
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From the Lightning Brown Papers, a polaroid of Joe Herzenberg, who became the first openly-gay elected official in the South when he was elected to the Chapel Hill City Council in 1987. Both Brown and Herzenberg dedicated their political careers to advancing LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the South. #lgbtqhistorymonth #lgbthistory #rubensteinlib #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram (at David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
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Peek-A-Boo! Celebrating a month of spooky with Dutch-German anatomist Bernhard Siegfried Albinus’ book “Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani.” First published in 1747, the book was Albinus’ attempt to create the most scientifically-accurate anatomical illustrations for the time. [QP88.2 .A435 1753]
#SpineTingling #rubensteinlib #iglibraries #rarebooks #historyofmedicine (at David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
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In celebration of #DurhamPride2018, here are couple of photos from recent acquisitions. The one on the left is from Front Page records and the one on the right is from a photo album of gay marches that doesn’t have a title yet (coming soon). Happy Pride y'all! #queerarchives #iglibraries
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For this week’s #historicalhappyhour we are going WAY back. This is Neo-Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the 21st c. B.C.E. It utilizes the Umma calendar, a city in modern day Iraq. This tablet is actually serves to document the receipt of a delivery of beer. Can you imagine your happy hour receipt this evening lasting another four thousand years? #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram #cuneiform #beer #happyhour
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#TurtleTuesday with a holiday twist: Turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur), which are featured in the popular holiday song #12DaysofChristmas. #SciArt from “Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands” v. 4 (1885-97) issued by Thomas Littleton Powys Lilford. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @amnh: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34517561
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#NaturalHistory #biodiversity #bhlib #bhl #openaccess #holidays #happyholidays #library #Libraries #birds #specialcollections #AMNH #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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#TurtleTuesday with a holiday twist: Turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur), which are featured in the popular holiday song #12DaysofChristmas. #SciArt from “Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands” v. 4 (1885-97) issued by Thomas Littleton Powys Lilford. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @amnh: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34517561
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#NaturalHistory #biodiversity #bhlib #bhl #openaccess #holidays #happyholidays #library #Libraries #birds #specialcollections #AMNH #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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European lobster (Homarus gammarus). #SciArt by George Brettinham Sowerby from unfinished plate by James Sowerby for “Malacostraca Podophthalmata Brittanniae” (1815-1875) by William Elford Leach. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by Naturalis Library: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210018#page/298/mode/2up
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#NaturalisBiodiversityCenter #bhlib #bhl #naturalhistory #crustacean #lobster #biodiversity #specialcollections #rarebooks #nature #libraries #library #archives #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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European lobster (Homarus gammarus). #SciArt by George Brettinham Sowerby from unfinished plate by James Sowerby for “Malacostraca Podophthalmata Brittanniae” (1815-1875) by William Elford Leach. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by Naturalis Library: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210018#page/298/mode/2up
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#NaturalisBiodiversityCenter #bhlib #bhl #naturalhistory #crustacean #lobster #biodiversity #specialcollections #rarebooks #nature #libraries #library #archives #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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The wild boar (Sus scrofa) for #WildlifeWednesday. #SciArt from “Medical Zoology, and Mineralogy…Including an Account of Animal and Mineral Poisons” (1832) by John Stephenson. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by the @usgs Libraries Program: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40987297
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#SciArt #NaturalHistory #biodiversity #mammal #openaccess #USGS #bhlib #bhl #libraries #library #rarebooks #specialcollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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The wild boar (Sus scrofa) for #WildlifeWednesday. #SciArt from “Medical Zoology, and Mineralogy…Including an Account of Animal and Mineral Poisons” (1832) by John Stephenson. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by the @usgs Libraries Program: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40987297
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#SciArt #NaturalHistory #biodiversity #mammal #openaccess #USGS #bhlib #bhl #libraries #library #rarebooks #specialcollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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The platypus’s (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) venom-delivering spur was a curiosity highlighted within “Medical Zoology, and Mineralogy…Including an Account of Animal and Mineral Poisons” (1832) by John Stephenson. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @usgs Libraries Program https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40987289
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#SciArt #NaturalHistory #biodiversity #mammal #openaccess #USGS #bhlib #bhl #libraries #library #rarebooks #specialcollections #platypus #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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The platypus’s (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) venom-delivering spur was a curiosity highlighted within “Medical Zoology, and Mineralogy…Including an Account of Animal and Mineral Poisons” (1832) by John Stephenson. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @usgs Libraries Program https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40987289
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#SciArt #NaturalHistory #biodiversity #mammal #openaccess #USGS #bhlib #bhl #libraries #library #rarebooks #specialcollections #platypus #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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Tufted Lousewort (Pedicularis comosa) for #BotanicMonday! #SciArt from “Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt” v. 4 (1884) by Joseph Seboth, Ferdinand Graf, and Joh. Petrasch. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @usgs: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39676425
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#botany #plantsci #plants #flower #naturalhistory #biodiversity #bhlib #bhl #USGS #openaccess #rarebooks #specialcollections #libraries #Library #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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Tufted Lousewort (Pedicularis comosa) for #BotanicMonday! #SciArt from “Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt” v. 4 (1884) by Joseph Seboth, Ferdinand Graf, and Joh. Petrasch. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @usgs: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39676425
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#botany #plantsci #plants #flower #naturalhistory #biodiversity #bhlib #bhl #USGS #openaccess #rarebooks #specialcollections #libraries #Library #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries
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Happy #FishyFriday! Variety of #Catfish from #China: Fig. 1 Clarias fuscus; Fig. 2 Hemibagrus macropterus; and Fig. 3 Tachysurus fulvidraco. #Fish #SciArt from The Fresh-water #Fishes of China (1943) by John T. Nichols. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12398729
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#BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Happy #FishyFriday! Variety of #Catfish from #China: Fig. 1 Clarias fuscus; Fig. 2 Hemibagrus macropterus; and Fig. 3 Tachysurus fulvidraco. #Fish #SciArt from The Fresh-water #Fishes of China (1943) by John T. Nichols. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12398729
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#BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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We’re celebrating the wonder of #trees for #Feathursday! Explore Tenants of the Trees (1907) by Clarence Hawkes, which was contributed for digitization by @amnh to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6478661
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#Birds #Tree #PublishersBindingThursday #BookBinding #BookCovers #FancyBioBooks #FancyBookBinding #AMNH #AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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We’re celebrating the wonder of #trees for #Feathursday! Explore Tenants of the Trees (1907) by Clarence Hawkes, which was contributed for digitization by @amnh to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6478661
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#Birds #Tree #PublishersBindingThursday #BookBinding #BookCovers #FancyBioBooks #FancyBookBinding #AMNH #AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Crested Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus pogonias) live high in the forest canopies of west central #Africa. #SciArt from A Hand-book to the #Primates, Vol. 2 (1897) by Henry Ogg Forbes. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9896494
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#CrestedMonaMonkeys #Monkeys #WildlifeWednesday #CrownedGuenon #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Crested Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus pogonias) live high in the forest canopies of west central #Africa. #SciArt from A Hand-book to the #Primates, Vol. 2 (1897) by Henry Ogg Forbes. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9896494
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#CrestedMonaMonkeys #Monkeys #WildlifeWednesday #CrownedGuenon #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Happy #TurtleTuesday! Hatchling Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) and Adult Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). #SciArt from Our #Reptiles and #Batrachians (1893) by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11090530
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#Turtles #Herpetology #Reptiles #SeaTurtles #Hawksbill #Leatherback #SeaTurtle #AMNH #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Happy #TurtleTuesday! Hatchling Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) and Adult Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). #SciArt from Our #Reptiles and #Batrachians (1893) by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11090530
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#Turtles #Herpetology #Reptiles #SeaTurtles #Hawksbill #Leatherback #SeaTurtle #AMNH #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Pangolins (Family Manidae) are the only mammals with scales! #SciArt by W. S. Berridge for The Book of the Animal Kingdom (1910) by William Percival Westell. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10102817
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#Pangolins #Endangered #CriticallyEndangered #Mammals #MammalMonday #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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Pangolins (Family Manidae) are the only mammals with scales! #SciArt by W. S. Berridge for The Book of the Animal Kingdom (1910) by William Percival Westell. Contributed for digitization by the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10102817
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#Pangolins #Endangered #CriticallyEndangered #Mammals #MammalMonday #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #AMNH
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