Archive - Early Printed Fun

Edward II, 1622 and 1818

Sometimes things go astray and you deal with it as best you can.

Oct 27, 2020 •

April 2020

Pictures. That's it. Just pictures of things so you can rest your brain.

Apr 21, 2020 •

March 2020

What are blank pages and why would you want to look at them?

Mar 23, 2020 •

Teaching with rare materials in epidemics?

What plans are you making to teach with rare books and manuscripts when classes are canceled and campuses closed? Let’s brainstorm what we need …

Mar 9, 2020 •

February 2020

Are we users or readers? Is thinking of users too dehumanizing for the work we do? Why are words so hard?

Feb 25, 2020 •

January 2020

Navigating the year

What happens when you have to try making your way through all the almanacs you've gathered?

Jan 27, 2020 •

Turning the leaf

What even is time, let alone a calendar or an almanac?

Jan 8, 2020 •

December 2019

An addendum on added entries

Why are card catalogs fun and confusing? And when will I stop making mistakes?

Dec 8, 2019 •

November 2019

I really do love making paper models of impositions

Nov 26, 2019 •

Why are they so hard to mind?

Nov 3, 2019 •

October 2019

digitized images

Why are they so weird?

Oct 20, 2019 •

remember the joys of blogging??

Oct 17, 2019 •

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