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Tinkatink PAL 216 and Tinkatuff PAL 217 Illustration Rares, and Tinkaton ex PAL 262 Special Illustration Rare by Tika Matsuno from Scarlet & Violet—Paldea Evolved

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the most overrated card of Scarlet & Violet

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It's dandelion season here in Columbia, and thanks to a visitor to our reading room, we found a beautiful dandelion in our copy of Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium (1542). Dandelions are native to Eurasia and may have been brought to North America for medicinal purposes by early colonizers. VAULT OVR QK41 .F7 1542

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Some woodcuts for you from our 1541 Lazare de Baïf text, Annotationes in legem II De captiuis & postliminio reuersis. While he discusses the rights of captured soldiers and their later return to freedom, he gets a bit distracted by a reference to ships and explores Greek and Roman naval ships for most of the book.

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#MiniatureMonday

Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail

This the finale to our little summer series focusing on a small fraction of the lovely artists books by Peter and Donna Thomas.

This is also my last Miniature Monday post, as I am moving to my new job after graduating this spring. It has been great sharing all these lovely minis, and I am looking forward to seeing those that are posted in the future! --Diane

This wonderful collection of illustrations features plants painted by Donna Thomas while she was hiking the John Muir Trail with Katy McLaughlin.

"They identified these flowers together & Donna painted them on the spot. Donna made this book, using handmade paper made by Peter Thomas. "--Colophon.

Continuous accordion folded strip made from five sections folded to form forty leaves.

Peter and Donna Thomas are "book artists from Santa Cruz, CA. They work both collaboratively and individually; letterpress printing, hand-lettering and illustrating texts, making paper, and hand binding both fine press and artists’ books." They have made over 100 limited edition books, often with Peter making the paper, and Donna doing the illustrations.

Check out more of Donna and Peter's books at Uiowa here.

--Diane R., Special Collections Graduate Student

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I just love the sparkling texture from this card

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I pulled my first ever illustration rare last night <3

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Halo to you, too!

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Book tour of Scotland

Scotland, a country of wonder and mystery. This is also the topic of our current exhibit for the reminder of the summer. Scotland has become a topic of pop-culture over the recent years, though it has always been an area of interest for travel, history, and adventure. While we cannot provide any resources for accessing magic time-traveling stones, we do have a small collection of men in kilts featured in this exhibit. Louisiana and much of the southern region of the United States has a strong Scottish heritage, there are several families with Scottish and Irish rooted names. In support of seeking family heritage, we have a small collection of Scottish clans in their tartan on display and a few books for those genealogical researchers to find their family’s possible tartan color.

However, Scotland is more than names and weaving patterns. We also highlight Scottish literary works, though that would be an exhibit of its own but we proudly boast our copies of Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns. And it is difficult to discuss any European literary history and tradition without including at least one book that discusses the influence of fairy-stories. The British Isles are rich with fairy-lore and their own folktale heritage. The book selected for its discussion of Scottish folklore heritage has not only a chapter on fairies but also on ghosts.

Scotland has had a haunting history of rebellion because of its desire to remain an independent country with its whole ruler and government. This is highlighted through the line of Stuarts and the last try for the Scottish crown by the ol’ Bonnie Prince. We do host quite the collection of materials regarding the Scottish rebellions and feature a text with an inlaid map of Culloden during the Rebellion of ’45. This was known as the shortest and most tragic battle for not only Scottish families but also the Jacobite rebellion. While the Jacobite rebellion made history, it is not the only famous location in Scotland. There are a great number of famous and historic locations in Scotland, not only because of its capital, Edinburgh, but also because it was one of the most well mapped areas of the 1600s.

The diverse landscape makes the country a hot spot for hikers, sightseers, and general adventures. Scotland is also home to various species of wildlife and livestock, like the Highlander cattle and pony. It was the Highland pony that would lead to the development of the Clydesdale breed. The industries of academic, farming, and science based in Scotland have produced a strong economic infrastructure of the county.

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I HAD ONE BOOSTER BOX AND A DREAM…

… AND IT CAME TRUE 😭🎉💖💖💖💕💕💕

But seriously speaking !!! The hits from this one box are So Insane !!! 🫵💫✨✨✨

I can’t imagine myself going back to collecting the English sets after this I won’t lie to y’all this treated me too well SKDJSKDJDND /lh

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ik we literally just spent our life savings on top surgery but we have just enough left over to buy a twilight masquerade booster box. we probably shouldn't. but also we want to so bad

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Ralts SVI 211, and Kirlia SVI 212 Illustration Rares, and Gardevoir ex SVI 245 Special Illustration Rare by Jiro Sasumo from from Scarlet & Violet

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well now I kinda just wanna post comparison pictures of faith and max from every year to show off how much they've changed in my style since that first drawing in 2021 😭

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A few creepy crawlies for the weekend before Halloween! These lovelies are from lllustrations of Exotic Entomology by Dru Drury (1837). Drury collected natural history specimens through a network of officers on merchant ships throughout the world. Drury employed artists Moses Harris and Mary Gartside to create drawings from specimens for his work Illustrations of Natural History, which was first published in London between 1770 and 1782. The same images were reproduced in this later work in 1837.

Drury, Dru, and J. O. Westwood. 1837. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology : Containing Upwards of Six Hundred and Fifty Figures and Descriptions of Foreign Insects, Interspersed with Remarks and Reflections on Their Nature and Properties. H.G. Bohn. RARE QL466 .D79

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The more I look at this frontispiece (from this 1684 account of the trial of King Charles I), the more the White Lotus Season 2 opening theme song intensifies in my head.

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This illustration is from L'Homme by René Descartes, and we just happen to have it in our collection. More information at the link!

Vision and the mechanism for response to external stimuli | 1677