Library Snapshot on Friday
May 18, 2012
As a library assistant in a cataloguing department of Special Collections I come across some gems. This weekend I am helping at a special event called; Museums at Night: Poetry Night at MERL. So today I retrieved the books that we will display; for example Year of Birds by Iris Murdoch with engravings by Reynolds Stone.
So I was pleased to find some lovely images that I will share on a Friday and will continue to add in the coming weeks.
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Coat Hanger Doll's House 
Reblogged this on Living, Libraries and [Dead] Languages and commented:
This was the very first Snapshot from the Library and the beginning of a weekly slot for nearly 2 years that doesn’t seem possible ….
I like coming across older books, with illustrations, especially wood cuts and engravings!
I am in a prime situation; I don’t have to go far. However I enjoy looking at contemporary illustrators which have not reached ‘Special Collections’ using new techniques and wonder …
There are a lot of contemporary children’s books with creative illustrations. They shouldn’t be considered just for children.