a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to collecting
Everything tagged collecting
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01/08/08
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Abandoned Wonders of America
I have a friend who is obsessed with the “lost” city that supposedly exists beneath New York City. While that’s not on this particular list, it might as well be, these are no less fascinating though. Imagine entire islands and …continue reading »
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09/18/07
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Candid Camera: The Cult of Leica.
The New Yorker on the genius and beauty of the Leica camera: “To non-photographers, Leica, more than any other manufacturer, is a legend with a hint of scam: suckers paying through the nose for a name, in a doomed attempt …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Manuscript Decoration
Oh yes, BibliOdyssey again. Because you can never have too many links to beautiful old books. “This Spanish parchment manual for calligraphers/copyists was made between 1500 and 1515. Unfortunately, that is all the information available. Twelve of the thirty one …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Theatrum Virtutum
More georgeous books from BibliOdyssey: “As the title page above suggests, ‘Theatrum Virtutum’ (The Theatre of Virtues) was something of a homage to the learned and widely respected catholic bishop and papal envoy during the Counter-Reformation, Stanislaus Hosius (1504-1579). “He …continue reading »
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06/25/07
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Historic Bottle Website
Yes it really is a website dedicated to information on historical glass bottle found in the United States. Everything you ever needed to date that weird bottle you dug up in the yard last weekend and more. It began under …continue reading »
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06/01/07
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BibliOdyssey: On The Fly
Another great post of old manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts and more. I don’t know where BibliOdessey finds all this stuff, but it really is a great site. Highly recommended for the book nerds among you.continue reading »
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05/30/07
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Salvage and Season Cast Iron Cookware
As a former chef, there’s nothing that disturbs me quite as much as watching people wash their cast iron skillets with soap and water. Well, okay there’s plenty of things that disturb me far more, but still, for the love …continue reading »
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05/30/07
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Street Use: Lamp from Lightbulb
Very cool little oil lamp fashioned from a lightbulb. Seeing how California and some others are looking to get rid of the good old incandescent lightbulb, perhaps this is good use for them after they’ve burned out — screw fire …continue reading »
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05/30/07
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The Itinerant Poetry Librarian
I can’t remember how I ran across this site, but it’s kind of cool. A woman who travels around promoting “lost and forgotten” poetry. No idea what is classified as lost and forgotten or whether it’s worth promoting, I just …continue reading »
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05/24/07
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Collect-Me-Nots
New York Times Op/Ed piece on the collectors of strange things, for instance, what is rumored to be Napoleon’s penis. “The owner of Napoleon’s penis died last Thursday in Englewood, N.J. John K. Lattimer, who’d been a Columbia University professor …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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Flickr: The Your Books Pool
Great Flickr group of people who post photos of their book. Nerdy yes, but very cool.continue reading »
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05/17/07
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The Book Inscriptions Project
The book inscriptions project collects personal messages written inside books. From the about page: “Pictures count. So do poems. So do notes on paper found in a book. The more heartfelt the better. Send a copy of the cover and …continue reading »