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Things... On Maps?

The Ortelius exhibition
@newberrylibrary will include this de Wit (Novacco 4F 36 (PrCt)). We'll probably not be able to show what's on the back, though... maybe on the label?
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Zoom in here!
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World map with hand coloring and lots of other things going on above and below. Back of the map. Hand painted flower on the back.
October 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
lamusee.bsky.social
devant l'intérêt, je me suis un peu bougé et j'ai retrouvé !
#NewberryLibrary (Case oversize M2148 .L4 1528)
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drkarrschmidt.bsky.social Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · Jun 8
BIG fan of the early modern flyswatter here! How many flies do you want?

One?

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October 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Sometimes you just need to look at a pretty book. Or twenty...

#Shelfie #NewberryLibrary
Shelf of brightly bound books in paper wrappers. Zigzag paper on one, pulled slightly out of shelf.
September 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
jillegage.bsky.social
I somehow totally relate to this self-portrait? by Georg Fuhriman (Switzerland, 1685). His little feet are my favorite my favorite part. Also, i have so many questions . #NewberryLibrary
September 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
robertloerzel.bsky.social
"Director and writer Roman Coppola visited the Newberry … to view materials related to the Dill Pickle Club, the 1920s-era Bohemian nightclub and free speech forum located just a half-block from the library…" www.instagram.com/p/DcKNOp5Fu9...
Newberry Library on Instagram: "Director and writer Roman Coppola visited the Newberry today to view materials related to the Dill Pickle Club, the 1920s-era Bohemian nightclub and free speech forum l...
318 likes, 3 comments - newberrylibrary on August 17, 2026: "Director and writer Roman Coppola visited the Newberry today to view materials related to the Dill Pickle Club, the 1920s-era Bohemian nigh...
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August 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
emnk.bsky.social
Wishfully hoped the book exhibit opened today. Now in book withdrawal. At least yesterday was spent @NewberryLibrary. #MLA14
December 1, 2024 at 7:03 AM
emnk.bsky.social
Spending today @NewberryLibrary #booksymp15 http://t.co/SUOgQgonoR
November 28, 2024 at 12:50 PM
emnk.bsky.social
favorite tidbits so far @NewberryLibrary #booksymp15 @NAACP papers 1 of the largest/most used @librarycongress manuscript collection 1/2
November 28, 2024 at 12:50 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Relic Not Included!

Rather relieved that one of the latest additions to our St. Donatus ephemera collection is an authenticum certificate verifying the authenticity of his shinbone relic, BUT the relic is thankfully no longer attached!
#newacq #NewberryLibrary
Document from 1777, printed with a seal and manuscript insertions.
July 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
I mean, I personally find accounts of early modern plagues quite seductive, but...

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Plague Broadsides: Or, How a Dog Saved 17th-Century Rome
YouTube video by newberrylibrary
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July 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Sir Not Appearing in this Exhibition

#Newacq #NewberryLibrary
#HolyFace #Silk #Sudarium #TooLateForTheChecklist
#ImpressiveTextiles
Holy face woodcut with gold trim shown in head on light as brighter white. Holy Face on silk, with gold trim angled to look cream colored.
June 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
The BookFish Returneth!

Inspired by a post by @jessemlocker.bsky.social, my #NewberryLibrary Edible Book Festival entry today channels this well-nigh unbelievable story about a fish found in 1626 with a book inside it. A Big Fish portending ALL sorts of things. Here's the source material. 📚🐟🧵 1/?
Hand assembled book from the 1626 printing.
April 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Not my bag, baby
#ValentinesDay @newberrylibrary (Case MS 181)
February 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Legendary 1783 Spanish Galleon from #newberryLibrary (Case MS folio 0712 .6)!
Boat with a legend!
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Apply! Our Summer Paleography Institute is in Italian this year!

#NewberryLibrary
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2026 Summer Institute in Italian Paleography
An intensive course on reading and transcribing Italian manuscripts from the late medieval though the early modern periods.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Mark My Words...

This multi-ribbon, bejeweled bookmark book bling craze has gone far enough! And don't get me started about those gloves!(Left, Amberger portrait of Charles V; Right, portfolio of 16th c. documents from #NewberryLibrary (VAULT Case MS folio J 035 .182))
#ThingsInBooks #Bookmark
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Detail of velvet bound book with pearl encrusted bookmark top, and gilt gauffered edges. Owner is oddly wearing one glove as he pretends to read. Green gilt leather book binding with a metal bookmark ribbon holder.
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Ssshh?

Not a fan of silent libraries , myself... But I suppose we came by the stereotype honestly?
1536 Alciato emblem. #NewberryLibrary
(Case W 1025 .0165)
Alciati emblem for in silentium, with scholar standing by large book and putting a finger to his lips. Oddly, he looks more like he is shushing the book or is feeling indecisive about which part to read.
January 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Boots Aren't Made for Walking

Still wish I had THESE in my closet for that fancypants dinner on Thursday...
#NewberryLibrary (VAULT Case MS Y 952 .S3575)
Initial with spurred boots in a 19th c. German poem about Frankfurt.
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
1904 Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign handkerchief at #NewberryLibrary!
Full view of handkerchief with Teddy Roosevelt and his vice president candidate Charles W Fairbanks. Very red white and blue. Lots of flags. Motto at the bottom reads: "Protection to American Industries."
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Book Guts!

Lately I've been looking through our WAMS (tm), aka Weird-Ass Manuscripts. And with the binding waste, repurposed cover (who DOES horizontal roller stamping anyway?) and doodles, this one on the sacraments could definitely use some deeper cataloging!
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January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Knitting Nurses!

Prompted by @sarahebull.bsky.social yesterday I poked around #NewberryLibrary for 20th c. knitting patterns. These WWII Red Cross directions for a MAN'S SOCK from May 1942 looks to have been used by nurses or housewives to create at least 13 pairs for the war effort! #FiberArts
Corner of the sheet with 26 hatch marks. Printed sheet with a literal red cross at the top and title Man's Sock, followed by details about how to knit it.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Those Organized Gangs of Wine Moms are EVERYWHERE!

#NewberryLibrary (Case MS W 1025 .709) #SheIsGrace
Pink drawing of Three Graces with the words HAS TIBI above. Open book with round drawing on the right with a Latin text below.
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Gone GOAT?

I know fame is fleeting, but this is ridiculous! When the victory column for one William Russell is joined by another one a page later, the jaunty beast on top has disappeared! #NewberryLibrary (Case MS Y 762 .M465) What's the story here?
Manuscript page with a drawn column in honor of a William Russell, topped by the figure of a goat in silhouette. A different column with variable text and no goat.
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Shall I Compare Thee to an ABC?

I've never seen poetry indexed and tabbed quite so thoroughly as in this 18th c. Italian collection of various sonnets at #NewberryLibrary! (Case MS 3A 22)
So, did the owner(s) complete the set?
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Black bordered title page with red text and drawing of floral elements and a shell. Text says Raccolta di Vario Sonetti, collection of various sonnets. Detail of the first sonnet, with an outstanding set of tabs on the right for organizing them.
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Nope! No moldy books at #NewberryLibrary!

Here are the actual designs on the front sides of the decorative paper!
Front opening of book with much brighter floral design in red, purple and yellow, with a Newberry bookplate, a bit of reddish orange sealing wax and a round exlibris with a helmet on it. Back of book with another sheet of the floral paper, blank margin on the right.
January 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM