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Ever find yourself doodling during class? Well you are not alone.
- Cfp: Journal Of Research On Libraries And Young Adult Issue On Twenty-first Century Literacies.
CFP: Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adult Issue on Twenty-First Century Literacies. Call for Papers Spring 2012 JRLYA seeks papers for its Spring 2012 issue on the theme of Twenty-First Century Literacies. URL: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/...
- Cfp: Codices And Communities (medieval And Early Modern Institute Graduate Student Colloquium)
CFP: Codices and Communities (Medieval and Early Modern Institute Graduate Student Colloquium) The Medieval and Early Modern Institute invites submissions for their 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Colloquium ? Codices and Communities: Material,...
- Help Get Your Family Ready For School
Ready to go back to school?Our long, hot summer is almost over, and a new school year is about to begin... If you're not eager to face the transition, these websites can help prepare both you and your children for getting back to school: Family Education...
- Big News In The Publishing World This Past Week.
First and foremost, it was announced that after almost 60 years, this summer will see the release of a second novel by author, Harper Lee. This book is actually her first novel, according to her publisher, but was never printed for public sale. Lee's...
- This Book Can Be Read Six Different Ways
Printed in the late 16th century this small book from the National Library of Sweden is an example of sixfold dos-à-dos binding, where six books are conjoined into a single publication but can be read individually with the help of six perfectly placed...
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800-Year-Old Doodles
Ever find yourself doodling during class? Well you are not alone.
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Left doodle: Medieval smiley face. Conches, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 7 (main text 13th century, doodle 14th or 15th century). Right doodle: Doodle by bored medieval school boy. A 15th-century doodle in the lower margin of a manuscript containing Juvenal?s Satires, a popular classical text used to teach young children about morals. Photo: Carpentras, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 368See more doodles at Colossal |
- Cfp: Journal Of Research On Libraries And Young Adult Issue On Twenty-first Century Literacies.
CFP: Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adult Issue on Twenty-First Century Literacies. Call for Papers Spring 2012 JRLYA seeks papers for its Spring 2012 issue on the theme of Twenty-First Century Literacies. URL: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/...
- Cfp: Codices And Communities (medieval And Early Modern Institute Graduate Student Colloquium)
CFP: Codices and Communities (Medieval and Early Modern Institute Graduate Student Colloquium) The Medieval and Early Modern Institute invites submissions for their 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Colloquium ? Codices and Communities: Material,...
- Help Get Your Family Ready For School
Ready to go back to school?Our long, hot summer is almost over, and a new school year is about to begin... If you're not eager to face the transition, these websites can help prepare both you and your children for getting back to school: Family Education...
- Big News In The Publishing World This Past Week.
First and foremost, it was announced that after almost 60 years, this summer will see the release of a second novel by author, Harper Lee. This book is actually her first novel, according to her publisher, but was never printed for public sale. Lee's...
- This Book Can Be Read Six Different Ways
Printed in the late 16th century this small book from the National Library of Sweden is an example of sixfold dos-à-dos binding, where six books are conjoined into a single publication but can be read individually with the help of six perfectly placed...