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- 1Rossetti's 'Buy From Us With a Golden Curl' illustration resurfaces●“Buy From Us With a Golden Curl” (1862) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, from Goblin Market. Source: British Library https://
Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 1862 illustration 'Buy From Us With a Golden Curl', created for Christina Rossetti's poem Goblin Market, is being shared from the British Library's public domain image archive. The drawing is circulating among art and book illustration enthusiasts, with viewers noting its place in the history of Victorian illustration and its links to the well-known narrative poem.
- 2Bodleian Library in Oxford highlighted as European treasure●Bodleian Library Building, Oxford, UK The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is s
The Bodleian Library in Oxford is being featured as one of the oldest libraries in Europe. Opened to scholars in 1602, it is second in size in Britain only to the British Library, with the Bodleian Libraries together holding over 13 million printed items. Posts are circulating with photos and historical details about the landmark building.
- 3Sir Thomas Bodley Statue Draws Attention at Oxford's Bodleian Library●Thomas Bodley Statue, Bodleian Library Courtyard, Oxford, UK The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Euro
A statue of Sir Thomas Bodley in the courtyard of the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK, is drawing interest from visitors. The Bodleian is one of the oldest libraries in Europe and, in Britain, second in size only to the British Library. The Bodleian Libraries together hold more than 13 million printed items and first opened to readers in 1602.
- 4Sowerby's Byssus-like Carbonate of Copper Engraving Resurfaces●Byssus-like Carbonate of Copper (*Cuprum carbonatum*) (1802–17) by James Sowerby, from British Mineralogy. Source: Smith
A 19th-century mineral illustration by James Sowerby, from his series British Mineralogy (1802–17), is being shared online. The hand-colored depiction of byssus-like carbonate of copper comes from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives via the Biodiversity Heritage Library, part of a trove of public-domain scientific artwork recirculating among art and mineralogy enthusiasts.