If you’ve ever been confused by the differences between woodcuts, engravings, and etchings, clearly you’re not alone! This post by Erin Blake, from 2012, is perennially one of our most popular. So in case you missed it the first time around, take a look at Woodcut, engraving, or what?… Continue Reading
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Happy summer, everyone! (Or happy winter, if you’re in the southern hemisphere!)
From now until the end of August, we’re going to be doing a summer retrospective here on The Collation, highlighting some of our past posts. This blog has been around for eight (8!) years now, so we’ve got quite the pool to choose from!
To start off, let us take you back to where this all began, with our very first post from August 2011: Welcome to The Collation
We hope you enjoy these looks back into some of our favorite content, while we prepare to bring you even more new posts in the future.… Continue Reading
Tell us what you think is going on here! If you have correctly answered a crocodile post in the last 6 months, please consider giving it a couple days for others to have a guess, and no checking Hamnet, either…… Continue Reading
Last month’s Crocodile Mystery asked you to name what the images had in common. This month we ask the opposite: what’s different?
Click the image for a larger view. Much MUCH larger versions of both pictures are available, but we’re only interested in differences that can be spotted at this scale. Please do not attempt to count the leaves (or, if you do, please do not expect Folger staff to verify your count).… Continue Reading
Welcome to another Crocodile Mystery! This month, we ask that you look at the images below and tell us what they have in common. (Yes, we know there are many possible answers to this. Yes, we are looking for one in particular. And do excuse the blurriness; this is the last time we try to take zoomed in shots without a proper lens!)
Leave your thoughts in the comments and we’ll be back next week with the answer.… Continue Reading
Welcome to this month’s Crocodile Mystery. Today, we’re going to ask you to read between the lines, as it were: can you make out the the crossed-out name on this title page?
Squint your eyes, tilt your head, and give us your best guess!… Continue Reading
UPDATE: The Reading Room will be open from 9 am – 4:30 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Please note that the docent-led public tour of the space will still take place from noon to 1pm, as usual, so researchers who would find that disturbing are advised to plan a lunch break accordingly.
Are you attending the Shakespeare Association of America’s 2019 annual conference in Washington D.C.… Continue Reading
For the Crocodile of the month, we ask you to look at the title page (ignore the beautiful ink blot by the imprint) and colophon of this book in relation to its call number STC 4811. Is there something a bit unusual here?
As always, leave your guesses in the comments and we’ll be back next week with the answer.… Continue Reading
In February, our crocodile mystery involves a few real crocodile tears. For this month’s mystery, we ask you look at the image below and let us know if you can guess what the symbols mean for the future of this unhappy reptile.… Continue Reading
For this month’s croc post, please give us your thoughts on what’s going on in this drawing here. We’ll be back next week with the full story!… Continue Reading
