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• Books in Chains

  

  When books were truly expensive, libraries were so careful to prevent theft that they chained each volume to its shelf. Far from borrowing it to take home, a... Read more

  The 04 August 2013 by   Carolineld
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• South From Corregidor

  

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  The 01 August 2013 by   Sfalcont
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• Top Turrets!

  

  When the City of London very kindly invited me on a tour, a highlight was the opportunity to go into an area of Tower Bridge not open to the public: one of its... Read more

  The 01 August 2013 by   Carolineld
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• Book of the Month – Pliny’s Natural Historie

  

  - Contributed by Cathy Faye.The August Book of the Month is a significant and valuable volume in our collection.  The historie of the world: commonly called... Read more

  The 01 August 2013 by   Chp
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• Portrait of the Week – Saint Just

  

  Louis Antoine de Saint Just, JL David, c1793. Photo: Private Collection.This week’s portrait of the week is this wonderful portrait of the noted Jacobin Louis... Read more

  The 28 July 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• 10 Historic European Monarchs Plagued By Mental Illness

  

  image credit A lot of people fantasize about wearing a crown, living in a castle and having an entire court at their beck and call when they're growing up. Read more

  The 26 July 2013 by   Gerard
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• A Pint and Pauling

  

  Last May SCARC faculty member Chris Petersen and Linus Pauling Institute administrator Steve Lawson teamed up for a talk titled “The Science of Nutrition: The... Read more

  The 24 July 2013 by   Scarc
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• Vampire Skeletons Found in Graveyard in Poland

  

  A group of researchers in Poland believes that they have found a graveyard full of vampires. They have come to this conclusion after discovering four skeletons... Read more

  The 16 July 2013 by   Nrjperera
  

• The Summer Jobs Of 14 Future U.S. Presidents

  

  image credit Did you know that Barack Obama was once an ice cream scooper and sandwich maker? Or that Bill Clinton was a comic book salesman? And that Richard... Read more

  The 09 July 2013 by   Gerard
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• Macedoine and Other Eccentric Jellies

  

  A Jelly made using a macedoine mould in my collection Perhaps the most singular culinary expression of the advance of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian... Read more

  The 30 June 2013 by   Historicfood
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