Three designers compete to make 'chair of chairs for the library of libraries' | Art and design Clothed head to toe in a flowing blue robe, she sits on a high-backed wooden pew, quill in hand. Raised in front of her, connected to the pew by a low bench, are three raised contraptions – an angled lectern, a rotating round table, and what appears to be a hexagonal book carousel at the top of a spiralling carved column. "Christine de Pizan seems to have had a thing for elaborate furniture," says Chris Fletcher, keeper of special collections at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. He is showing me a series of illuminations in the 400-year-old institution that depict the medieval author in a variety of situations: perched on a stool at a simple tilted desk, or sitting in a round-backed throne, she is surrounded by all manner of intriguing devices to aid the reading and writing of simultaneous texts. But de Pizan, who is generally thought to be Europe's first professional female writer, is unusual for the period.
10 Great Historical Novels That Will Transport You Back In Time | Antonia Hodgson "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." So begins A Tale of Two Cities, with one of the most celebrated opening lines in literature. What's often forgotten is how the sentence ends. This is the huge appeal of historical fiction. The following ten novels are listed in chronological order. Regeneration by Pat BarkerSet in 1917 I think this is the best modern novel about the First World War. Every Man For Himself by Beryl BainbridgeSet in 1912 This wonderful novel is set on the Titanic. Affinity by Sarah WatersSet in 1874 I could have picked any of Sarah Waters' books -- as they are all historical and all exceptional. English Passengers by Matthew KnealeSet in 1857 A group of travellers (some of them truly vile) set out on a long voyage to Tasmania. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierSet in 1821 Romance, adventure, dark deeds... and one of the most spirited and winning heroines in literature. The Shardlake Series by C.J.
Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog Offbeat Tips for Being More Productive and Efficient at Work Productivity and efficiency are important to our work life. We want to be able to produce things well in as little time as possible. We also want to reduce things that detract us from reaching a task’s completion. We need to try to avoid making mistakes, reduce our stress sources and, in general, manage our contentment in order to maintain our ability to get stuff done well and on time. This article discusses a handful of interesting ideas for improving productivity and efficiency. Remove the Negatives One assumption many people make is that eliminating negative aspects in our work environment is the direct opposite of fostering and incubating the positives. In reality, you need to perform a whole range of activities for eliminating the negatives that would be completely different if you focused on the positives. Focusing on the positive aspects in a team may involve helping people discover their talents, working on what they’re good at, or praising them if they’ve done a good job.
The Chained Library — Hereford Cathedral Visit our new interactive website here The Chained Library at Hereford Cathedral is a unique and fascinating treasure in Britain's rich heritage of library history. There were books at Hereford Cathedral long before there was a 'library' in the modern sense. The cathedral's earliest and most important book is the eighth-century Hereford Gospels; it is one of 229 medieval manuscripts which now occupy two bays of the Chained Library. Chaining books was the most widespread and effective security system in European libraries from the middle ages to the eighteenth century, and Hereford Cathedral's seventeenth-century Chained Library is the largest to survive with all its chains, rods and locks intact. A chain is attached at one end to the front cover of each book; the other end is slotted on to a rod running along the bottom of each shelf.
Best Fiction for Young Adults About the Best Fiction List YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and reader’s advisory purposes. Although now a blogging team, the group was originally a committee. Visit YALSA's Teen Book Finder Database, a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Current List Suggest a Title Current Nominations Policies and Procedures Committee Contacts Best Books for Young Adults Archive Teen Book Finder App Current List 2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults Past Lists 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019 Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
Amity Middle School-Bethany Book Blog 5 Ways You Can Improve Your Freelancing Work and Life with Minimalism Want a simple way to improve your freelancing work and life? To have fewer headaches, more fun, more effective and purposeful work with your clients and projects, more freedom, and more time to do what you want? Seems too good to be true? It's not a magic pill, of course - such a thing doesn't exist. What Minimalism Is? Minimalism is eliminating the unnecessary. That can apply to getting rid of junk from your life, trimming down your business and freelance work to the essential tasks that actually get you desired results, and not worrying about all those little things that bug you and keep you up at night. How Minimalism Assists You, the Freelancer Minimalism can help you trim down the amount of hours you spend working while still keeping the same level of quality and output. And it can help you free up time, space, and energy to do more of what you enjoy outside of freelancing, although you should be doing what you love in the first place, right?. Yeah yeah. 1. Image credit: longo 2. 3. 4.
Abandoned Walmart is Now America’s Largest Library Abandoned Walmart is Now America’s Largest 1-Floor Library Article by Steph, filed under Public & Institutional in the Architecture category. There are thousands of abandoned big box stores sitting empty all over America, including hundreds of former Walmart stores. Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle transformed an abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas, into a 124,500-square-foot public library, the largest single-floor public library in the United States. The design won the International Interior Design Association’s 2012 Library Interior Design Competition. The library even has an acoustically separated lounge for teens as well as 6 teen computer labs, 16 public meeting spaces, 14 public study rooms, 64 computer labs, 10 children’s computer labs and 2 genealogy computer labs. While you can still see hints of what the library once was in its sprawling shape and industrial ceilings, it seems like an entirely new space.
Books That Shaped America | National Book Festival - Library of Congress The Library of Congress, the world’s largest repository of knowledge and information, began a multiyear “Celebration of the Book” with an exhibition on “Books That Shaped America.” The initial books in the exhibition are displayed below. “This list is a starting point,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. We hope you will view the list, discuss it with your friends and family, and most importantly, choose to read and discuss some of the books on this list, reflecting America’s unique and extraordinary literary heritage, which the Library of Congress makes available to the world. Visit the online exhibition Show entries Search: Showing 1 to 88 of 88 entries Top