Uncle’s Tom Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) and first published in March 1852 to inform readers of the appalling realities of American slavery. Continue reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Early and Notable Editions. Washington DC, National Museum of African American History and Culture, February 28, 2020 – May 6, 2021 [Exhibtion]
Monthly Archives: July 2020
The Praise of Folly (Erasmus)
The images are of The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus. Continue reading The Praise of Folly (Erasmus)
Friendship, Love & Marriage (Henry David Thoreau)
The images are of Friendship, Love & Marriage by Henry David Thoreau. Continue reading Friendship, Love & Marriage (Henry David Thoreau)
L’Allegro and Il Penseroso (John Milton)
The images are of L’Allegro and Il Penseroso by John Milton. L’Allegro is a pastoral poem by John Milton published in his 1645 Poems. Continue reading L’Allegro and Il Penseroso (John Milton)
The St. Francis Missal. Baltimore, Maryland, The Walters [Exhibition]
Funded by the Mellow Foundation, the Walters Art Museum will hold the first dedicated exhibition of the St.Francis Missal, a 12th-century manuscript and relic of St. Francis of Assisi. Continue reading The St. Francis Missal. Baltimore, Maryland, The Walters [Exhibition]