Interests include premodern arms and armor, religion, and magic. Bonus points if I can get all of them in one go! He/him/his
Chicago, IL
Joined October 2018
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Has it been long enough that we can all agree that plastic instrument games kicked ass actually and they can all come back now
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It’s time for a new version of Still Buffering as we enter a new decade, so come join this new adventure with us!! And please RT! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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THURSDAY—Conversation: Bullets & Steel—The Making of Elizabethan Armor
Hear from the armorer who crafted an accurate replica of our Greenwich armor—using experimental archaeology to uncover how armorers crafted bulletproof protection. Free to IL residents—bit.ly/2Kwciya
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Maximilian and Maria of Burgundy, plate 2 from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumphal Arch, Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), 1515-17, printed c. 1520 artic.edu/artworks/248727
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"I don't know that I can stand this climate. The weather has been severely cold already, and it changes about every 6 or 12 hours."
[1838 letter from early Chicago businessman Thomas Butler Carter.]
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Tfw you get an NL reader card. newberry.org/research – at Chicago, IL
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Free building tours every Tues/Thurs (3pm) + Sat. (10:30am). Learn the history of the library and check out our reading rooms. If you're lucky, you may even chance upon the person who's composing this tweet. newberry.org/tours-and-orien…
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The Cody Firearms Museum, which has one of the world's largest gun collections, recently had a makeover.
The goal isn't to win people over as gun enthusiasts –– but to help them learn and think about gun culture. n.pr/323r1Hq
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Reliquaries are an especially vibrant form of medieval art that served the important function of housing the relics of saints and other sacred objects.
See these richly ornamented treasures on view in Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor.
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JANUARY 31—Conversation: Bullets & Steel—The Making of Elizabethan Armor
Hear from the armorer who crafted the Art Institute’s historically accurate replica of the Greenwich armor—free to IL residents; registration required.
REGISTER—bit.ly/2sKnCxB
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Head over to our FB page at 10am CT for a live look at “Malleus Maleficarum” (“The Hammer of Witches”), a 15thC manual for witch-hunters. #halloween facebook.com/newberrylibrary
