Record Card Old Book Illustrations: a website dedicated to showcasing illustrations, searchable by a series of tags and each with descriptive accessibility text, featured in old books. Includes details of artists, illustrations, and books. Notes A website in which to get lost! This post is part of The Library. All library records can be accessed …
Glees, Almonds, Taxes
We begin our tale in Edinburgh, in the early days of 1800. Or, more specifically, also in the final few days of the previous century as reported in the Caledonian Mercury on the 2nd January 1800. “William Whyte in the most respectful manner informs the Nobility, Gentry, and his Friends, that he has commenced business …
Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace
Record Card Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace, by Stephen Wolfram. Detailing Lovelace’s life, her work with Charles Babbage, and an analysis of her work relating to the Analytical Engine. Notes A thorough and readable introduction to Lovelace, Babbage, the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine, with a particular focus on Lovelace’s contributions to universal …
Typatone
Record Card Typatone, a website where each keyboard stroke is assigned a separate note, which play as you type. Notes A simple and fun idea, excellently executed. This post is part of The Library. All library records can be accessed here
Haunted Resonance: An Interview With Alan Moore
Record Card Haunted Resonance: An Interview With Alan Moore by Miles Ellingham in The Quietus, to accompany the author’s new book of short stories, Illuminations. Notes As would be expected, this is a really interesting back and forth with Alan Moore, covering a number of topics ranging from magic and mysticism to anarchy and capitalism. …
Why Did We All Have the Same Childhood?
Record Card Why Did We All Have the Same Childhood? by Julie Beck: an article in The Atlantic focussing on the folklore of childhood, and the development of “rituals, traditions, games, and legends.” Notes Some interesting observations, reminiscent of the writing of Alan Dundes. One of the things I most appreciated was that the author …