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Nico V<p>The Morgan Library - The Book of Marvels</p><p>&quot;Several stories in the Book of Marvels reflects an interest in merchants, trade, and luxury goods. Such accounts often focus on the difficulties and dangers of acquiring precious materials such as gems or spices in faraway lands. A popular example relates to the origins of cinnamon, believed to come from the nests of the mythical cinnamologus birds of Arabia.&quot;</p><p>Published under <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/CCYBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CCYBYSA</span></a> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2qManFy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2qManFy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/newyork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>newyork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/MiddleAges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MiddleAges</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Exploring the Medieval World Through Illuminated Manuscripts at the Morgan Library <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/01/exploring-the-medieval-world-through-illuminated-manuscripts-at-the-morgan-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2025/01/explo</span><span class="invisible">ring-the-medieval-world-through-illuminated-manuscripts-at-the-morgan-library/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/BookofMarvels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookofMarvels</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/medievalmanuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medievalmanuscripts</span></a></p>
Good News Community<p>Celebrate Belle da Costa Greene, the trailblazing librarian who shaped the Morgan Library. As its first director, she overcame racial barriers during the Gilded Age to pioneer education and culture.</p><p>Explore her extraordinary journey and impact at the Morgan Library’s centennial exhibition, running until May 4, 2025. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/goodnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>goodnews</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/BelleDaCostaGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BelleDaCostaGreene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/EducationMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/HistoryMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryMakers</span></a><br><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/belle-da-costa-greene-morgan-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/belle-da-costa</span><span class="invisible">-greene-morgan-library/</span></a></p>
David Hull 胡大衛<p>The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5159998/the-true-story-of-a-famed-librarian-and-the-secret-she-guarded-closely" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-51599</span><span class="invisible">98/the-true-story-of-a-famed-librarian-and-the-secret-she-guarded-closely</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Race</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BelleDaCostaGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BelleDaCostaGreene</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extraordinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extraordinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BelleDaCostaGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BelleDaCostaGreene</span></a> </p><p>A new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/exhibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exhibition</span></a> at the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> explores the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legacy</span></a> of its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inaugural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inaugural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/director" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>director</span></a>, who amassed a trove of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prints</span></a> while passing as a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/White" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>White</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/segregated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>segregated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoleModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoleModels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/878327/the-extraordinary-story-of-black-librarian-belle-da-costa-greene-morgan-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hyperallergic.com/878327/the-e</span><span class="invisible">xtraordinary-story-of-black-librarian-belle-da-costa-greene-morgan-library/</span></a></p>
Christina Dongowski<p>Es gab vor gut einem Jahr eine Ausstellung zu <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Enheduana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enheduana</span></a> und ihrem historischen Kontext in der <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> in New York . Der Link führt zu vielen Ressourcen. Das Video zur Ausstellung ist schön &amp; informativ. Man sieht ihre Texte in Keilschrift &amp; Statuetten sumerischer Frauen. Das hat mir gut gefallen. <br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/womenshistorymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenshistorymonth</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ReadingWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingWomen</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/she-who-wrote" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">themorgan.org/exhibitions/she-</span><span class="invisible">who-wrote</span></a></p>
Paula Kate Marmor<p>Current <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/Wikidata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikidata</span></a> :wikidata: project is cleaning up/expanding items on <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/IlluminatedManuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IlluminatedManuscripts</span></a> in American collections for WikiProject:Manuscripts. Today's big effort: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80191660" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">wikidata.org/wiki/Q80191660</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/CodexHuygens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodexHuygens</span></a> at the <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a>. Now it’s time for Thai food and reading more of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@marthawells" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>marthawells</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/SystemCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemCollapse</span></a>.</p>
Global Museum<p>“She Who Wrote” at the Morgan Library.</p><p>“She Who Wrote” presents a series of clay tablets containing the first known recorded use of the word “I” in human history, written by history’s first known author, Enheduanna—a poet, priestess, and, yes, woman</p><p><a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/she-who-wrote-enheduanna-morgan-library-1234650999/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">artnews.com/art-in-america/aia</span><span class="invisible">-reviews/she-who-wrote-enheduanna-morgan-library-1234650999/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a></p>
Simon Doubleday<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bookshelves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookshelves</span></a> at the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a>. I would not rest until I found “Carmen”. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookshelf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookshelf</span></a></p>
Mira Kamdar<p>Fascinating article about the world's first documented author, a woman in Mesopotamia, by Elizabeth Winkler in The New Yorker.<br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-struggle-to-unearth-the-worlds-first-author" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/books/page-turne</span><span class="invisible">r/the-struggle-to-unearth-the-worlds-first-author</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomenWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenWriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Enheduanna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enheduanna</span></a></p>
LynnBrenner<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@samlitzinger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>samlitzinger</span></a></span> Wonderful piece!<br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/MorganLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorganLibrary</span></a></p>