Katie Melsheimer

Panel from Nikki, Wild Dog of the North comic

Original art of an Iron Man comic

Panel from Spider Woman #1

Quick photo dump of cool things I've gotten to use at work recently!

Today at work we discussed who everyone's favorite Bronte sister was and turns out that Emily, who wrote the "walking red flag" hell-bent on being with the woman he loves is NOT the most popular Bronte, and me thinking he was the most eligible man in a Bronte novel may be a sign of "mental illness".

Someone recently asked what I've been up to since graduating and apparently the answer is mopping my floors every weekend 🤷🏼‍♀️

Photo 3 - Thursday, October 11, 1928 Orlando arrived by the early post. Spent the whole day reading it & finished just in time to write to V. Was bowled over by it. Not spend such an exciting day in years!

Photo 2 - Saturday, January 14, 1928 Virginia (Woolf) came for the night

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Photo 1- Saturday, October 9, 1920 Go for a walk with Howard in the morning over the Downs. Come up and go straight across London to meet L. at Paddington, she having just arrived from Holland. Come down here together. So happy.

Happy Pride!! Please enjoy these excellent diary entries from bisexual queen, Vita Sackville-West!

Happy day after the Hozier concert to all who celebrate

Pro-Palestinian campus protesters face looming deadlines and risk of arrest Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments.

UPDATE: At Indiana University in Bloomington on Saturday, state police removed the tents of a Gaza solidarity encampment and more than 20 protesters were arrested, Indiana Public Media reported.

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Just turned in my last ever assignment for my MLS!!

Thank👏🏻you👏🏻

I had 60 seconds of 'I belong in this field' energy so I put it into an email asking if I could be have some rare books catalogues. They immediately responded and were so nice AND I'm going to have some new catalogues soon!

Solved two puzzles during work in the reading room today. Bill's Baffling Burr - 1/10 would not recommend. Pennyhedron - 8/10 very fun but not absurdly difficult, bonus point for being a nested puzzle

Today I offer you a weird skeleton and butt baby from a Japanese obstetrics book by Kagawa Mansai (1877)

Can I interest anyone in some weird little guys? Brought to you by Kai Hirokawa circa 1800.

Unfortunately I couldn't fit that into my schedule for the spring! I'm taking 550 and History of the Book 1800 - present!

I have one more semester to go! So close and yet so far!

I have officially submitted my final paper for the semester! FREEEEDDDOOOOMM

I'm FINE, ok??!!

excellent 18th century Japanese painting of a slug with slug trails

This painting of a slug by 18th century Japanese painter Nagasawa Rosetsu is my very favorite thing today

Still obsessed with this book that @rebeccaromney.bsky.social brought to RBMS this summer: www.typepunchmatrix.com/pages/books/...

It is my Roman Empire.

Final total for the "Do you have to wear gloves at your new job" question asked by family from the holiday weekend = 3

Surgery was a success

Robot surgery in progress 🤖

First week at the Lilly was super fun! 10/10 would recommend!

Guess who was financially irresponsible and just bought tickets to see Hozier in Columbus? 😄

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*in a monster truck announcer voice* "SANCTE, SANCTE, SANCTE!"

Verso of page 44 of Rickets 132 from the Lilly Library. Image depicts four illuminated letters and floral marginalia

Look at how gorgeous this manuscript page is, y'all. Genuinely cannot believe I get to work with incredible items like this!

Baby's first not super terrible 3D model (just pretend like the top fore edge doesn't exist): magiscan.app/model/650c49...