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I got to fondle Shakespeare's first folio today. Along with Ben Jonston's first folio and the Quarto for "The Merchant of Venice."

I gave a quick lesson on why in play titles V was used instead of U for "Measure for Measure" and why s looked a lot like f when placed in the beginning or middle of a word. The lecturer was a bit... amused. Mostly because while we were fondling the books, someone would ask "Why is that a V?" and I would imeditately jump in with the answer. Because while I know little about theatre history, I do know a lot of history about completely random stuff - like the style of the letters in printing for pre-1800. Stare long enough at the museum at the Old State House in Boston, and you'd learn a few things too. Like the Founding Fathers were really good propagandists.

Strike or not, I just wanted to share because my fingers still smell faintly of 17th century books. = )

And I found out that one picture of Shakespeare that everyone has was from the first folio, so while it was printed after he was dead, his friends thought that it at least looked like him. A bit.

Also I found a exhibit on WWI materials. Most of it was things I already knew, like the Great War fucked up everyone, and a great deal of the books were in German, but I did find out that Dadasim was protesting the mindset that the war had thrown everyone into. Ex. Otto Dix.

I am going to really miss "The Torchwood Girls" when laurab1 completes it.

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I just tried to make a St. Brigid's Cross. For being made out of braided paper towel and disposable chopsticks, it doesn't look half bad.

And I completely failed at marking yesterday's Spring Equinox. Happy spring! And assorted religious festivals - Yesterday was the Equinox, today's Purim, Sunday is Easter ( for those who do Easter on the Gregorian Calender. )

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It's also the_crazy_lady's Birthday. Happy Birthday, Christine!