Sacrebleu! Just what happened at the French cafe? Surely, Picasso and Apollinaire must be unleashing some sort of mayhem in the name of Art, or maybe just maybe, the evil Bonnet gang is once again to blame!
From our kickin’ collection of crime capers at the George Peabody Library! Why not visit us in Baltimore and read them all?
A Constipated Economy?
Binding waste (hah!) from a French reference work on economics. The binding waste is from an advertisement for Jubol, an amazing cleaner of the intestines and the tongue; indeed, the product promises to fully re-educate one’s intestines. Hello digestive PhD!
Call No.: 330 .L621
Location: George Peabody Library
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Frenchman with his Flying Horse!
Us silly Americans have to make do with silly talking horses like Mr. Ed, but the French get flying horses! Believe it or not, but there actually was a noted 18th century French balloonist by the name of Pierre Testu-Brissy who reportedly took over 50 hot air balloon rides with his horse!
From: Les Animaux Savants, ou, Exercises des Chevaux de MM. Franconi, du cerf Coco, du cerf Azor, de l’elephant Baba, des serins hollandais, du singe militaire. Paris: P. Didot, 1816.
Location: George Peabody Library
Meet the French Trojan Horse … That’s Actually a Cow!
This totally tubular illustration is from a rather odd book called Les Animaux Savants (1816) which details the animal-related adventures of a family in France. The book is really strange, but appears to be using weird animal stories as a way to make social or even political commentary.
This illustrations depicts an artificial cow for the lazy hunter to hide in. After all, everyone knows cows aren’t scared of birds, so just dress up as a cow and shoot the birds as they endeavor to meet their bovine neighbor. Freaky! It’s almost as if the French foresaw all those Chick-Fil-A ads!
Call No.:791.8 B1 DUODECIMO
Location: George Peabody Library
From dandies in danger to the lusty dramas of educated fleas, the George Peabody Library proves that the past was indeed STRANGE! Visit us in Baltimore (don't worry, in addition to the strange things depicted here, we also have plenty of old and rare and classy books, too).
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Founding editor George A. Plimpton’s business card.
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Some photos from the Rutgers University Libraries Edible Books Festival that took place yesterday at Alexander Library.
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Cathedral of Books - Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA
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Before Records Made Sound, They Made Moving Pictures & Were Called Phenakistoscopes
Quick, someone make a GIF of this!
