[Northkeep] Needleworkers' will be at the TU Libary this month

Michelle tssisrocken at gmail.com
Tue May 6 09:16:18 PDT 2008


I'll be there! I may be late because I'm helping my boyfriend move out
of his on campus apartment and he has to be out by that day.
I'm totally new to needleworking so I have no materials.

Looking forward,
Michelle


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On 5/6/08, rene chaisson <renechaisson at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please add me!
>   Lady Tia Svansdottir
>
> Jennifer Carlson <talana1 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> May's Needleworker's meeting will be held in the Special Collections
> Department of the McFarlin Library at the University of Tulsa, where
> Diarmaid has prepared an exhibit of period books and other treasures for you
> to look at. The date is Monday, May 12.
>
> Please email me to let me know you're coming. We can comfortably accomodate
> about 30, so if more than that number want to come, we'll schedule a second
> evening.
>
> The library will close at 5:00 pm, but we will have someone at the door to
> admit everyone starting at 7:00. If you think you will arrive after 7:30,
> please contact me to get the department phone number so you can call and we
> can send someone down to open the door.
>
> The event should run until about 9:30.
>
> Although Needleworkers is listed in the newsletter, Diarmaid and I would
> like to ask that everyone wear street clothes.
>
> The University of Tulsa, for those unfamiliar with the city, is located
> between Harvard and Delaware and 11th and 3rd Streets. The easiest approach
> is on 5th Street off of Harvard, heading West. The library is the
> castle-like building at the end of 5th.
>
> Unfortunately, the library parking lot will be fenced off that morning for
> construction. There is a parking lot in the block immediately north, across
> the street from University Methodist Church: or you may park on the street.
>
> The library entrance is on the South side of the building. We will have
> someone outside to guide you in. Please excuse the construction mess inside
> the building.
>
> Any children MUST remain with their parents. Because the library will be
> closed and there is construction going on, we absolutely cannot have anyone
> wandering around the building. I will ask anyone who does not follow this
> restriction to leave.
>
> Once in the department, you will be allowed to pick up and handle the
> materials after you have washed your hands. Gloves will be provided for
> handling items that might get *you* dirty.
> Gloves will also be required for handling the more delicate items, and some
> items should be kept on their bookstands. These items will be labeled as to
> such restrictions.
> Only pencils are allowed when taking notes – no ink pens.
> Photography is permitted. NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY. A tripod is available for
> visitor use.
> Photocopying, if permitted, must be arranged through the department
> librarian (i.e., talk to Diarmaid).
> No food or drink allowed in the reading room.
>
> The Honorable Lady Elizabeth de Calais and Lady Olivia de Calais are
> Dairmaid's appointed assistants for the evening. If you have questions about
> how to handle an item, you may ask them. If they give you suggestions or
> instructions about how to handle an item, please listen to them as you would
> Diarmaid or me.
>
> OK, enough with rules and stuff. The following is a list of some of the
> items assembled for you to look at. The links are for photos of the specific
> item.
>
> La Varenne's Le Vray Cuisinier Francois, 1682 edition.
>
> Sir Kenelme Digby's The Closet of the Eminently learned Sir Kenelme Digby,
> Kt., 1669 edition.
>
> Two 18th century household books, English. (One of which includes a recipe
> for chocolate candy – not a drink, but actual candy).
>
> A 17th century household book.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfspeccoll/542805508
>
> Olivier, J. Fencing Familiarized, or A New Treatise on the Art of the Small
> Sword, 1780. (Illustrations by William Blake)
>
> Student Bible, Books of Hebrews and Romans, 12-13th century. Gilt and
> illuminated capitals.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfspeccoll/523344667
>
> John E. Barry Collection: a set of land patents connected to the Talbot
> family (Earls of Shrewesbury), dating from 1365 to 1778.
>
> Volume 1 of the 1483 Nuremberg Chronicle.
>
> Facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible in two volumes.
>
> Facsimile of the Domesday Book.
>
> Stanton Farm Lease Agreement, 1617.
>
> Page from "The Monk's Tale," from a 14th-15th century copy of the Canterbury
> Tales.
>
> Breviary page, dated 1505.
>
> French Book of Hours, dated 1504.
>
> Islamic illuminated page, c. 12th century.
>
> Page from a work of Eusebius, dated 1474.
>
> A miscellaneous historical manuscript collection comprising antiphonary
> leaves, numerous samples of illuminated pages, and a 16th century English
> legal document.
>
> A collection of fore-edge painted books. (these are way cool!)
>
> A Jacobean era chair with needleworked upholstery.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfspeccoll/523293782/
>
> Lead gargoyle in the shape of a hound, Irish, 14th century.
>
> Link to TU library catalog: http://www.lib.utulsa.edu/
>
>
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> In servicio,
>
>
> Talana
>
>
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