Monday, January 11, 2016

Lilliputian Letterpress

These surprising, tiny dioramas at Boston Public Library are little gems hidden on the upper floor - around the corner from the monumental "Triumph of Religion" Sargent murals. The actual press has been shoved between the open stacks of dusty books on a circuitous route to the Rare Books Collection. Arcane, esoteric and quirky just BEGINS to describe this inter-generational obsessive collection of prints and a desperate, anachronistic attempt at a legacy. There must be some explanation...

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Stracciatella (chocolate chip gelato) is easily burned off one step at a time.

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