Treasures

stumped?

Jean Lacovara — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:04:41 +0000

It seems as though everyone is either stumped with our last Treasure, or are so busy with final papers and studying for exams that there isn’t time to look for more information about our special object.

So here is a little hint…

The item is one of only 80 found in the Caribbean region. It is made of wood and dates back to AD 1000-1500.

Do you know now? Email us your answer along with your full name and mailing address to treasures [at] brynmawr [dot] edu. We will select one correct entry and send that person a special gift.

December Treasure

Jean Lacovara — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:33:10 +0000

Since you had no trouble with last month’s treasure, we decided to find something a little more challenging from the Archaeology collection.

If you think you know the above object, email us your answer along with your full name and mailing address to treasures [at] brynmawr [dot] edu. We will select one correct entry and send that person a special gift.

Songs at Bryn Mawr!

Jean Lacovara — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:45:21 +0000

We received a lot of correct responses to November’s Treasure. We will select one lucky participant to receive a special gift. The item pictured is the Bryn Mawr College song book Edited by Helen Lord Smith and Elinor Milnor Parker. It was published by the Undergraduates of Bryn Mawr College for the benefit of Goodhart Hall in 1929.

You can see several copies of the song book in Special Collections.

A New Treasure!

mhansen — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:15:09 +0000

Good guessing on last month’s treasure! We’ve got a nice gift going out to Sophia. The image of Vesuvius is from William Hamilton’s Campi Phlegraei, 1776. Read more about this spectacular collection of plates of the volcano and the surrounding countryside in the latest Mirabile Dictu (newsletter of the Friends of the Library - available in the Rare Book Room or by post - just ask!).

This month’s Treasure comes from a little closer to home:

We obliterated one part of the image, but you may already be familiar with this book. If you think you know the above object, email us your answer along with your full name and mailing address to treasures [at] brynmawr [dot] edu. We will select one correct entry and send that person a special gift.

October Treasure

Jean Lacovara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:48:25 +0000

Can you guess what college treasure is pictured?

If you think you know the above object, email us your answer along with your full name and mailing address to treasures [at] brynmawr [dot] edu. We will select one correct entry every month and send that person a special gift.

What do you treasure at Bryn Mawr?

Jean Lacovara — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:02:23 +0000

For some, Athena is a treasure; for others, an owl or lantern. Maybe it is something more specific, like the moon bench, or a beautiful Book of Hours, used in the Special Collections Department.

What is it about Bryn Mawr that you treasure? Talk about that favorite reading spot, a wonderful professor who was always available to you, or a favorite object that you returned to over and over again.