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Category Archives: Rare Book Collection
Mary Randolph’s Recipe for Roast Turkey, 1828
Move over, Paula Deen! Generations before the Food Network, the leading lady of Southern cookery was Mary Randolph. Her book, The Virginia Housewife, is considered the first American regional cookbook. The Virginia Housewife was very influential, with multiple editions printed … Continue reading
Remember, remember the fifth of November…
Today is Guy Fawkes Day. This day commemorates the foiled Gunpowder Plot, a plan to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords during the king’s opening address on November 5, 1605. The Protestant James I was … Continue reading
The Battle of Milvian Bridge and the history of the book
On October 28 in 312 A.D. Constantine defeated the superior forces of his rival Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge. Maxentius’s forces attempted to retreat across the Tiber by way of the Milvian Bridge, but the bridge quickly became … Continue reading
