Miscellanies

Van Hensbergen is part of a team working on the Digital Miscellanies Index project, which is investigating the literary culture and reading habits of the 18th century by studying the poetry collections or "miscellanies" common at the time. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Honest Ned, feeling indignant that he was not himself the direct recipient of the bribes, and also anxious to win favor in the widow's eyes, took the charge against Mr. Gray, who was very soon locked up, with the "miscellanies," in the black hole, until bail could be procured. ❋ William Carleton (1831)

Proulx's highly idiosyncratic memoir, "Bird Cloud," is a rattling trunk of miscellanies. ❋ Marie Arana (2011)

Scott has started the process of writing about books with an entertaining story about science books that have changed his life on his Network blog Mixed miscellanies. ❋ Maxine (2009)

Polychrome ceramic plates with high-relief amphibians and bronzes of real and invented creatures remind us that Arcimboldo's composite heads were once displayed in kunstkammers, along with miscellanies of man-made and natural curiosities. ❋ Karen Wilkin (2010)

April long story, a few more sketches miscellanies long story finally ❋ Lark Pien (2009)

The New York Times has a fun little slideshow in celebration of the number 8 in honor of today's date - 8/8/08, featuring the kind of lists miscellanies are famous for. ❋ Unknown (2009)