The 👉🏼Museum of Bags and Purses, (Dutch: Tassenmuseum Hendrikje), establsihed in 1996, was a museum devoted to the history of bags, purses, and their related accessories. Located in Amsterdam's historic central canal belt, the museum's collection included over 5,000 items dating back to the sixteenth-century. One of only three museums across the globe specialising in this field, it housed the world's largest collection of bags and purses. The Museum of Bags and Purses was the first cultural institution in the Netherlands to announce its permanent closure in April 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In April, director Manon Schaap announced this closure would be permanent, as the museum was facing insurmountable financial pressure. Sad! At least I have their bookmark!
I received this lovely magnetic bookmark in a donation to my collection. I had not previously heard of the Museum of Bags and Purses, so as per usual, this set me off on an online research journey. Always enjoyable and educational! The 👉🏼Museum of Bags and Purses, (Dutch: Tassenmuseum Hendrikje), establsihed in 1996, was a museum devoted to the history of bags, purses, and their related accessories. Located in Amsterdam's historic central canal belt, the museum's collection included over 5,000 items dating back to the sixteenth-century. One of only three museums across the globe specialising in this field, it housed the world's largest collection of bags and purses. The Museum of Bags and Purses was the first cultural institution in the Netherlands to announce its permanent closure in April 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In April, director Manon Schaap announced this closure would be permanent, as the museum was facing insurmountable financial pressure. Sad! At least I have their bookmark!
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I do love having bookmarks featuring my favourite books and authors. This is one of them!
I first read the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse about 20 years ago and have read it at least twice since then. It remains one of my very favourite books. Siddhartha, first published in 1922, deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German. It was published in the United States in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. I received this beautifully illustrated bookmark in an exchange with an Indian bookmark collector a couple of years ago. It promotes the Indian publication of Siddhartha by the Manjul Publishing House. The bookmark, a segment of the book cover, was designed by Chaaya Prabhat and depicts Siddhartha's relationship with a river. This popped up in my Facebook feed recently. Love it! What a great idea Sophie!
Unfortunately, I am not skilled at cross stitch, or any stitch for that matter, so I won't be creating this bookmark. Looking forward to seeing Sophie's finished bookmark. Bookmarks, among other reasons, are used to promote all kinds of things, including beautiful art. This bookmark which came into my collection via donation, is a great example. A lovely ink drawing on thick handmade paper which provides a natural look and feel. Next time I read a nature themed book, which I do often, I am going to use this bookmark.
Back in April I posted about an exchange of bookstore bookmarks with Alice Lowe. In that post I mentioned that Alice, "a freelance writer, avid reader and Virginia Woolfophile in San Diego, California", was writing an essay on bookmarks. Alice's essay, Marking Time and Place, has now been published in the South 85 Journal and you can read it 👉🏼 HERE. It's a wonderful story about Alice's love of bookstores and collecting giveaway bookmarks from them.
Bookmarks sure are used in many ways! Here is a great example, a bookmark promoting the use of London Hospital Surgical Catgut. This bookmark came into my collection via a bulk lot of bookmarks I purchased on eBay. My research revealed that Catgut is a type of cord that is prepared from the natural fibre found in the walls of animal intestines. Catgut makers usually use sheep or goat intestines, but occasionally use the intestines of cattle, hogs, horses, mules, or donkeys. Despite the name, catgut is not made from cat intestines.
Catgut suture was once a widely used material in surgical settings, but it has now largely been replaced by synthetic absorbable polymers. Catgut sutures remain in use in developing countries where they are locally less expensive and easier to obtain. Outside surgical settings, for a long time, catgut was the most common material for the strings of harps, lutes, violins, violas, cellos, and double basses, and other stringed musical instruments, as well as older snare drums. The London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named the London Infirmary. The name changed to the London Hospital in 1748, and in 1990 to the Royal London Hospital, which remains its current name. |
the BLOGGERDebrah Gai Lewis lives in Lillian Rock, New South Wales, Australia and is a bookmark collector, yoga teacher and SoulCollage® Facilitator (among other things). ABOUT the blogIn this blog I highlight bookmarks from my collection, feature stories about some of my favourite bookmarks (mine and other people's), and share interesting snippets I find on bookmarks and related topics. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! BLOG
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