The Collation
Subscribing to the blog
As some of you have noticed (and kindly reached out to us about!), we’re having a little bit of technical difficulties with the built-in blog subscription module. (You may have noticed that the lovely “subscribe here!” box that usually lives…
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: April 2020
For April’s Crocodile mystery, take a look at this image and let us know what you think is going on! As always, leave your comments and we’ll be back next week with more information!
Strange New World: Folger Resources for Online Learning and Teaching
I think Miranda will forgive the paraphrase when we say it’s a strange new world out there right now. For many of us, our lives have been turned upside down in the last week (has it really only been a week?),…
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: March 2020
It’s said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The Collation’s March 2020 Crocodile Mystery, however, comes in with a unicorn and stag, and the following questions: what is this object, and why is…
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2020
Welcome back to our monthly Crocodile Mystery! For those of you (ahem) mystified by this designation for our reoccurring series of posts, take a look at the post where it was named! For the question this month, we’re returning to…
Happy New Year (by one calendar anyway)
We’re well aware that around the world, and across time, there are many calendars (boy howdy do we know that), but if the calendar that you use is about to change over to January 1, 2020, we wish you a…
December Greetings
As we pass the winter solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the days grow longer at last (apologies to our readers in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s all down hill for you), we wanted to take a moment and wish…
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: December 2019
Welcome to the final Crocodile Mystery of 2019! As we close out the year (and the decade!), we invite you to look at the image below and tell us, if you can, what on earth it’s talking about?! Leave your…
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: November 2019
The November 2019 Crocodile Mystery is a two-parter…. What is this? And why is it part of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collection? Please use the Comments section for answers, guesses, ridiculous speculation, and so on. Check back next week for…
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: October 2019
For this month’s Crocodile Mystery, we ask you, our wonderful readers: What is this thing, and what is it made of? As always, comment with your thoughts and guesses and we’ll be back next week with more information!
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: September 2019
We’re back! For this month’s Crocodile Mystery, we ask a classic question: what’s going on with this image? What is the purpose or function of the image shown? As always, leave your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll be…
Summer Retrospective: Deciphering Signature Marks
It seems appropriate to finish up our summer retrospective series with one of the earliest (and perennially most popular) posts. Whether it’s a back-to-basics refresher for you or an answer to the question you’ve been asking yourself, Deciphering Signature Marks…