The Collation
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: December 2018
For this month’s Crocodile mystery, we ask you to identify this object: And yes, the lack of scale in the photograph is deliberate. We don’t want to make it too easy.
![NovCrocMyst](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2018/10/NovCrocMyst.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: November 2018
As October draws to a close, we bring you a new Crocodile Mystery. (If you’re new around these parts and totally confused as to why we refer to our monthly mystery post as a “Crocodile”, this post will explain it.)…
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“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: October 2018
For this month’s mystery, we’d like your thoughts on this image: what’s going on here with the design appearing in different spots on these two books? What is it, what does it mean, why might it appear here? Share your…
![sept2018croc](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2018/08/sept2018croc.png?fit=10%2C10)
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: September 2018
For this month’s mystery, we have a pretty straight-forward question: Who is this woman? Leave your guesses in the comments below, and we’ll be back next week with more information!
![Type inventory](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2018/07/Type-inventory.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: August 2018
This month’s Crocodile Mystery is about an inventory of typefaces found in a printshop. Can anyone guess in what type of printing business they would have been used? As always, leave your guesses and thoughts in the comments below, and…
![image 1](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2018/06/007690.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
"What manner o'thing is your crocodile?": July 2018
This month’s Crocodile Mystery is a group affair. Share your thoughts on what these items have in common in the comments section! (Answers of “on paper” or “beige,” although true, don’t count).
"What manner o’thing is your crocodile?": June 2018
This month’s Crocodile Mystery illustrates a scene from Shakespeare, but seems more suited to Sir John Suckling: “Why so pale and wan fond lover?” Share your thoughts on why it looks the way it does by leaving a reply in…
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The IIIF Community Comes to Washington
This week, we at the Folger welcome members of the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) community to Washington for an annual conference together with our fellow hosts, the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. The IIIF community is a profoundly…
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“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: May 2018
For this month’s mystery, take a look at the image below and tell us, if you will, what this glyph is and what it’s doing on our collection? Leave your guesses in the comments and we’ll be back next week…
![Crocodile-2018-04](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2018/03/Crocodile-2018-04.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: April 2018
The April crocodile mystery involves an original work of art, shown here in a detail. What’s going on with the odd-looking painting technique?
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: March 2018
This month’s Crocodile mystery is about an engraving. What do you think are the wavy lines on this print?
“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: February 2018
This month’s crocodile mystery is an example of one of our favorite things: Shakespeare portraits! What kind of item is this portrait of Shakespeare from, and what is significant about the item?