http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz Bookmarks, booklights, book holders and other book accessories. Gift ideas for book lovers and home libraries. Some related office accessories and many curious items. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:31:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bonheur du jour ("daytime delight") is a very specific term for a kind of lady's desk that became popular in the late 18th century. These exquisite furniture pieces are not as heavy as traditional desks. They are designed to be moved around the room and, as a result, their backs ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/07/14/bonheur-du-jour-desk/ Phrenology is a foreign subject to our modern medical practices but in the Victorian era it was common science. Each of the 48 faculties of the brain served as a sort of map to a person's innate nature and personality. Specific areas were identified as being responsible ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/07/14/phrenology-head-in-home-library-decor/ This 1816 etching by John Britton represents a typical home library during Regency. The library is located at Cassiobury Park and it was used similarly to many other home libraries of the time -- it was essentially the most important room of the house and could be easily referred to ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/06/10/home-library-in-regency-times/ Initially I was hoping to find a set of Wedgwood bookends. So far, the best I could do is two excellent sets of Waterford bookmarks - Waterford, of course, is the parent company of Wedgwood, if you did not know. Both sets are subject to very limited availability, so I ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/05/24/waterford-bookends/ It is no surprise that steampunk aesthetics are easily applied to home office equipment. A home office is really an extension of the traditional home library or study which reached the heights of design in Victorian times. So, if you want to achieve a sleek steampunk look you should start ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/05/13/steampunk-office-accessories-modding-on-a-budget/ Not all book accessories are meant for use in traditional book-friendly environments. This ingenious, although potentially dangerous contraption allows one to read in a bathtub, only occasionally touching the book to turn pages. You can probably even place some snacks and a glass of wine on the same caddy. I ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/05/08/bathtub-caddy-with-a-book-stand/ LibraryThing has a discussion about weird objects used as bookmarks. For the most part these are discovered by librarians who deal with receiving and re-shelving borrowed books. I compiled a convenient list of such bookmarks. Just keep in mind that you will have to go through it in order to ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/04/26/strange-bookmakrs/ Geographical globes should and can be considered a sort of book accessory! Envision a distinguished gentleman who is reading in his study. Every once in a while he looks at a large globe, just to get a better idea of distances between remote parts of the British Empire, described in the ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/04/23/globes/ Just some facts about writing habits and quirks of several famous authors. Inevitably, writing accessories are a part of many such peculiar traits. Or perhaps, some writers created their own writing accessories? Henry L. Mencken, Edgar Allan Pe, May Sarton and Maxime Kumin liked to do their writing in attic rooms. Flannery ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/04/12/writing-habits-of-famous-authors/ Here are a few desks and writing tables that were used by some popular writers. Reading and writing accessories, as well as traditional decor elements can be seen in several of these pictures. You can just imagine the countless hours that these famous writers spent behind these desks, composing eternal ... http://bookaccessories.sc7.biz/2010/03/05/writing-desks-of-famous-authors/