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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
We love short weeks almost as much as we love this 16th century book bound in manuscript waste!
Publius Lentulus. In hoc libello epistola Lentuli ad Romanos de Christo Jesu… Padua: Johann Weyssenburger, 1535.