I decided to stray from my normal walking path this morning to go inside of the Beinecke Rare Book Library and see what they had on display lately. I found that they had a collection of manuscript books from about 1200 ad- 1495 ad. I absolutely love seeing those kinds of books because first off, they're incredibly rare and very very expensive so it's a privilege to see them. Secondly, they are all handwritten, and there's something very interesting about a book written entirely by hand. I like the illustrations as well.
and here's the guide to let you know about the books above:
Today was also my last econ lecture with the new Nobel Prize winner, Bob Shiller. He's a hilarious guy with lots of very interesting outlooks on the economy, including some I strongly disagree with. But I really enjoyed his class. Today he decided to use the Bible to talk about how a corporation should be organized as a body. You could see students squirming in their seats, because God forbid the Bible be mentioned in class at Yale, right?
I had to drop by the Pierson Dean's office to take care of some paperwork, and decided to take a picture of the general area where I'll be living next year. The first picture is my entryway entrance...it's kind of in the corner of the residential college, and it's in a nice quiet location. The second picture is the view walking out of the front door.
I had to walk into the city a bit to pick something up this evening and liked how the sun was lighting up the buildings as it went down. Here's a couple pictures of it:
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