Today, at work, I was made aware of a book we have entitled 'Flora Symbolica: Flowers in Pre-Raphaelite Art' by Debra N. Mancoff (Prestel Press, copyright 2003 - and the ISBN is 3791328514 for anyone who cares). Debra is also a teacher at the school of the Art Institute, and so occasionally she comes into the library to do research. Here's where it gets exciting! In the acknowledgements Debra thanks the usual people (her mom, her dad, Peter Zegers from the Prints & Drawings department, Professor Linda K. Huges of Texas Christian University, blah, blah, blah), but then, somewhere in the middle Debra had typed the words "Josh Eisenberg of the Ryerson Library at the Art Institute of Chicago." That's right, me! Debra thanked me! ...What I did for her, I have no idea. But at least now I can die happy, knowing my name has been published in mass quantities. Thank you. Goodnight.





