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One of only three known surviving copies of A Complete Map of All Under Heaven by Cao…
Christie's' Cabinet des Livres by Pierre Brossette sale of the Lyon businessman's collection…
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Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of the Modern World by Selena Wisnom
Researchers have confirmed that what was believed to have been a copy of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is actually an original from 1300.The authentication by Magna Carta experts from King’s College London and the University of East Anglia means the document is one of only seven surviving…
The Library of Congress has acquired the photographs, manuscripts and periodical collection of Raúl Ruiz, a leading figure in the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles beginning in the 1960s. Ruiz (1940-2019) was an activist, journalist, photographer, educator and political candidate who advocated…
Freeman’s | Hindman's Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln auction of manuscripts, letters, campaign ephemera, keepsakes and personal effects will be held live and online on May 21.
Two new wooden carved sculptures celebrating East Yorkshire’s influence on J. R. R. Tolkien’s work will be officially unveiled on June 6 at All Saints Church in Roos, East Riding of Yorkshire.
The LA Art Book Fair opens this week on May 15 at a new location across two buildings on ArtCenter College of Design's South Campus.
An installation of works by Frédéric Chopin opens today at the The Morgan Library & Museum.
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the National Archives is launching Opening the Vault, a new exhibition series that will display the most historically valuable and iconic artifacts in American history for the first time in many…
This week's focus is on the Horae beatae marie secundum usum curie romane better known as the Black Book of Hours which has been awarded conservation funding from the the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund and Bank of America’s Art Conservation Project.
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Jenna Silver, Processing Coordinator Archivist with the University of Iowa.What is your role at your institution?I am the Processing Coordinator Archivist for Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa.How did you get started…
