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Music, Print and Culture in Early 16th Century Italy
During the early years of the sixteenth century, the reproduction of music of all kinds began to move from the copyist’s desk to the printer’s workshop. As Francis Bacon, viewing…
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Patience & Fortitude
In his national bestseller, A Gentle Madness, Nicholas Basbanes explored the sweet obsession people feel to possess books. Now, Basbanes continues his adventures among the “gently mad” on an irresistible…
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Polished Cornerstones of the Temple
Based on the Panizzi Lectures given in the British Library in November 2004, The Polished Cornerstones of the Temple examines the impact of women’s educational projects on female reading and…
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Prints for Books
The second half of the eighteenth century in France was one of the great ages of book illustration, which saw the meeting of top-quality engraving, fine printing, and high bibliophily….
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Rothschilds and their Collections of Illuminated Manuscripts
The family art collections of the Rothschilds were legendary for their extravagance and refinement. This is the first history of the Rothschilds as bibliophiles and especially as collectors of medieval…
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