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Extremely rare medieval Arma Christi scroll discovered at York’s Bar Convent
Extremely rare medieval scroll discovered at York’s Bar Convent The best example of an Arma Christi ever discovered An unassuming box in the archives at York’s Bar Convent has yielded the ...
Janet Malcolm Understood the Power of Not Being ‘Nice’
The writer is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
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Top 10 libraries in the world
Library of Congress: The largest library in the world, located in Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress provides Congress with objective research to inform the legislative process, administers the ...
New Documentary On Walter White Restores Legacy Of “Arguably The Most Influential Black Man In Mid-Century America”
Walter White and the NAACP,' an American Experience film about an overlooked titan of the civil rights movement.
Fairfield's Pequot Library to hold midwinter book sale
The two-day midwinter book sale at Fairfield's Pequot Library will feature performances from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame blues musician Mark Naftalin.
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Canvas Conversations Episode Three: A written interview with Mark Wiltshire, Rare Books and Manuscripts Specialist at Christie's, London.
As a medieval historian and lover of all things rare manuscripts (an often overshadowed side of the art-market) I found talking to Mark about his work of handling these manuscripts on the daily - was ...
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Mysuru institute’s rare books going digital
MYSURU: The Oriental Research Institute (ORI) of the University of Mysore, globally revered for preserving and publishing rare manuscripts and palm-leaf texts, has taken a monumental step towards ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
A remarkable set of 22 drawings reveal the faces of these rebels, providing a rare glimpse into ... these portraits were donated to Yale University’s Beinecke Library by one of Townsend ...
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On 41st Intl Quran Competition a rare manuscript attributed to Imam Reza handwriting unveiled
AhlulBayt News Agency: A rare Quran manuscript (Mus’haf, i.e. collection of sheets) attributed to Imam Reza (PBUH) was unveiled during the 41st International Quran Competition of the Islamic ...
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Man Finds Rare Trove of Winnie-the-Pooh Drawings and Manuscripts in His Father’s Attic
drawings and manuscripts that had once belonged to author A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Now, after “capturing the imagination of the publishing world,” the rare documents have ...
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Local historians and community members learn about Georgia Southern University's Special Collections
Johnson, who has been with Georgia Southern since 2018, oversees the university’s Special Collections, which includes over 500 manuscript ... Library, focuses on four main areas: Georgia Southern ...