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An unassuming box in the archives at York’s Bar Convent has yielded the discovery of an illuminated medieval scroll known as an Arma Christi, featuring the prayer poem O Vernicle. The discovery in the the oldest living convent in the UK is one of the best-preserved examples extant, and the…
The famous photograph of Albert Einstein with his tongue out, has been sold for a record $338,630 at RR Auction at its Remarkable Rarities auction.
Her Majesty The Queen visits Canterbury in Kent today to unveil a statue of Aphra Behn, the first full-time professional woman writer in the English language. Behn (1640–1689) was baptised in Harbledown, just outside Canterbury, and spent her formative years in the city during the English…
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Original sketches and drafts by English composer Sir Edward Elgar for his famous work Introduction and Allegro for Strings have been reunited at the British Library with the sketchbook from which he tore them out nearly a century ago.
The National Archives has received a collection of historical documents from Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) including Audie Murphy poetry, and rare maps and architectural drawings from the 1830s to 1970s used in constructing land boundaries, roads, and historic structures at ANC.“Collections…
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with M. Callen, proprietor of Haec City / Also Books in Pittsburgh, Penn:
The ninth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for an outstanding book collection put together by a woman aged under in the United States is returning for 2025.
A range of rare books and works on paper from The Ricky Jay Collection will go on sale next week.The Forum Auctions online auction on February 27 will feature items from the personal collection of the famous magician, performer, and author who was also a historian of magic and theatrical…
The life and work of internationally famous 20th century bookbinder Roger Powell (1896 – 1990) is the focus of a new exhibition which examines how his work transformed the craft using rarely seen fine bindings from private collectors.Bound Together: Modern British Bookbinding which runs through May…
