Category Archives: Book Art

Center for Jewish History Offers Free “Ask the Experts” and “Behind the Scenes” Programs April 28 and 29 For National Preservation Week

Posted on April 24, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

The Center for Jewish History is pleased to announced its participation in the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services‘ Preservation Week from April 27 – May 3, 2014. This year we will be hosting a number of exciting events … Continue reading →

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Vatican library plans to digitise 82,000 of its most valuable manuscripts – Telegraph

Posted on March 27, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

A 1,600-year-old manuscript featuring the poems of Virgil is among the collection being digitised by the Vatican Apostolic Library with the help of a Japanese IT firm An illustration of the Dante’s Divina Commedia realized by artist Sandro Botticelli in … Continue reading →

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This Guy Drew a Cat. You Won’t Believe What Happened 4 Centuries Later. – Wired Campus – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted on March 12, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

Franz Helm’s illustrated manual on pyrotechnic weapons was around for more than four centuries before it went viral. When the German artillery expert wrote the manual, in the mid-1500s, he unwittingly created a piece of media ideally suited to the … Continue reading →

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The Center for Book Arts upcoming events Spring 2014

Posted on March 3, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

Birds of a feather announcements: The Center for Book Arts promotes active explorations of both contemporary and traditional artistic practices related to the book as an art object. The Center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and … Continue reading →

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Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage February 4, 2014 – May 18, 2014

Posted on February 14, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage  February 4, 2014 – May 18, 2014 This exhibit details the dramatic recovery of historic materials relating to the Jewish community of Iraq in a flooded basement in Saddam Hussein’s intelligence headquarters, and … Continue reading →

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