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The first of three animal-themed exhibitions at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore highlights the portrayal of cats in the margins of medieval manuscripts.Centuries before internet cat memes, the antics of felines were already popular in the margins of medieval manuscripts. Paws on Parchment - on…
A special installation celebrating the art of Qurʾan manuscripts is on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through June 28, 2026.Sea of Ink, Forest of Pens: The Art of the Qurʾan in the Hossein Afshar Collection focuses on a dozen masterworks from the 7th to the 19th centuries, shedding light…
This week's rare book of the week is a first edition Joseph Smith's The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi which is coming up in Potter & Potter's September 4 Select Rarities: Exceptional Books & Manuscripts auction with an…
This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections advisor specializing in rare books and manuscripts as well as fine photography and prints.
The Library of Congress has acquired rare music and lyric sketches from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E.Y. 'Yip' Harburg, best known for their collaboration on the score of The Wizard of Oz in 1939.
The New York Public Library has announced plans to commemorate the semiquincentennial of the United States with a 2026 public viewing of The Declaration of Independence and a sweeping five-part exhibition spanning 250 years of history.
This premier auction features a select group of unusual, uncommon, and choice rarities. A carefully curated offering of printed matter, autographs, and other ephemeral objects, the sale will be led by a first edition of The Book of Mormon, the most important nineteenth century religious…
Our regular look at the new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.The First Book: Twentieth-Century Poetic Careers in America by Jesse ZubaA look at how poets including Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, John Ashbery and Louise Glück made their debut…
Rare Book School's new exhibition Famous and Forgotten: The Game of Authors will look at the history of changing literary trends via its huge collection of author card games.
A fundraising campaign launched by the University of York to secure the archive of scriptwriting duo Ray Galton and Alan Simpson who are credited with inventing the British sitcom has successfully reached its target.The two scriptwriters were influential figures in the history of British comedy,…
