Program Schedule
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Apr
212023Preserving and Analyzing Digital TextsPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
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Mar
292023Continental England: Author Elizaveta Strakhov in Conversation with Zachary Hines on Form, Translation, and Chaucer in the Hundred Years’ WarPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
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Mar 23
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Mar 242023New Directions in Indigenous Book HistoryPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. ET
RBS News
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RBS in the News: “For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Seriously.” – a New York Times Article by Jennifer Schuessler
The following article by Jennifer Schuessler, which features Barbara Heritage (RBS Associate Director & Curator of Collections) appeared in The New York Times on 9 March 2023. Click here to view the article via nytimes.com.
Last month, The New York Times reported on an ultrarare medieval Hebrew Bible that was headed to auction with a record-smashing estimate of up to $50 million.
The reaction was swift.
“Why are they handling this without cotton gloves? Shame on them,” one reader wrote in the comments section, referring to photographs showing someone touching the worn pages. […]
Posted 20 days ago by RBS -
RBS Announces M. C. Lang Fellows in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources
With pleasure, Rare Book School announces the fourth cohort of M. C. Lang Fellows in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources. Congratulations to all, and we look forward to welcoming you to RBS this summer! […]
Posted 1 month, 15 days ago by RBS