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A book doesn’t do anyone much good unless it’s readily available to those who want to read it. Books are remarkably durable — as long as you don’t set them on fire or pour water on them,” said the Rev. Columba Stewart, executive director of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville.

A 17th century book believed to be bound in the skin of a priest executed for treason appears to bear a “spooky” image of his face on the cover, according to the auctioneers who are selling the book.

The Standard, an English language paper in Hong Kong, has a piece by Ronald Chan titled Judging the Fine Print which comes on the heels of the inaugural Hong Kong International Antiquarian Book Fair that will take place from November 30 …

The Holkham Bible: A Facsimile Another great publication to come from the British Library is a facsimile of one of its most prized treasures, the 14th century Holkham Bible picture book. Now reproduced in full colour, the beautifully illustrated manuscript is accompanied by a scholarly comme

 British Library Publication: The Medieval Flower Book by Celia FisherThe Medieval Flower Book by Celia Fisher is an exquisite A-Z guide to medieval botany, sumptuously illustrated with superb depictions of flowers and plants, intricate borders and trails of golden ivy. This new botanical comp

I still have a lot to learn about bibliography, and I plan to learn even more next summer at the University of Virginia Rare Book School. I think that if I gain a proper understanding of bibliography, my research will sometimes lead me …