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Eikōn basilikē of King Charles the FirstBy Elissa B.G. Mullins 56 copies in 26 editions of the Eikōn basilikē of King Charles I have recently been disambiguated, rescued from...
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Happy birthday, Gwendolyn Brooks!Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas. She is often recognized for her time as Poet Laureate of Illinois (1968-2000) and...
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Journal of a residence in St. PetersburgOpen this sturdy stationery-bound journal (Post-1650 MS 0806) and join Hugh Perkins as he embarks from London to St. Petersburg, traveling through...
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A Marriage Contract … and a Book Cover?By Elissa B.G. Mullins Don’t judge a book by its cover—especially when the cover warrants its own catalogue record! Little did yeoman William...
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Stuart David and Sophia Belzer Engstrand CollectionBy Nicole Connell The Stuart David and Sophia Belzer Engstrand Collection has now been processed and is open to researchers. Stuart David...
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Musing on Miniatures: An IntrospectiveBy Elissa B.G. Mullins The miniature format recommends itself to a wide variety of genres—from devotional materials to political pamphlets;...
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Adventures in Cataloging: Arabic Manuscripts at RBML Part 3By Hanan Jaber Welcome to the final part of our Arabic Manuscripts at RBML series! Today, we are presenting the last four books for this...
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Adventures in Cataloging: Arabic Manuscripts at RBML Part 2By Hanan Jaber Welcome back to part 2 of our Arabic Manuscripts at the RBML series! Today, we present to you some Islamic as well as Christian...
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Collection Highlights: The Story of Mable Schamp (1912-1951)by Jonathan Puckett The Schamp-Levin Collection contains the papers of Mable Schamp and her second husband, Meyer Levin. Mable Hall Schamp...
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Iron Gall InkBy: Katie Hartman Besides the quill and parchment, ink was one of the most basic components of manuscript production. Black inks were typically...
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Tools of the trade for Opening Day 1921By: Tony Hynes One hundred years ago on the opening day of the 1921 baseball season, April 13, manager Johnny Evers’ Chicago Cubs were set to...
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Making Quills Part 3—Cutting the QuillBy: Katie Hartman Cutting the quill’s nib is often seen as the most finicky and difficult part of the quill making process. In a way, this...
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Making Quills Part 2- Curing with a Dutching ToolBy: Katie Hartman Technically speaking, dutching simply refers to the process of hardening a quill by using heat. However, since the process of...
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Now Available: Fairy Tales Digital ExhibitThe digital pop-up exhibit “Once Upon a Time… Fairy Tales from Around the World” is now available! Curated by former graduate assistant Taylor...
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Digging the Depths of The American Songbagby Stephen Griffith Editor’s Note: Writer and musician Stephen Griffith ( http://stephengriffith.com/ ) is working on several projects...
