January 31, 2019, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1, Research + TeachingCollated & perfect The publication and series of programs Collated & Perfect tracks the changing standards that collectors, institutions, and scholars have used to describe and evaluate early printed books. Doing so reveals why the books take the often surprising forms they do today.
October 4, 2018, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Featured1Printing manuscripts In order to understand the Gutenberg Bible, it is critical to remember that it is a medieval book that was designed to satisfy the needs of medieval readers. Today, we expect pages in most books to be black and white. To navigate what we read, we rely on variations in… read more
January 31, 2018, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1Talking about early digital facsimiles with Sarah Werner Sarah Werner is a book historian and digital strategist based in Washington, D.C.
