January 15, 2020, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1Revealing an English Schoolmaster’s Piers Plowman Most of the books that came to The University of Texas at Austin as part of the John Henry Wrenn Library didn’t look like old books when they arrived in 1918 and still don’t look old now—not as old, at least, as the publication dates of the printed pages inside… read more
January 14, 2020, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1Seeing stars in the Blaeu World Map A fascinating project to preserve and display the iconic 1648 Dutch world map is now underway. In previous blog posts, we revealed the history of the Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula (Blaeu World Map) and the family of cartographers, globe makers, printers, and publishers who created it. We also have… read more
January 10, 2020, Filed Under: Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1How a famed astronomer paved the way for the Blaeu World Map Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. A Q & A with Dr. Bruce Hunt about the Blaeu World Map In recent blog posts, we examined the science behind the Blaeu World Map and took a deep dive into the conservation in progress to prepare… read more
