July 19, 2016, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsHorace and presocratic manuscripts on display Classical Studies and Western Philosophy Collections Classics-related holdings at the Ransom Center range from second century Ptolemaic Greek papyri fragments to medieval manuscripts, from early printed editions and translations to squeezes
August 9, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsPenguin and the Paperback Revolution Click on the four-way arrow in the bottom right-hand corner of the slideshow to convert into full-screen mode. According to popular mythology, the publisher Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, formulated his idea for a press dedicated exclusively to paperbacks while visiting a railway station. Having spent the weekend visiting… read more
