Gerald Cloud

July 12, 2016 - Gerald Cloud

The Jenson Bible joins the Gutenberg Bible’s page turning

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts Tagged With: bible, font, Genesis, Gerald Cloud, Gutenberg Bible, Jenson, Johann Gutenberg, Nicholas Jenson, page turning, printing, Roman, typeface

Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. Biblia Latina. Mainz: Johann Gutenberg, 1454–55. Genesis, Chapter I. Volume I:5r Among the most striking features of the two volume Gutenberg Bible is the consistency of its printing and the elegance of its letterforms: the rich black ink,… read more

April 29, 2015 - Kate Contakos

Pforzheimer library receives proactive conservation assessment

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Conservation Tagged With: Books, Carl H. Pforzheimer, Chaucer, Conservation, Coverdale Bible, Gerald Cloud, Gutenberg Bible, King James Bible, Milton, Pforzheimer Library, preservation, preservation week, preservation week 2015, Spenser, survery, William Caxon

In 1986 when the Ransom Center acquired the Carl H. Pforzheimer library of early English literature, with books dating from 1475 to 1700, the book world gasped. The Pforzheimer library was the outstanding private collection of early English books available, and the acquisition of this exceptional private library of carefully… read more

December 9, 2014 - Jennifer Tisdale

Gerald W. Cloud named as Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Meet the Staff Tagged With: Carl and Lily Pforzheimer, Gerald Cloud, Steve Enniss

The Harry Ransom Center announces the appointment of Gerald W. Cloud as its Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts. Cloud will be responsible for overseeing the Ransom Center’s extensive holdings of early books and manuscripts, including promoting access to, and use of, the collections and interpreting… read more