May 15, 2013, Filed Under: Research + TeachingMore than 65 research fellowships awarded The Harry Ransom Center has awarded more than 65 research fellowships for 2013-14. The fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial on-site use of the Center’s collections of manuscripts, rare books, film, photography, art, and performing arts materials. The fellowship recipients, half of whom will be coming… read more
December 10, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsSangorski and Sutcliffe: The Rolls Royce of Bookbinding Jeweled bindings, which use metalwork, jewels, ivory, and rich fabrics to decorate a book, date back at least to the Middle Ages, but the form was revived around the turn of the twentieth century by the English binders Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe met in evening bookbinding… read more
June 19, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsClues help date pair of Hebrew Bibles with common thread Behold this pair of Bibles. They were both owned by Andrew Fletcher (1653–1716), noted as the “Scotch patriot” in the Dictionary of National Biography. Fletcher had an interest in politics and letters but is often remembered today for his extensive library, believed to be the finest library in Scotland at… read more
