Margaret Armstrong’s Book Covers
Sponsored by Ohio State University Libraries with The Aldus Society Margaret Armstrong was one of the most celebrated and prolific book cover designers of the late 19th and early 20th […]
Sponsored by Ohio State University Libraries with The Aldus Society Margaret Armstrong was one of the most celebrated and prolific book cover designers of the late 19th and early 20th […]
Sponsored by the Caxton Club. In this program, Lauren Hewes will introduce Caxton Club members to the Stephen D. Paine Collection of American Ephemera at the American Antiquarian Society, a […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club A new look at medieval monastic manuscript culture. Andrew Jotischky, Professor of Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London, will speak about the manuscript […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California. In 1891 while still teens in Portland, Oregon, Maurice and Peter Binford started an influential career as publishers. They went on to found […]
Sponsored by FABS David Levy will present "The Earliest Hoyles: what a bibliographer can learn from examining multiple copies." From 1742-1747 there were three authorized publishers of Hoyle's pamphlets on […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Jordan Ross will explore the collecting habits of African American bibliophiles in Philadelphia during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Bibliophiles and organizations examined will […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club. Have you stretched an animal skin lately? Prepared its surface to accept ink? Collected oak galls to make ink? Scribed? Added rubrics and colored initials? […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington. Author Eric Marshall White will share his fresh insights into Gutenberg's life and accomplishments, including correctives to old legends and conjectures. Dr. White's […]
Sponsored by FABS Join the FABS 19th Century group on Zoom for congenial discussion of all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Sponsored by The Grolier Club About this event Italian-born, Paris-based artist Raffaella della Olga will speak with Clark Art Institute curator and historian Robert Wiesenberger about her works on view […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Prof. David Kraemer will explore what the books produced by Jewish communities through the ages teach us about their experiences in various diasporas. Jews have […]
Sponsored by FABS Presentations and discussion on the art and craft of bookbindings. Nora Epstein of the Newberry Library will speak, highlightinh some of the remarkable bindings that have made […]