Charles Johanningsmeier on Tauchnitz Editions
Sponsored by The Caxton Club EVENT DETAILS: October Midday Program “Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.” – Mark […]
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Creatures of Commerce: Animal Advertising Ephemera from the Bruce Shyer Collection
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Humans have been fascinated by animal imagery since the prehistoric era when cavemen painted images of animals on walls to symbolically capture their […]
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FABS Handpress Era: John Peckham’s Perspectiva Communis + Open Mic for 16th Century
Sponsored by FABS David DiLaura will speak on "John Peckham's Perspectiva Communis: An example of the transition from manuscript to the handpress." In the half-century after the appearance of moveable […]
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Virtual Tour and Curator Q&A for Billy Budd at 100 Exhibition
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Curator William Palmer Johnston leads a prerecorded tour of his exhibition "Melville's Billy Budd at 100" followed by a live online Q&A. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tour-and-curator-qa-for-billy-budd-at-100-exhibition-tickets-1027617320067?aff=erelpanelorg […]
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FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS 19th Century Group (third Thursday of the month). Congenial conversation on all things 19th-century and bookish. You are welcome! To join the list contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
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The Sugar King of California
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Claus Spreckels (1828–1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar […]
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Virtual Lecture: How a Grolierite Shaped the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Dr. Jonathan Conlin talks about former Grolier Club librarian Henry Watson Kent's role in shaping The Met into a great cultural institution. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-how-a-grolierite-shaped-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-tickets-1027694851967?aff=ebdssbdestsearch […]
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FABS Bindings Zoom: Renate Mesmer on the Folger Shakespeare Library
Sponsored by FABS Oct 21, 2024. 7:30 Eastern time, 4:30 Pacific time Renate Mesmer will talk about the Folger’s recent renovation and the challenges and improvements of such an undertaking. […]
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FABS Zoom: Living With Books
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Living With Books Zoom Group, hosted by Reid Byers, invites you to their lively monthly discussion of home libraries, with all their pleasures and paraphernalia. […]
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The Forgetters: Greg Sarris with Leslie Carol Roberts
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Greg Sarris—tribal leader, scholar, teacher, and activist—has always kept stories, and storytelling, at the center of his ambitious life’s work. In his latest […]
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Poisoned Palettes: Exploring the Deadly Beauty of Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Open to member of FABS Societies Dear FABS Club members: I hope many of you will be able to join us on Thursday, October 24, […]
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Belle da Costa Greene: A Transformative Librarian Through Her Letters
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was Pierpont Morgan’s personal librarian (1908–1913) and the first Director of the Morgan Library (1924–1948). She was also […]