Sponsored by FABS January 12: FABS Handpress Era Group. This month our guest speaker is Dr. David Wolf, who will speak on 16th century medical books in English including the 1541 edition of Sir Thomas Elyot's The Castel of Helth. To receive a link contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Sponsored by FABS Convivial conversation about all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Hosted by Bill Bryson. For info contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Join the FABS Bindings group for presentations and discussion about the art and craft of bindings. For info contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS "Collecting Erasmus" Martha will share a brief bio of the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536) and provide short descriptions of several Erasmus volumes in her collection. These include the first edition of Erasmus’s In Novum Testamentum Annotationes (1542) which has been heavily censored by a very assiduous member of the counter-Reformation, the Colloquies (printed by Charlotte […]
Sponsored by FABS Join us for convivial conversation on all things bibliophilic and 19th century! For a link contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Join your host Reid Byers and the gang for discussion of the pleasures and challenges of the private library. For a link, contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Dear Friends in the Republic of Books, Living with Books is a discussion group of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. Each month, we choose a couple of bibliophilic topics for open (and civil) discussion. The next meeting of FABS Living with Books will be on Tuesday, Mar 24, 7:00 EDT The […]
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Handpress Era Zoom Group meets the second Monday of the month for presentations and discussion of printed materials before 1800. This month noted optics collector David DiLaura will speak on the transition from manuscript to print of illustrations dealing with geometry and natural philosophy, using examples from his collection. All […]
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial and informal discussion of all things bibliophilic and nineteenth-century with your host Bill Bryson. Meets the third Thursday of the month. For a link to this month's meeting, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial group hosted by Reid Byers for conversation about the joys and challenges of home libraries. This month's topics: 1. Book Cartoons and Jokes 2. What Advice might you offer to younger bibliophiles from your experience as a book collector? To receive a link, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by FABS This month we try out a new discussion format with the topic “Ebay and Catawiki: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.” We’ll discuss the pros and cons of these online auction platforms for collectors of Handpress Era materials. If you use them, what are your search strategies? Have you ever regretted […]
Sponsored by FABS Bookbinding models replicate book structures to show us how a book operates. They range from practical to experimental and may reproduce bookbinding techniques from various eras and cultures. Model-making has been a research and instructional method in the Libraries’ Conservation Lab since its inception in the mid-1980s. Today, the Book Model Collection […]