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Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Guest Presenter: Lilla Vekerdy, Head of the Special Collections Department, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A live presentation followed by a Q & A with presenter Lilla Vekerdy Title: How Can Book Bindings Sing? Presentation Description: How Can Book Bindings […]
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Sponsored by FABS Join Lilla Vekerdy, Head & Curator of Special Collections at the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, to view and hear about the “Singing Bindings” of The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology. These unique bindings feature fragments of medieval music manuscripts as covers of Renaissance […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club EVENT DETAILS: June Evening Program This lecture will examine the parallel and divergent, as well as the oppositional and united trends in private versus institutional rare book collecting, through historical lens. Where do private collectors stand in relation to librarians in the rare book field? […]