- In the University of Iowa magazine, "The Story of a Papermaker," in which Tim Barrett reflects on 30+ years at the University's Center for the Book.
- Coming up on 19 January, Heather O'Donnell and Rebecca Romney will present a Caxton Club evening program, "Building the Future of Rare Books: Two Booksellers' Experiences in Outreach." Register here.
- From the Peter Harrington blog, "Behind the books," an interview with Rosemary and Jasmin, two of the binders the The Chelsea Bindery.
- Over at Early Modern Female Book Ownership, a 1630 King James Bible.
- Allie Alvis' recent Edinburgh Bibliographical Society talk, "Illumination of the Page and of the Spirit," is now available on YouTube.
- Also now available for viewing, the recent Princeton/Rutgers colloquium "The Virtual Materiality of Texts: Book History During a Pandemic."
- The University of Liverpool's medieval manuscripts are now available in a new online catalog with details and sample images.
- Elizabeth Pope notes a recent AAS acquisition of an 1874 birthday and autograph album, this copy with a letter from the publisher to author Benson Lossing.
- Brittany Nichole Adams from Northwestern is in the "Bright Young Librarians" spotlight this week.
- It's all about the fastenings in the third installment of the Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation blog's series about constructing a medieval eastern Mediterranean binding model.
- The Middle Temple Library's December provenance mystery features some endleaf shorthand notes!
- A new dataset of material from the Franklin Ledgers is now available from the APS.
- Emily Spunaugle's work on the Marguerite Hicks Project at Oakland University is highlighted in Hour Detroit.
Upcoming Auctions
- Four Decades: In Celebration of AIPAD at Sotheby's New York ends on 21 December.
- Libros Raros y Valiosos at Soler y Llach on 22 December.
