- The Olympic Manifesto, sold at auction in December, has been donated to the museum of the International Olympic Committee by the winning bidder, Russian billionaire and president of the international fencing federation Alisher Usmanov.
- Nils Bernstein writes for Atlas Obscura about the recent digitization of the collection of Mexican and Mexican-American cookbooks at the University of Texas San Antonio.
- Stacia Friedman highlights Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts for Hidden City Philadelphia.
- Stephan Salisbury writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer about recent deaccessioning moves by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
- The folks doing wonderful work on the Letterlocking project have launched a new digital exhibition, Signed, Sealed & Undelivered.
- Over at Medieval Manuscripts Provenance, "Illuminated Manuscripts from the Collection of Siegfried Laemmle (1863–1953)."
- From the BL's manuscripts blog, "Middle English manuscripts galore."
- As usual, the administration's budget called for the closure of various important cultural heritage projects. LJ Infodocket has a roundup of responses.
- From the Princeton Graphic Arts collection blog, "Vellucent bindings."
- Rebecca Nicholson writes for the Guardian, "Meet the booksellers who are fighting back against the algorithm."
- Michael Ruane reports for the WaPo on a new map collection at Mount Vernon.
- Over on the BL's Untold Lives blog, word of a new acquisition of an Italian avviso from 1589.
Review
- Adam Sisman's The Professor and the Parson; review by Lawrence Osborne in the NYTimes.
Upcoming Auctions
- Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs at Lyon & Turnbull on 19 February.
- Biblioteca Alberto Marín at Soler y Llach on 19 February.
- Livres anciens & illustrés modernes, manuscrits & lettres autographes at Aguttes on 20 February.
- Books and Works on Paper at Forum Auctions (online) on 20 February.
- Rare Americana & Cartography with the Robert M. Ebiner Zamorano 80 Collection at PBA Galleries on 20 February.
- Fine Books and Manuscripts at Swann Galleries on 20 February.
