Sunday, January 02, 2022

Links & Auctions

Happy New Year!

- Daniel Boffey writes for the Guardian on the recent sale at auction of one of the smallest printed books, produced in 1952 by the Gutenberg Museum.

- Over on the Leiden Special Collections blog, "Tears behind a manuscript: the tragic history of a Dutch East Indies' officer."

- From Lisa Fagin Davis, "Fragmentology in the COVID-era Classroom."

- SHARP offers up Cecile Jagodzinski's "The History of Paper: A Select Bibliography."

- Over on the BL's Medieval Manuscripts blog, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."

- Don't miss Michael Stillman's annual review of the top prices for books and manuscripts at auction in 2021.

Upcoming Auctions

- Rare Autographs, Photographs, Books at University Archives on 6 January.

- Books in All Fields with Americana, Travel, Maps & Art at PBA Galleries ends on 6 January.