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Mapping Books: Mapping pre-1600 European manuscripts in the U.S. and Canada
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Thursday, November 6, 2014. Mapping pre-1600 European manuscripts in the U.S. and Canada. Pre-1600 European manuscripts in the United States and Canada (detail). Today marks the beginning of the 7th annual Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age. Can be used to track manuscripts over time. But in short their work began as a way to update the censuses of American manuscripts created by Seymour de Ricci from 1935-40. And supplemented by Faye and Bond in 1962. Their census includes ent...
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13th Century Entanglements, Part 3 | paleography @ penn
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The website of the Graduate Paleography Group at The University of Pennsylvania An affiliate of The Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies (SIMS). Archive of Penn Paleography Group Meetings (2010-14). Paleography Resources and Tools. 13th Century Entanglements, Part 2. 13th Century Entanglements, Part 3. May 3, 2014. At the University of Pennsylvania. Contributed to a new web exhibit titled 13th Century Entanglements: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. And her text from the exhibit follows. Early Moder...
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Writing about Writing in Early Modern Writing-Books | Unique at Penn
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Writing about Writing in Early Modern Writing-Books. Posted by Simran Thadani. Asymp; 1 Comment. Arts glory, or, The pen-mans treasury. London, 1669), plate [9]. UPenn Furness Z43.A5 C63 1669. The most prolific writing-master in early modern England was Edward Cocker (1631-1676). 1669): the samples, we are told, are adorned with many curious knots and flourishes, to render them pleasant as well as profitable. This characterization of the book as doubly beneficial was obviously intended to increase it...
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Social Media at the Penn Libraries
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Skip to Main Search. Skip to Main Content. 160;• Printer Friendly Page. Back to full page. Social Media at the Penn Libraries. In e-resource title only. 183; · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. 8226; Journal title. Social Media at the Penn Libraries. Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Regan Kladstrup, rare book cataloging and blogging. Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. Weigle Information Commons) rss.
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The Great Emancipator and the Great Central Fair Exhibition at Penn Libraries | Penn Libraries News Center
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Penn Libraries News Center. The Great Emancipator and the Great Central Fair Exhibition at Penn Libraries. January 6, 2015. Assistant Director of Development Communications, Penn Libraries. The Great Emancipator and the Great Central Fair Exhibition at Penn Libraries. A digitized image of the Penn Libraries’ copy of the 1864 Leland-Boker Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln. A flag from Lincoln and Hamlin’s 1860 presidential campaign. There will be an opening reception on January 29....
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June Kislak Center Exhibition Celebrates 100 Years of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and the Carol and Erwin Welsch Collection | Penn Libraries News Center
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Penn Libraries News Center. June Kislak Center Exhibition Celebrates 100 Years of T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and the Carol and Erwin Welsch Collection. June 16, 2015. June 16, 2014. A century after its appearance, T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Notable items in the Welsch Collection include:. Lytton Strachey’s copy of. Prufrock and other Observations. An edition that once belonged to Eliot’s brother, Henry Ware Eliot and bears the signature of the American poet, Yvor Winters).
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etonkova | Penn Libraries News Center
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Penn Libraries News Center. OPenn: Primary Digital Resources Available To All Through Penn Libraries’ New Online Platform. May 1, 2015. Press Contact: Elina Tonkova Assistant Director of Development Communications, Penn Libraries 215-746-2521 etonkova@upenn.edu. A new website that provides digitized cultural heritage materials … Continue reading →. April 27, 2015. The Penn Libraries’ ScholarlyCommons Turns 10 Years Old. March 31, 2015. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Elina Tonkova Assistant Director...
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Mapping Books: May 2013
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Friday, May 31, 2013. First Editions of Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Following on last week's post which mapped books based on some longer-term research, I wanted to show what kinds of simple geographic visualizations are possible using data that's already extant and well-curated. Given that today is Walt Whitman's 194th birthday I thought I'd post something related to the Walt Whitman Archive. The survey, published in the Walt Whitman quarterly in 2006. Came with a downloadable data set. So-called "flat" ...
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Mapping Books: Mapping pre-1500 Printed Books Today
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Monday, July 29, 2013. Mapping pre-1500 Printed Books Today. Last week the Penn Libraries hosted a Rare Books School course. On the 15th century European book in print and manuscript taught by Will Noel and Paul Needham. As someone interested in the history of libraries and the movement of books over time, I've long been impressed by the volume of detailed information available in digital form about early European printed books. Online catalogs like the Incunabula Short Title Catalog (ISTC). Gyulafehérvá...
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Mapping Books: October 2013
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Thursday, October 10, 2013. Library Markings from Looted Books. Bookplate of the Komite zur Förderung Thoradienst Gemeinden in Palästina. Here at Penn, the rare books cataloging team has been working for the past several years to put images of bookplates, bookstamps, and other provenance markings online. Even George Clooney is getting in on the action with his upcoming movie. Who was an adviser to the State Department with a tireless focus on returning looted WWII property. Does not work in IE]. In all I...
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