Sunday, August 27, 2017

Links & Reviews

- An important early Latin commentary on the Gospels has been identified in the Cologne Cathedral Library and translated into English for the first time.

- A copy of the Columbus Letter stolen from the Vatican Library and replaced with a fake has been located and returned.

- A fire in the southern Italian city of Cosenza has reportedly destroyed a private museum "housing the collection of the Bilotti Ruggi D'aragona family, described as "the most important library in southern Italy."

- On the Library of Congress blog, a Q&A with aspiring book conservator Riley Thomas.

- Over at Past is Present, "Collaborative Bibliographic Data Production," by Nigel Lepianka and "Unpacking a Digital Library" by Adam Fales.

- The Boston Globe reports on the identification and recent production of a 17th-century play, the manuscript of which was found in the BPL's collections.

- Vanderbilt has acquired the George Clulow and United States Playing Card Co. Gaming Collection.

- The "I am Jack the Ripper" postcard will be offered at auction in October.

Reviews

- John Clayton's Wonderlandscape; review by Dennis Drabelle in the WaPo.

- Laurent Binet's The Seventh Function of Language; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.

- James Delbourgo's Collecting the World; review by John Gallagher in the Irish Times.

Upcoming Auction

- Fine Books in All Fields at PBA Galleries on 31 August.