The item, which was fashioned by two London artisans, reflects the interests of the upper echelons of society at the turn of ...

With a new film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” now in theaters, interest in Emily Brontë’s iconic novel is once again on the rise. But more than 175 years before the story returned to movie screens ...

Does a used Porsche seem like a fair trade for a rare 1555 book about medicine by Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius? No? Well, then, maybe you’re not as committed to tomes dedicated to medical ...

March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display, visitors to ...

Many University students have never set foot in Firestone Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, but if they had, they could have discovered the manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

John Rylands Library in Manchester, United Kingdom, holds one of the most treasured rare book collections in Europe. Its shelves preserve centuries-old manuscripts, including illuminated texts and ...

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) announces that Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM) recently donated the Earl Morse Wilbur Rare Book Collection to Harvard Divinity School Library. Comprising ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hebrew Union College has agreed to new restrictions on the sale or removal of rare books and manuscripts from its Klau Library in Cincinnati under a settlement with Ohio Attorney ...