Editio princeps: A History of the Gutenberg Bible by Eric White (Princeton University Library) wins the DeLong Book History Prize 2018, awarded by the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP). SHARP annually awards the prize to the ‘author of the best book on any aspect of the creation, dissemination or uses…
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Harvey Miller Catalogue – Spring & Summer 2018
The catalogue for Harvey Miller on new and forthcoming titles scheduled to appear in Spring & Summer 2018 is now available. Download your copy here.
Sandra Hindman on ‘The Medieval World at our Fingertips’
A contribution by Sandra Hindman President and Founder, Les Enluminures & Professor Emerita, Department of Art History, Northwestern University The Medieval World at our Fingertips. Manuscript Illuminations from the Collection of Sandra Hindman Designed to accompany the special exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago of a selection of about thirty illuminated manuscript leaves from…
The Value of Taste. Auction Prices and the Evolution of Taste in Dutch and Flemish Golden Age Painting (1642–2011)
The Value of Taste Auction Prices and the Evolution of Taste in Dutch and Flemish Golden Age Painting (1642–2011) By Peter Carpreau Taste is a well known but largely underestimated phenomenon. Yet it is one of the factors that has shaped our knowledge and view of art. Why is Rembrandt van Rijn today considered to be…
Paul Needham on ‘Editio princeps: A History of the Gutenberg Bible’
A contribution by Paul Needham Scheide Librarian, Princeton University Library Editio princeps is a history of the Gutenberg Bible that provides an account, both detailed and highly readable, of the fates and vicissitudes of all surviving copies, including those attested only by fragments from bookbindings. There is not a copy for which Dr. White’s researches…
Andria Derstine on ‘The Journal of a Transatlantic Art Dealer: René Gimpel (1918-1939)’
A contribution by Dr. Andria Derstine John G. W. Cowles Director Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College The Journal of a Transatlantic Art Dealer René Gimpel (1918-1939) In The Journal of a Transatlantic Art Dealer, René Gimpel 1918-1939, Diana J. Kostyrko traces the life and work of René Gimpel, his social milieu, and the patterns…
