Tag Archives: early printed books

Found in the Stacks: The Golden Legend in Printed Waste

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Elizabeth Ott

While putting together materials for an instructional session for a cross-listed German and Religion course titled “Luther and the Bible: German Reformation Literature,” I stumbled across a number of discoveries in the Incunabula collection at Wilson Library. The course emphasized … Continue reading →

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“Old and New Humanism(s)” at Wilson

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Mary Learner

This past weekend, the UNC-King’s College London collaboration on medieval and early modern studies had its fifth annual meeting with the theme “Old and New Humanism(s).” Dr. David Baker and Dr. Marsha Collins of UNC’s Department of English and Comparative … Continue reading →

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Book History Students Visit the RBC

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Emily Kader

This semester the Rare Book Collection was thrilled to host a visit from graduate students in Dr. Ryan Shaw’s INLS 550: Reading the History of the Book course. We gave them a tour through material book history, heard about their … Continue reading →

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Travel Through Time: The Gregorian Calendar

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Elizabeth Ott

With the start of a new year and a new calendar, it is timely to reflect on how calendars have evolved and changed throughout the centuries. One volume in the Rare Book Collection has particular value for this endeavor, the … Continue reading →

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On the Road: The Plantin-Moretus Museum

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Elizabeth Ott

During a recent visit to Belgium, I stepped back in time to the world of Renaissance printing at the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp. The museum, honored in 2005 as a UNESCO World Heritage site, preserves the printing workshops, office, and private living quarters of the … Continue reading →

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