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Libraries within the library : the origins of the British Library's printed collections / edited by Giles Mandelbrote and Barry Taylor

Preface / Sir Colin Lucas -- Notes on contributors -- Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction : from texts to collections / David Pearson -- The foundation collections. Henry VIII's library and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Rare Magical Manuscripts Go on Display at the British Library

Do you believe in magic? If not, “Harry Potter: A History of Magic,” the latest exhibition at the British Library in London, might very well make you a believer. Opened last month, the exhibition ...
Hyperallergic

British Exhibitions of Ethiopian Manuscripts Prompt Questions About Repatriation

Christ, the Virgin Mary, Michael, Gabriel and the Twelve Apostles appear before Saint Takla Haymanot at Easter. From the 18th century Life and Acts of St. Takla Haymanot (image via and courtesy of the ...
ArchDaily

The British Library Releases 570 Pages of Leonardo da Vinci's Manuscripts Online

A collaboration between the British Library and Microsoft, titled Turning the Pages 2.0, made 570 pages of Leonardo da Vinci's' Codex Arundel available for free online. Now anyone can navigate the ...