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a pencil manufactured by J. Thoreau & Co
Thoreau Pencil and Complete Modern Library Lead Final Strutz Library Auction
The 266-volume complete Modern Library and a Thoreau & Co pencil are among the lots in the third and final Heritage Auctions sale from the library of Nort
Cat playing the organ, detail from late 15th-century prayer book, illuminated by followers of Willem Vrelant of Bruges
Cats in Medieval Manuscripts Feature in New Baltimore Exhibition
The first of three animal-themed exhibitions at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore highlights the portrayal of cats in the margins of medieval manuscripts.
Qurʾan Manuscript, dated AH 1260/1844-45, signed by Mir ʿAbd al-Karim Muhammad Sadiq al-Husayni al-Yazdi, Qajar Iran, ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Qurʾan Manuscript Masterpieces on Display in Houston
A special installation celebrating the art of Qurʾan manuscripts is on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through June 28, 2026.
The only lyric sketch for 'Over the Rainbow' known to exist
Earliest Over the Rainbow Lyrics To Go On Display
The Library of Congress has acquired rare music and lyric sketches from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E.Y.
Thomas Jefferson, fair copy of the Declaration of Independence
New York Public Library Announces Major Exhibition for America's 250th Celebrations
The New York Public Library has announced plans to commemorate the semiquincentennial of the United States with a 2026 public viewing of The Declaration of I
Box cover of a 19th century authors card game (Parker Brothers, 1896) from the RBS teaching collections
Rare Book School’s Author Card Games Collection on Display For First Time
Rare Book School's new exhibition Famous and Forgotten: The Game of Authors will look at the history of changing literary trends via its huge
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Galton and Simpson Comedy Archive Acquired by University of York
A fundraising campaign launched by the University of York to secure the archive of scriptwriting duo Ray Galton and Alan Simpson who are credited with inventing
Charles Dickens (centre) during rehearsals for his own play, Mr Nightingale’s Diary performed at Tavistock House in 1855. On the left is Mark Lemon, editor of Punch magazine, on the right is either Wilkie Collins or illustrator Frank Stone.
Unseen Sketches of Charles Dickens in Play Rehearsals Go On Display For First Time
An unpublished set of pen, ink, and watercolour sketches showing Charles Dickens and hi
A cricket scorebook from the donated archive
Scottish Cricket Archive Donated to the National Library of Scotland
A wide variety of documentation relating to the history of the Scottish Cricket Union and Cricket Scotland from 1908 to the present day have been acqui
The buildings recently acquired by the Brontë Parsonage Museum
Brontë Parsonage Museum Acquires New Historic Buildings
A century after Sir James Roberts gifted Haworth Parsonage to the Brontë Society