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The Paula Peyraud Collection was considered the "largest collection in private hands of books, manuscripts, and images associated with the Georgian…

In March 2010 the Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de Médicine (BIUM) will have the pleasure of presenting a selection of its most beautiful pieces,…

Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière are two well-known authors and bibliophiles. Their new book is a tribute to the Gutenberg galaxy: N'espérez pas…

What exactly does it mean when one says a print is a "proof"? While the connotation of this term is clearly positive, it is not always clear what…

The assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln on April 14th and 15th, 1865 sent a shock throughout the nation, generating an intense desire by the…

Many antique prints were initially issued with color, but many have been colored subsequent to their original publication. How does one distinguish…

In previous blogs I have looked at the subject matter which appears in old prints, as well as the processes used to make them. Another important…

Nous sommes heureux de vous faire part de la composition du nouveau Bureau du SLAM, élu en Assemblée Générale le 14 décembre 2009, pour une période…

"On a cold Tuesday in Beijing, steam rose ghost-like from sewer grates in the wide, car-choked streets. The towering buildings, monuments to China's…

Why E-Books Look So Ugly - Snippets from an article in WIRED about e-book design and the beauty of "the book".

I do not think enough people have a personal library. A library with real wood shelves, not boxes under the bed and a library that has to be dusted…

In 1963 William Freeman, an Englishman, created the first Dictionary of Fictional Characters. It made 458 pages and was published by J.M. Dent Ltd.…