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A century after Sir James Roberts gifted Haworth Parsonage to the Brontë Society it has announced…
Of the 138 lots covering the history of science at PBA Galleries' August 28 auction are 18 related…
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A historic report detailing the development of the atomic bomb signed by J. Robert Oppenheimer and 23 other minds behind the Manhattan Project has been sold for $53,594 by Boston-based RR Auction.
![Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 [1725], Catalogue no.1. The autograph manuscript of the full score, the only surviving working manuscript, with annotations also by Bach's eldest son, Wilehelm Friedemann.](https://cdn.finebooksmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_listed_teaser_thumb_768x735_/public/media-images/2024-03/bach.jpg?itok=f5spS-f2)
Bodleian Libraries has announced the acquisition through the Acceptance in lieu scheme of the autograph of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata for Ascension Day, Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein (BWV 128).
The number of titles targeted for censorship rose 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers released today show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles in schools and libraries. This tops the…
Given only six weeks to create the Star Wars movie score, composer John Williams ended up with 88 minutes of music which translated to about 800 pieces of sheet music. After recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, the score was sent to be edited at Samuel Goldwyn Studios by Lionel Newman,…
University of Galway has launched Imirce, a digital repository of thousands of Irish emigrant letters and memoirs dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century.
A historic library established in 1634 is now open to residents and visitors to Boston for the first time.St Botolph’s church - widely known locally as The Stump - has completely refurbished its library, including wall repairs, new décor, UV filters, temperature control, and new bookcases following…
Poems and Permutations, a survey of artists’ books by American book artist and poet Wally Depew spanning nearly 40 years of the artist’s practice, is now on show at Printed Matter in New York.The exhibition is on view at its Chelsea location through April 11, with Printed Matter offering many of…
A page from Albert Uderzo’s Asterix in Corsica, which first appeared in the January 1967 issue of Pilote, was sold for $106,250 at Heritage Auctions' latest International Original Art auction.It features characteristic humor, Obelix with wild boars under his arms, a magnificent visual of Asterix,…
Fleischer’s Auctions will sell a collection of personal effects that belonged to Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. Important items in the sale’s catalog include:
A new exhibition at the British Museum will explore the final three decades of Michelangelo’s illustrious life and career. Michelangelo: the last decades will look beyond the artist to reveal his personality. Through a diverse array of his poems, letters and artistic designs, the exhibition…
