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Nov 15, 2019 Book of the week — Tychonis Brahe Mathim: eminent: Dani Opera omnia, sive Astronomiae instavratae progymnasta…

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"On the 11th day of November in the evening after sunset, I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky. I noticed that a new and unusual star, surpassing the other stars in brilliancy, was shining almost directly above my head; and since I had,...

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Jul 19, 2019 Today, Rare Books. Tomorrow, the Moon!

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“Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra...

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May 16, 2019 Student Response — Literary Analysis Spanish 3070

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In Spring 2019 students from Spanish 3070 Literary Analysis attended the Rare Books Classroom to consider the physical aspects of literary texts and to decipher first-hand the impact of examining a book and text as physical object. The viewing offered students a chance to see...

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Jun 21, 2017 We Recommend — The Theophilus Legend in Medieval Text & Image

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“The legend’s popularity is a tribute to its ability to make the plight of individual salvation tangible and visible at a time when that salvation must seem highly uncertain.” — from the Introduction The Theophilus Legend in Medieval Text & Image Jerry Root Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2017 PN687...

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May 23, 2016 We recommend — Weller Book Works Presents FEATHERS, PAWS, FINS and CLAWS

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“It was all as grand as grand could be.”   Feathers, Paws, Fins and Claws Presentation and Reception Christine A. Jones and Jennifer Schacker Weller Book Works Trolley Square Thursday, May 26, 6:30PM This event is free and open to the public   A wide variety of creatures walk, fly, leap, slither, and swim through...

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