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The Royal College of Physicians in London has been accused of “selling off the family silver” over a proposal to auction a bequest of rare books

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/royal-college-of-physicians-plans-to-fix-3m-crisis-by-selling-its-books-dtjnww9tj (Paywall) “The books, bequeathed in 1680 by the Marquess of Dorchester, include one of the 12 surviving first editions of The Canterbury Tales, a psalter owned by John Dee, astronomer to Elizabeth I, and The Recuyell of Historyes of Troye, by Raoul Lefèvre the first book printed in English on the Continent.” 26.10.2020 “Henry … „The Royal College of Physicians in London has been accused of “selling off the family silver” over a proposal to auction a bequest of rare books“ weiterlesen

Archivalia-Jahresrückblick 2020

2020 war für mich nicht nur wegen Corona ein schlimmes Jahr. Der Tod meiner Frau im August war ein tiefer Einschnitt in meinem Leben. Wissenschaftliche Forschungen und das Bloggen in Archivalia hat mir geholfen, klarzukommen. Archivalia ist ein Gemeinschaftsblog – Beiträge sind willkommen! Den Beiträger*innen und Kommentator*innen gilt auch diesmal mein Dank. Ich gehe die … „Archivalia-Jahresrückblick 2020“ weiterlesen

Sale of the Royal College of Physician’s historical books and manuscripts

“Dear ExLibrans You might know that I’m the academic supervisor of a London Arts and Humanities Partnership-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award with the Royal College of Physicians. It began last year, and it is based both at the RCP and the IES. The topic is ‘Women’s Ownership of Medical Knowledge in Tudor and Stuart England, 1485-1714’, … „Sale of the Royal College of Physician’s historical books and manuscripts“ weiterlesen

Handschrift des Braunschweiger Stadtschreibers Gerwig von Hameln online

https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:31-128411 http://www.handschriftencensus.de/19082 https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/5088 Die Handschrift enthält einen Schreibervermerk von 1459 des Kölner Studenten Wilhelm von Stralen (nicht in der Matrikel). Die Notiz über die Eroberung Lüttichs 1468 ist ersichtlich ein Nachtrag. Möglicherweise ist der Schreiber identisch mit dem in Krämer: Scriptores Verzeichneten: Straben (Stralen), Wilhelmus, Rector scholarium (Schulmeister) in Vollingen. London, Royal Collection of Physicians … „Handschrift des Braunschweiger Stadtschreibers Gerwig von Hameln online“ weiterlesen

I-CHORA 5: "Records, archives and technology: interdependence over time"

“Human societies have created records for more than four millennia. The shape and form of records and archives, methods for creating them and approaches to keeping and using them have always been determined by currently available technologies, and are inevitably affected by changes in technology over time. Yet, while technological change has often brought innovation … „I-CHORA 5: "Records, archives and technology: interdependence over time"“ weiterlesen