Verdex1 June 2023, 20:22Antiquarian and rare books. Bookinist on Firsts: London's Rare BookNewsBooksBookinistryShakespeareOn May 18–21, Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair took place in London, where rare and antique books, including first editions...0099
Verdex25 March 2023, 17:07Ohio University hosts an exhibition of medieval manuscripts with an unusual historyCollectingNewsIlluminated manuscriptsBookinistryBibleThe Immortal Fragments exhibition has opened at the Ohio State University Rare Book and Manuscript Library (USA). Shown here...0051
Verdex19 March 2023, 02:44The Parker Library in Cambridge received an unusual manuscript addressed to Elizabeth IHistoryManuscriptCambridgeBookinistryElizabeth IThe Parker Library at Corpus Christi College (Cambridge, UK) has been enriched with a unique manuscript that was previously in...1046
Verdex8 January 2023, 22:00Memory of a dissident: what collectibles are associated with Vasily StusHistoryNumismaticsBookinistryBibliophilyDissidentThis week marks the 85th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian poet and dissident Vasily Stus. Actively defending Ukrainian...0058
Verdex24 December 2022, 13:29Sotheby's bought Cervantes' novel Don Quixote for half a million eurosCollectingNewsSotheby'sBookinistryDon QuixoteOld booksBoth volumes were once owned by English politician Bailby Thompson and Bolivian diplomat Ortiz Linares.0060
Verdex16 December 2022, 01:41Medieval games with the text: "Praise of the Holy Cross" by Rabanus MaurusHistoryArtMiddle AgesBooksBookinistryMedieval booksThis is a collection of poems that glorify the symbol of Christianity in various forms.0082
Verdex25 November 2022, 06:12Bonhams sells collection of tiny books published by David BryceHistoryNewsBooksBookinistryBook collectionBook publishingPublisherThe cost of the lot, which included 201 books, was $98,000.0061
Verdex9 November 2022, 11:46History of printing: "The Nuremberg Chronicle"HistoryArtBookBookinistryChronicleEngravingsThe book was extremely popular, as evidenced by the first print run - more than 2,000 copies in two languages.0053
Verdex1 November 2022, 01:11Dangerous edition: book with poisonous binding found in EnglandHistoryArtBookBookinistryLibraryBotanyPoisonsMy Garden: A Young Gardener's Yearbook is on the list of The Poison Book Project.0065
Verdex10 October 2022, 01:09Christie's sold out a unique collection of rare books by Herman MelvilleCollectingNewsBooksBookinistryBibliophilyChristie'sHerman MelvilleMoby DickThe total value of all lots was $2.8 million.00116