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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…
Our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.Shadow Lines by Nicholas Royle
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,…
The Dean of Winchester Cathedral has responded to criticism of plans to erect a bronze statue of Jane Austen in the building's Inner Close.
At New England Book Auctions on Tuesday, March 12, 229 lots of Fine Books & Ephemera, with the usual wide range of material. Heritage Auctions sells 126 lots from Neil Gaiman's Comics & Comic Art collection on Thursday, March 14, including a page of original artwork for Watchmen #7 (page 16…
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…
The New York Public Library’s extensive archive of the groundbreaking East Village Eye has been processed and is now available to researchers. The 1980s newspaper documented the development of the East Village and played a pivotal role in establishing the 'downtown scene' during a…
