Category Archives for Courtauld Book Library
Featured Book: Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene
Choosing a ‘favourite thing’ from the Book Library is very difficult because we have such a wealth of items in our Special Collections and also on our main shelves. Since I began working here I have come across tiny, fragile … Continue reading
Categories: CABS, Courtauld Book Library, Uncategorized | Tags: Arts & Crafts, bookplate, Books, Edmund Spenser, Special collections, Walter Crane, William Morris | Leave a commentFeatured Resource: Name Index of Artists
The Library’s card indexes are no longer heavily used and understandably, as they have not been updated since 1992. Nevertheless, if you aim to gather as much information on a specific artist as possible, it would be unwise to ignore … Continue reading
Categories: Card catalogue, Courtauld Book Library | Tags: Books, Card catalogue, Name Index of Artists | Leave a commentNew Art History Resources Online
Several resources of art historical interest have recently become available online, with a special relevance to those studying British art history. The Royal Academy Winter Exhibition catalogues from 1870 to 1939 have been digitised and are now available on the … Continue reading
Categories: Online resources | Tags: British Art, E-resources, Portraits, Royal Academy, Walpole Society, Winter Exhibition | Leave a commentGood news for Raphael lovers…
The cataloguing of the John Shearman library is proceeding apace and a jewel of the library is his Raphael collection. The Raphael books number just over 250 volumes and are, except for the occasional stray volume, fully catalogued. The … Continue reading
Categories: CABS | Tags: Bindings, CABS, provenance, Raphael, Shearman, Special collections | Leave a commentBenezit Dictionary of Artists Online
We are pleased to announce our subscription to the online version of the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Benezit comprises approximately 170,000 artist entries. In addition to biographical information, many records also includes signatures, auction records, holding institutions and exhibition … Continue reading
Categories: Online resources | Tags: Dictionaries, E-resources, Reference, Signatures | Leave a commentHappy Holidays
The staff of the Courtauld Book Library wish you happy holidays. Christmas Opening Hours Thursday 13th December 2012 to Friday the 4th of January 2013 Monday – Friday 10.30am – 5.30pm We are closed from Tuesday 25th of December 2012 … Continue reading
Categories: Courtauld Book Library | Tags: academic year, Books, Christmas 2012 | Leave a commentNew Book Display
Over the summer there has been a wealth of new and exciting exhibitions in and around London and internationally, and this is reflected in the recent acquisitions on show in our New Book Display. There is a variety of material … Continue reading
Categories: Courtauld Book Library, Exhibition catalogues, New books | Tags: Books | Comments OffWelcome to the new Courtauld Book Library Blog
Welcome to the new home of The Courtauld Book Library Blog. We have been busy over the summer moving books in the main collection and in CABS, binding journals and having a general spring (summer) clean. We are getting ready … Continue reading
Categories: Courtauld Book Library | Tags: academic year | Comments OffSpecial Collections Projects Underway
2012 is proving to be a big year for the Special Collections at the Courtauld Book Library. We now have two dedicated Special Collections Librarians – Erica Foden-Lenahan (Tues & Sat) and Hannah Thomas (Weds-Fri) – who will be working … Continue reading
Categories: CABS, Courtauld Book Library | Tags: provenance | Leave a commentProvenance help with a bookplate
Descrizzione delle imagini dipinte da Rafaelle d’Urbino nelle camere del Palazzo Apostolico Vaticano, a work by Giovanni Pietro Bellori. We are fortunate to have two copies of this work and the copy that was part of the John Shearman bequest … Continue reading
Categories: CABS, Courtauld Book Library | Tags: bequest, biblioteca galletti, bookplate, Books, provenance | Leave a comment
