Tag Archives for Special collections
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 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 comment