Florentine Codex Disguised Mexica merchants in Tzinacantlan acquiring quetzal feathers in Book 9. (all images courtesy of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, and by permission of MiBACT) In the 16th century, as the Spanish were conquering lands in the “New World,” Bernardino de Sahagún, a Spanish Franciscan friar [...]
British Library researcher throws new light on Elizabeth I An opening from one of the manuscripts of Camden's Annals ©The British Library Board If you are as student of Tudor-Stuart English history, you will be familiar with the Camden Annals. William Camden’s Annals is a valuable source on [...]
An Illuminated Manuscript: Have you ever wondered, “How did they do that?” Every time I see one of these amazing books, produced hundreds of years ago, I walk away in wonder. Close consideration shows the incredible detail of the images and the text. Did one person create it all? Were [...]
The American Historical Print Collectors Society Announces the winner of the Ewell L. Newman Award for 2023 For more than thirty years, the American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) has recognized significant scholarship in the field of American historical prints with its Ewell L. Newman Book Award. Newman (1905-1992) was [...]
Sports Autograph Collecting Jackie Robinson Letter Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout. Karim Abdul Jabar, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Diana Taurasi. Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicholas. Vince Lombardi, Payton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Michael Strahan. Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova, Arthur Ash, Roger Federer. Bobby [...]
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