Keeping cool in August We’ll open up to a virtual gathering of friends, lively discussion, and a show and tell. Get your camera & mic ready (if you wish) - We’ll ALL be live! Show us a favorite item in your collection Ask questions about collecting Share a short [...]
2022 Maass Research Grant Awarded This year’s Maass Research Grant goes to a scholar looking at the struggle for health equity through the long lens of one Chicago hospital. LeNie Adolphson is examining “Health Care in the Black Metropolis: A History of Provident Hospital, 1891–1960.” Provident was the first Black-owned [...]
Smith Interview - Collecting Manuscripts The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS) was founded in 1993 as a “society of societies” whose members are the clubs themselves. As members of The Manuscript Society, you have already “joined” FABS. You, as a Manuscript Society Member, receive the twice-yearly publication, the FABS [...]
Like many collectors, the Covid-19 pandemic forced me to stay home more than usual. I’ve re-read favorite books, completed nagging home projects, and delved deep into researching letters and documents in my collection.
Medieval Illuminated Manuscript - credit: AJF and Almay Stock Photo Illuminations – 6 that will amaze you Beautiful Illuminations : A picture can indeed say more than a thousand words, and the humans of Medieval Europe knew this well! Works of religion, prayer, bestiaries, or herbaria all found [...]