Exhibition Catalogue of the many Greek manuscripts that were on display at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1994 and then later at the Grolier Club. The exhibition celebrated the five-hundredth anniversary of the Aldine Press, which was founded in 1494 by the famous Italian printer Aldus Manutius. Manutius wanted to promote the Greek culture in his printings as well as Latin and Italian classics through his publishing. Black and white illustrations. 83 pages. stiff paper wrappers. 4to..

Learning from the Greeks: An Exhibition Commemorating the 500th Anniversay of the Founding of the Aldine Press

Arts & Photography

Sosower, Mark L.

Babcock, Robert Gary

Graphic Design

Beinecke Rare Book &

First edition. Chapters on Jacob Blanck and the BAL, Edith Wharton, collecting Edward Lear, Lawrence Durrell, Eugene O'Neill and T.S. Elliot. viii , 316 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo..

What Mad Pursuits: More Memories of a Yale Librarian

Biographies & Memoirs

Gallup, Donald Clifford

Professionals & Academics

Grand Tour Diaries and Other Travel Manuscripts in the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection (Yale University Library Gazette. Occasional Supplement, 2)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Marciari, John

Antiques & Collectibles

The Luttrell File: Narcissus Luttrell's Dates on Contemporary Pamphlets, 1679-1730 (The Yale University Library Gazette. Occasional Supplement, 3)

History

Parks, Stephen

Havens, Earle

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Europe

"Commonplace books" are collections of quotations, anecdotes, proverbs, and various other types of text extracts. They and the theories informing their compilation were the progenitors of reference works that are now taken quite for granted: encyclopedias, concordances, and books of quotations. Commonplace Books is a stand-alone historical survey of manuscript and printed books relating to the complex and extremely influential genre of the commonplace book from classical antiquity to the present day. Comprised of a series of long historical essays followed by short hand-lists of exhibited items, this volume is the first comprehensive, introductory survey to cover the entire commonplace book tradition, from its origin in ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and philosphy, to the end of the twentieth century.

Commonplace Books: A History of Manuscripts and Printed Books from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century

Better known as an art collector, Paul Mellon was also one of America's premier book collectors of the late 20th century.America Pictured to the Life: Illustrated Works from the Paul Mellon Bequest explores the extraordinary range of American illustrated books that Mr. Mellon's estate gave to Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The catalog ranges from 16th-century accounts of early European exploration through late 19th-century American children's literature. Works depicting American cities and historical events are accompanied by illustrated trade literature, art and architectural manuals, and works of entertainment. Illustrated in full color, the catalog includes commentary on more than 100 items from the Mellon bequest.

America Pictured to the Life: Illustrated Works from the Paul Mellon Bequest

Reese, William S.

Miles, George A.

Historical

The Lutrell File: Narcissus Luttrell's Dates on Contemporary Pamphlets, 1678-1730

Old Books, New Learning: Essays on Medieval and Renaissance Books at Yale

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Original essays inspirited by Marlowe, Spenser, and Milton, Tennyson and the modern voices of Allen Ginsberg, Elizabeth Bishop and James Merrill, show that, in an age in which historically-focused studies of verse frequently neglect the forms of poetry, lyric and epic poetry continue to be read and taught in ways that call attention to, and reaffirm, how and why literature matters. In the deepest sense, these essays define what it means to call poetry a home in which we find comfort as well as passion. Whatever their specific engagements with particular poets, these pieces are united in their commitment to looking at poetry through the multiple lenses of teachers, scholars, and poets. Some treat poetry as a force of reason; others as an interpretive model for handling multiplying perspectives; still others as lessons in the intersections between pedagogy and practice or as signaling the limits of allegorical reading. The worlds created by the poetic investigations in this new volume are as unique as they are provocative. Contributors include John Burt, John Rogers, Kenneth Gross, Lee Edelman, Jeff Dolven, Elise Jorgens, John Watkins, Hannibal Hamlin, David Greetham, David Bromwich, Langdon Hammer, David Mikics, and JoanRichardson.

Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same: New Essays on Early Modern and Modern Poetry in Honor of John Hollander

Jennifer Lewin

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