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Robert Seymour, The March of Intellect (London, 1828)
Development of Technology Through History of Printing at the Grolier
A new exhibition at The Grolier Club explores the evolution of technology and its impact on labor…
A Declaration […] Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity [of] Taking up Arms (Philadelphia: Bradford, 1775)
Declaring the Revolution: America’s Printed Path to Independence at The New York Historical
The current exhibition at The New York Historical focuses on the development of the ideas of the…
Crystal Bridges Debuts &#8220;Samuel F.B. Morse&#8217;s <i>Gallery of the Louvre</i> and the Art of Invention&#8221;
Exhibit
Bentonville, Ark.—Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces the opening of Samuel F.B.
Botany, Sterner, Sendak at National Book Auctions
Auctions
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog. 
13th Annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, February 10-16
Events
Palm Beach, FL—The 13th Annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show just got bigger!  The show, which formerly spanned 5 days, has expanded into a 7-day event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center (650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401) from February 10th to the 16th, 2016…
The Eric Carle Museum Presents &#8220;Magician of the Modern: The Art of Leonard Weisgard&#8221;
Exhibit
Amherst, MA—The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to present Magician of the Modern: The Art of Leonard Weisgard, on view from March 8 to June 5, 2016. This major American retrospective celebrates the award-winning career of renowned picture book illustrator Leonard Weisgard and…
Daniel Bomberg&#8217;s 16th-Century Talmud Sells for $9.3 Million at Sotheby&#8217;s NY
Auctions
NEW YORK, 22 December 2015—Sotheby’s set a new world auction record for any piece of Judaica today in New York, when one of the finest copies of Daniel Bomberg’s Babylonian Talmud sold for $9.3 million (estima
The Morgan Celebrates Wagner&#8217;s Spectacular &#8220;Ring&#8221;
Exhibit
New York, NY, December 2015 —In 1848 Richard Wagner (1813-1883) began work on what eventually would become his monumental cycle of four music dramas, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). It would be twenty-six years before his masterpiece was fully completed in November 1874.
American Cartography Leads Swann Galleries&#8217; Map Department to First Million-Dollar Sale
Auctions
New York—Swann Galleries’ December 8 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books featuring The Mapping of America brought over $1.27 million, making it the highest-grossing
Early European Playing Cards To Be Displayed at The Cloisters
Exhibit
Exhibition dates: January 20-April 17, 2016 Exhibition location: Romanesque Hall (Gallery 001, The Cloisters)
Ricky Jay&#8217;s Collection of Drawings by 18th-Century Artist Matthias Buchinger on Exhibit
Exhibit
Exhibition dates: January 8-April 11, 2016
FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival Launches 20th Anniversary Edition
Events
The FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival will celebrate its 20th year when it returns in 2016 from Saturday 2nd to Sunday 10th April 2016. The first set of speakers and events are officially announced today. The world renowned literary event will once again bring together a distinguished array of…
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