Exhibitions

The Creation of the Sun and the Moon (detail) from the Historical Bible, about 1360 –70, Master of Jean de Mandeville (French, active 1350–70). Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment.
The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages at Getty
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Frontispiece to Francis Bacon’s Sylva Sylvarum
Francis Bacon’s Sylva Sylvarum Stars in New Art and Science Exhibit
Opening next month at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, Plain Things Wonders marks 400 years since the publication of
Shawn Sheehy, Beyond the 6th Extinction, 2007, paper made by the artist, type set digitally in Joanna and letterpress printed from polymer plates
Artistry of Bookmaking Highlighted in New Bedford Exhibition
Boundless: The Book as Art opens tomorrow at The New Bedford Whaling Museum celebrating creativity in traditional book arts, including printing
Charles Mathews (1776–1835) Sketches of Mr. Mathews’s 'Trip to America' Including the Songs, Adventures, Anecdotes, etc. (London, J. D. Bird, 1824)
Original Scott Joplin Agreement Leads New Exhibition Tracing History of Ragtime
Ragtime: Cakewalk in Pianoland following ragtime's path from the musical traditions of enslaved Black people to the world's concert halls will go on show at
Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men (Philadelphia, London: JB Lippincott, 1935)
Two Centuries of African American Writers Celebrated at Grolier
The Grolier Club will open an exhibition later this year telling the story of Black people in America from early writings by free Black people through the
The Alchemist by Mattheus van Helmont, 1600s, oil on canvas
New Permanent Exhibition Showcasing Rare Books on Alchemy Opens Today
Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850) is a new permanent exhibition in the newly reopened Fisher Gallery at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia exploring the art, science
Barnaby Rudge made from Newgate Prison wood
Unseen Charles Dickens Items on Display for First Time
Dickensian London: The Magic Lantern City is a new exhibition exploring the city which inspired
Moominpappa at Sea cover sketch by Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson's Illustrations Focus of New Exhibition
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in London has announced its winter programme of exhibitions including a new major exhibition on the work and li
Ars moriendi (block book), Netherlands or Lower Rhine, approximately 1467-1469
Details of First U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Medieval Blockbooks
Graphic Devotions: Late Medieval European Blockbooks will explore the pivotal period 1450 to 1480 in European book history when growing demand for books spurred innovation and experimentat
Ulysses by James Joyce (Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922)
History and Legacy of Irish Literature Focus of New Exhibition
The New York Historical museum explores the history of literary Ireland in a new exhibition opening tomorrow featuring more than 135 rare books, manusc