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Part 1 of the Lawrence Klein collection at Hakes Auctions features a collection of vintage comic…
Tickets for Hallowe'en and Christmas events at the Charles Dickens Museum in London go on sale on…
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The earliest known testimony of the liturgy followed by the priests and knights of Avis will go under the hammer at ANNO on September 21.These 'warrior monks' played a leading role in the Reconquista and the affirmation of the Kingdom of Portugal, and the uniqu ordinary set out the order of the…
One of Ireland's most significant medieval manuscripts is now available for the public to view in a major new free exhibition in University College Cork.The 57 vellum leaves known as The Annals of Inisfallen, a single bound volume, consists of a year-by-year chronicle in the Irish language and…
All seven pages of George Washington’s annotated copy of a draft of the U.S. Constitution go on display for the first time today at the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC.The secret printing of a draft of the Constitution was revised in Washington’s original handwriting as he presided over…
Charles Dickens's writing chalet in Rochester which is currently closed will open briefly as part of the Heritage Open Days scheme on September 12, 13, 19, and 20.
John Singer Sargent’s family collection including a Laurie Lee archive will go under the hammer at Chorley's on September 15.
Captain Robert A. Lewis’s mission-used flight logbook from the Enola Gay containing 25 handwritten pages including an eight-page account written aboard the aircraft as the August 1945 Hiroshima mission unfolded leads RR Auction’s September Remarkable Rarities sale.
A collection of original 1956 photographs and negatives of Ernest Hemingway during the shooting of The Old Man and the Sea at Cabo Blanco, Peru, will go under the hammer tomorrow at Britannic Auctions.
An illustrated mahzor created in Italy circa 1475 by Joel ben Simeon and estimated at $3m–$5m is among the highlights of the upcoming Magnificent Judaica sale at Sotheby's.The December 17 auction will feature a group of medieval and Renaissance Hebrew manuscripts from Jewish communities across…
A new exhibition at the New York Public Library opens today celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. Silly Old Bear! Winnie-the-Pooh at 100 is a special pop-up display at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street showcasing the origins of the story by A…
Princeton University Library focuses on the art and evolution of Japanese publishing in its The Art of Japanese Publishing exhibition opening today.It features selections from Marquand Library’s collection of rare Japanese illustrated books from the 17th century to the 20th century, and runs…
