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The Western Pages of Yulong: Part I — The Arrival
At Amsterdam Antiquarian Bookstore, we bring history to life through stories.Our new monthly series, The Western Pages of Yulong, follows three travelers in 1800s southwest China: Paul, a book historian...
The Western Pages of Yulong: Part I — The Arrival
At Amsterdam Antiquarian Bookstore, we bring history to life through stories.Our new monthly series, The Western Pages of Yulong, follows three travelers in 1800s southwest China: Paul, a book historian...
A Masterful Poem
The life of poet Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) was far from easy. Sixteenth-century Italy had little of the cultural openness of the previous century: the Counter-Reformation cast a stifling shadow over...
A Masterful Poem
The life of poet Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) was far from easy. Sixteenth-century Italy had little of the cultural openness of the previous century: the Counter-Reformation cast a stifling shadow over...
Why Old Books Still Matter
Whenever I tell people my PhD research focuses on the transmission of ancient astrological texts, especially from the perspective of book history, they’re often surprised. “Books?” they ask. “Aren’t those...
Why Old Books Still Matter
Whenever I tell people my PhD research focuses on the transmission of ancient astrological texts, especially from the perspective of book history, they’re often surprised. “Books?” they ask. “Aren’t those...