Archive: August 2023 (3 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Marianna Stell; (Year) 2023; (Month) August

Woodcut image of the goddess Othea and Hector of Troy.

Christine de Pizan, Professional Writer and Voice for Women in the Middle Ages

August 30, 2023

Christine de Pizan (1364-1430), first professional woman author in Europe, was considered by Simone de Beauvoir to be the first woman to 'take up her pen in defense of her sex'. The Library of Congress has a rare copy of Christine’s work, Epistre d'Othea, printed by Philippe Pigouchet around 1499.

Posted in: Manuscript and Letterpress (Hand Press), Women in Book History

Inscriptions on the flyleaf of an 18th century book that read “Lydia pygan hur Boock,” and “Thomas Adams, His book, 1726.”

A Sermon’s Centennial: The Library of Congress Copy of “The Knowledge of God.”

August 24, 2023

Posted by: Marianna Stell

Monica Varner, Collections Manager in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, dives into the provenance of an American imprint from 1705.

Posted in: American History

Preview and Process: The Maret Artist Archive at the Library of Congress

August 2, 2023

Posted by: Marianna Stell

Callie Beatie, Junior Fellow Summer of 2023 in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, writes about her experience processing the Russell Maret Artist Archive.

Posted in: Contemporary Book Arts

Refined by: (Author) Marianna Stell; (Year) 2023; (Month) August