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Archive: December 2018 (4 Posts)

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/21/2018

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 (Voice/TTY) or email [email protected]. Directions Floor Plans Tuesday, January 8, 2019, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Research Orientation: European Reading Room A tour of the European Reading Room, and an orientation to the Library’s European collections, is being offered on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 from …

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The Sultan’s Gift

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Joan Weeks, head of the Near East Section and Turkish specialist, African and Middle Eastern Division.) At this time of the year, many have thoughts of finding the perfect present for their loved ones or friends, and often a cherished book or a subscription to a favorite magazine for …

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Labor and Constancy: Christophe Plantin, Printer Extraordinaire

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Taru Spiegel, reference specialist, European Division.) Today’s readers owe a debt of gratitude to the early European printers whose efforts made reading materials increasingly available, and thus furthered the spread of literacy and learning. Johann Gutenberg (d. 1468) is the best known of those printers because of his innovative …

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Robin De Los Bosques in the Spanish Civil War

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Juan Manuel Pérez, reference specialist, Hispanic Division. Patricia Penon, technician, Hispanic Division also contributed to this blog.) When we think of Errol Flynn (1909-1959), the first image that pops up is that of a swashbuckling hero leading his band of merry men through Sherwood forest fighting against social injustice, …