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Posted by: Anchi Hoh
This blog post, written by LACE Librarian in Residence, Taylor Healey Brooks, explores the way she applied her expertise in supporting Africana scholarship at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Hispanic Reading Room, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Research Guides, Videos
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
More than 400 newly catalogued Manchu books from the Asian Division’s Chinese Rare Book Collection offer researchers new sources for study of the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty in China.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
The Library of Congress' Hebraic Section recently acquired a Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), handwritten in 1722 in Ancona, Italy. Because the Ketubah is displayed during the ceremony, the tradition evolved to decorate the Ketubah. This Italian Ketubah from 1722 shows how the decoration adds beauty and meaning to a dry legal document.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Hebraic Section