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Posted by: David Morris
This blog post juxtaposes the known and unknown parts of Gutenberg's life and career with the Gutenberg Bible and other works associated with him.
Posted in: European Reading Room
Posted by: David Morris
The following post is by Troy Smith, Nordic Area Reference Librarian in the European Reading Room of the Latin American, Caribbean and European Division Today is Greenland’s National Day. The holiday takes place on June 21 because that is the summer solstice, or the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere. In Nuuk, Greenland’s capital city, …
Posted in: European Reading Room, Greenland, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: David Morris
On International Women's Day, we look back at the history of feminism and women's rights in France through the Library of Congress French collections.
Posted in: European Reading Room, International Women's Day, Interns, Women's History Month
Posted by: David Morris
German Americans have been part of American history since colonial times and even today are its largest immigrant group, yet their influence on practically all aspects of American life often goes unnoticed.
Posted in: European Reading Room, German Americans, Germany, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: David Morris
(The following post is by Nevila Pahumi, Reference Librarian in Modern Greek and Albanian, European Reading Room) “I am a song of my own time. I wasn’t living in Vienna like Mozart or Beethoven. In my circumstances, it was impossible to be indifferent.” —Mikis Theodorakis, interview with the Chicago Tribune, May 26, 1994 One year …
Posted in: European Reading Room, Uncategorized
Posted by: David Morris
An overview of Dante's Divine Comedy, highlighting various editions of the work in the Library's collections
Posted in: Announcements, Collection Displays, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Manuscripts, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: David Morris
It takes a special skill to transcribe old German handwriting, or die deutsche Schrift, for the Library of Congress' "By the People" crowdsourcing initiative.
Posted in: European Reading Room
Posted by: David Morris
A history of the Berlin Wall, why it was built and why it fell.
Posted in: European Reading Room