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Posted by: Taru Spiegel
The Library of Congress has acquired a 1538 menologion, or Orthodox Eastern ecclesiastical calendar, from the influential printing press of Božidar Vuković (ca. 1460-1540) whose works were known for their beauty and technical achievement.
Posted in: European Reading Room
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: Taru Spiegel
Stefan Zeromski’s “Przedwiosnie” is of symbolic interest to the Polish nation. The Library of Congress has various versions of the book.
Posted in: European Reading Room
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
On the first day of May, International Workers’ Day, 2020, staff of the international collections divisions at the Library of Congress celebrate workers everywhere by sharing a tribute to workers who have engineered and implemented innovations like paper, movable print, video, internet, and crowd sourcing to make information sharing possible!
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Asian Division, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
If you feel like a bit of virtual browsing, consider sampling the “4 Corners of the World” blogposts from the International Collections at the Library of Congress. A number of the posts feature online works.
Posted in: European Reading Room
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
To honor the Library’s 220th anniversary, this blog looks at some freely accessible digital collections and projects from four divisions: African & Middle Eastern, Asian, European, and Hispanic.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Asian Division, European Reading Room, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
This blogpost offers a reminder that the Ask a Librarian service and the online catalogs with rich international content are still available while the Library of Congress buildings are closed to the public.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Asian Division, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
A brief glimpse into the interconnectend lives of several powerful medieval Scandinavian women.
Posted in: European Reading Room, Uncategorized
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
Benjamin Franklin Bache, grandson of Benjamin Franklin, disseminated his grandfather's and his own revolutionary principles through the materials he disseminated as a printer, especially his almanacs.
Posted in: European Reading Room