Secular and Spiritual Power: Notable 14th-Century Scandinavian Women
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
A brief glimpse into the interconnectend lives of several powerful medieval Scandinavian women.
Posted in: European Reading Room, Uncategorized
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“Doctrina Christiana”: More than Four-hundred Years of Filipino-American History
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
The “Doctrina Christiana,” dated to 1593, is one of the first books produced in the European tradition in the Philippines. The only known extant copy may be found in the Rare Book & Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division, Southeast Asia, Uncategorized
The Georgian Collections of the Library of Congress, Part II: The 20th and 21st Centuries
Posted by: Levon Avdoyan
The history of Georgia and the growth of the Georgian language and ancillary collections at the Library of Congress is the tale of three republics. The first independent Republic of Georgia was established in 1918 following the end of World War I and the dissolution of the Russian Empire. That Republic’s fall to the Bolsheviks …
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Near East Section, Uncategorized