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Archive: February 2017 (2 Posts)

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The First Mention of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice in English – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

The first English language publication to mention the Jewish Ghetto of Venice was a travelogue that appeared in 1611 under the unlikely title Crudities. Below is an image of that edition’s title page: The central text on the page reads: “Coryats Crudities: hastily gobled up in five moneths trauells in France, Sauoy, Italy, Rhetia com[m]only called …

Posted in: Event, Pic of the Week

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An Interview with Dr. Ilya Dines, Contract Manuscripts Specialist

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

This week’s interview is with Dr. Ilya Dines who is working at the Law Library for several months as a contractor describing the medieval and early modern manuscripts in the Law Library’s Rare Books Collection. Describe your background. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. My parents, like many parents of that time, …

Posted in: Interview