I Got 99 Ptolemies But a 1477 Ain’t One: A Journey Through Bookbinding History
Posted by: Amelia Parks
It’s not very often that you have the chance to look at 99 copies of the same book. However, among the Library’s vast collections are an extraordinary 99 copies of Ptolemy’s Geographia, divided between the Geography and Map Division and Rare Book and Special Collections. Book conservators in the Library’s Conservation Division, undertook a survey of every one of these 99 copies of Geographia, and found some fascinating things that provide context for the rich history of book binding and manuscript arts.
Posted in: Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections