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Fanny Hill in Warsaw
Who doesn't know the title Fanny Hill ? That's probably why, quite by accident, while browsing the website of a prominent British antiquarian bookshop Peter Harrington , I took a look at...
Fanny Hill in Warsaw
Who doesn't know the title Fanny Hill ? That's probably why, quite by accident, while browsing the website of a prominent British antiquarian bookshop Peter Harrington , I took a look at...
The Mathematical Principles of Isaac Newton's N...
In a library in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica, a first edition was discovered entirely by accident. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Isaac Newton (1687)....
The Mathematical Principles of Isaac Newton's N...
In a library in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica, a first edition was discovered entirely by accident. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Isaac Newton (1687)....
Candide or Optimism
Voltaire's Candide, or, Optimism is modelled on the complete edition of Voltaire's works which was published by the Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire Typographique , founded in 1780 by Pierre...
Candide or Optimism
Voltaire's Candide, or, Optimism is modelled on the complete edition of Voltaire's works which was published by the Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire Typographique , founded in 1780 by Pierre...
A missed opportunity
A bit of a complaint, but also out of undisguised envy. In 1993, or rather, at the time when the new university library building was being built in Warsaw, the...
A missed opportunity
A bit of a complaint, but also out of undisguised envy. In 1993, or rather, at the time when the new university library building was being built in Warsaw, the...
The Miracle of Paper
In fact, one of the most fascinating elements in a book is… paper. Real paper, handmade, not machine-made in sterile factory halls. Even if its texture or color pretends to...
The Miracle of Paper
In fact, one of the most fascinating elements in a book is… paper. Real paper, handmade, not machine-made in sterile factory halls. Even if its texture or color pretends to...
The Abrupt End of the "Long S"
Around 1800, European typography saw a revolutionary change: the "long s" disappeared from book pages. Although books without the "long s" had appeared since the mid-18th century, at the turn...
The Abrupt End of the "Long S"
Around 1800, European typography saw a revolutionary change: the "long s" disappeared from book pages. Although books without the "long s" had appeared since the mid-18th century, at the turn...