Exhibition: the Middle Ages in colour

Some of them were created more than 1,000 years ago, and yet the palette of colours used by the artists arguably remains as bright and colourful as when they were first painted.

The British Library is showcasing its treasure trove of illuminated manuscripts collected by the kings and queens of England between the 9th and 16th Centuries – from King Athelstan to Henry VIII. Take a look with lead curator Scot McKendrick.

Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination can be seen at the British Library, London, until 13 March 2012.

 

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Source tekst:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15667183

Source illustration: Library of Kortrijk

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Big book sale Central Library 23-24 November 2011

This year the  big book sale from the doubles of the Central Library will be held on 23 and 24 November 2011, from 9AM to 7PM. The sale takes place in the exposition room and under the arcades of the Central Library. On 24 November, there will be a special discount of 40%. All books are priced, only cash payment will be accepted.

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Europeana Collections 1914-1918

The Belgian Royal Library will participate in a large-scale digitalizing project, the Europeana Collections 1914-1918. The initiative was taken by the State Library of Berlin who, together with ten national libraries from eight European countries have formed a consortium. The goal is to make approximately 400,000 documents available online at Europeana on the Europeana Collections 1914-1918, all of which are related to the First World War. The Belgian Royal Library will provide about 10,000 documents.

 More information on this project can be found here. There is also another project, named Europeana 1914-1918, with the focus being on the digitalisation of institutional content. Its content will mainly be contributed by private persons.

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Fencing collection completely available via LIMO

Shortly after the fire of 1940, Archibald Harrison Corble (1883-1944) donated his collection to the university. As a fencer and a book lover, over time he collected a variety of books and manuscripts concering the art of fencing. This top collection harbours about 1900 documents, dating from the 15th to the 20th century. The focus is not solely on fencing: Corble also collected on the subject of self defence and the development of weapons and armour. Lots of works are illuminated with numerous engravings, etchings and litho’s, thus enlightening the history of duelling.

Modern works were already available on the online catalogue. Now the old prints from before 1800 can also be sought out and requested.

More information can be found here [link website] .

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Opening hours november 2011

In November 2011 the Central Library has four closing days:

• Tuesday November 1^st (All Saints)
• Wednesday november 2^nd (All Souls)
• Friday November 11^th (Armistice)
• Saturday November 12^th (bridge day)

 On all other days shall be the normal opening hours.

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American university libraries under fire

There is still no decision in the lawsuit of authors and editors versus Google Books. Last month all the parties were given more time to work out a resolution. In the meantime scientific authors and translators are still unhappy with American university libraries, because they make digitized works from Google Books accessible to their readers, in accordance with the deal Google closed with several university libraries concerning the digitization of their books.

Source: Informatieprofessional.nl

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