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New Blog Post from Gabriel McKee and the ISAW library: FROM PROTECTIVE COLOPHONS TO RFID TAGS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIBRARY SECURITY. isaw.nyu.edu/library/blog... #isawnyulib #isawnyu #nyu #libraries #ancientbooks @isawnyu.bsky.social @nyulibraries.bsky.social
Can you tell what's shining in the dark? yes, it's gold. it's real gold.
I have written a library but I also have many ancient books. Some of them are hundreds of years old. Some of them are the only copy. Illuminating minds for hundreds of years.
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virtue as guide
fortune as companion
A tall, dark wooden ladder leans against an immense bookshelf filled with old, leather-bound books in a dimly lit library. To the left, a large window with a white blind lets in soft, natural light, illuminating a section of a dark wooden table or desk. The overall mood is one of quiet contemplation and historical grandeur.
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The Biblioteca Joanina in Portugal is a 300-year-old library that is also home to colonies of bats living between the bookshelves. Every night, the bats emerge and hunt and eat insects that would otherwise damage the rare and priceless books, most of which date to the 16th century. And every morning, workers clean up the guano before opening the library to the public.
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #418: The Biblioteca Joanina.
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In ancient times, book covers did not only protect book pages or provide information about the content of the book; They were also magnificent works of design culture.
In ancient times, book covers did not only protect book pages or provide information about the content of the book; They were also magnificent works of design culture.
In ancient times, book covers did not only protect book pages or provide information about the content of the book; They were also magnificent works of design culture.
In ancient times, book covers did not only protect book pages or provide information about the content of the book; They were also magnificent works of design culture.
In ancient times, book covers did not only protect book pages or provide information about the content of the book; They were also magnificent works of design culture.
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e 'l conoscer chiaramente,
che quanto piace al mondo,
è breve sogno
and knowing clearly,
what the world loves
is a fleeting dream
et savoir clairement,
ce qui plaît au monde,
c'est un rêve éphémère
Sonetti e canzoni di M. F. Petrarca
Sonetto I
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And we will never be alone again
Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas
Instant Crush
Printed
Appresso Gulielmo Rouillio
MDLXIIII
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Reading with a friend far away only in time and finding ourselves in perfect agreement
