The 100-year-old books salvaged from Venice's floods In 2019, Venice was hit by its second-worst flood in history. Today, books saved from the water tell a story of loss and resistance.

Venice floods in 2019 inspired photographer Patrizia Zelano to take on a desperate rescue mission to salvage historic rare books. www.bbc.com/culture/arti... #Author #Writer #WritingCommunity #HistoricBooks #BookSky #BlueSky #Venice #WritingAndBooks

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For your Friday afternoon entertainment, here are some highlights from a recent BNC Library exhibition on the theme of music, including: the oldest musical record in College, a volume of Mozart, Smoking Concerts, and a Brasenose Glee Club! Zoom in to read the descriptions. #Music #HistoricBooks

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story about a girl & her family they lost their home & business. The son joined the military to get out if the camp #booksky #historicbooks
Does anyone remember this book & what. The title is?
I read in middle school & Was
shocked the USA did this to citizens. I never heard of it before

How the British Library Digitized One of the World's Largest Books The Klencke Atlas published in 1660 is one of the most famous objects in the British Library‘s cartographic collection, a towering book that stands nearly 6 feet tall and reaches over seven feet wide ...

Now this is a book binders challenge. I can’t even begin to think how to project plan a book this large. www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/05/how-... #Authors #Illustrators #BookBinders #BookBinding #BlueSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks #LiteraryCommunity #History #HistoricBooks #Atlas

If you haven’t read this book, you should.

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Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Featuring Greek Letters is Part of World's Oldest Book - GreekReporter.com A fragment of papyrus from ancient Egypt, which once featured Greek letters, may be part of the world's first book.

Maltese conservator Theresa Zammit Lupi may have discovered the world’s first book. greekreporter.com/2024/02/13/p... #Book #WritingCommunity #LiteraryCommunity #WritingAndBooks #BlueSky #BookSky #WritersSociety #AuthorSky #WriterSky #Writers #HistoricBooks