Category: Rare Books

The jeweled binding, also known as the treasure binding, is a form of bookbinding that emerged during the Middle Ages...

We’ve all heard that you can’t judge a book by its cover, but what about its pages? Today we will...

As we come to the end of Native American Heritage Month, we want to highlight some of the extensive volumes...

September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, and we are celebrating by highlighting some of the materials in...

The Julian Edison Department of Special Collections has an extensive collection of children’s books, some of which are over a...

In 1949, a neurologist from Portugal named Egas Moniz won the Nobel Prize for developing the surgical procedure known as the leucotomy....

In the early 1880s, Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson left a career in law to become a bookbinder. Cobden-Sanderson was a friend...

Washington University Libraries have been awarded a $12,000 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. The grant will fund a...

Julian Edison, who passed away last May, was an incredibly influential supporter of Washington University Libraries. Not only was he...

As commencement approaches, many of our graduating seniors will soon be circulating their yearbooks, filling them with the signatures of...

Joel Minor, curator of manuscripts and the Modern Literature Collection, and Cassie Brand, curator of rare books, showcase love-themed books,...

In a previous blog post, we highlighted the famous Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers,...