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The best way to handle a rare book,” said Mark Dimunation, the longtime head of the rare books and special collections division at the Library of Congress, “is with clean hands and caution.”
Still, members of the public love to insist otherwise — often very loudly
The best way to handle a rare book,” said Mark Dimunation, the longtime head of the rare books and special collections division at the Library of Congress, “is with clean hands and caution.”
Still, members of the public love to insist otherwise — often very loudly
RBS in the News: “For Rare Book Librarians, It's Gloves Off. Seriously.” – a New York Times Article by Jennifer Schuessler | Rare Book School
The following article by Jennifer Schuessler, which features Barbara Heritage (RBS Associate Director & Curator of Collections) appeared in The New York Times on 9 March 2023. Click here to view the a...
rarebookschool.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
rarebookschool.org/new-york-tim...
The best way to handle a rare book,” said Mark Dimunation, the longtime head of the rare books and special collections division at the Library of Congress, “is with clean hands and caution.”
Still, members of the public love to insist otherwise — often very loudly
The best way to handle a rare book,” said Mark Dimunation, the longtime head of the rare books and special collections division at the Library of Congress, “is with clean hands and caution.”
Still, members of the public love to insist otherwise — often very loudly
Nel regolamento per Manoscritti e rari e Gabinetto disegni e stampe è scritto che chi consulta i materiali dovrà “esaminare il materiale affidato con le mani pulite”; archiginnasio.it/objects/mss-...
Manoscritti e rari e Gabinetto disegni e stampe
La Sezione Manoscritti e rari e Gabinetto disegni e stampe gestisce le raccolte documentarie, i fondi speciali archivistici, i rari a stampa con collocazione 16 (e parte della collocazione 10), nonché...
archiginnasio.it
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Nel regolamento per Manoscritti e rari e Gabinetto disegni e stampe è scritto che chi consulta i materiali dovrà “esaminare il materiale affidato con le mani pulite”; archiginnasio.it/objects/mss-...
“There is simply no scientific evidence that handling paper or parchment with bare hands causes damage.” rarebookschool.org/new-york-tim...
RBS in the News: “For Rare Book Librarians, It's Gloves Off. Seriously.” – a New York Times Article by Jennifer Schuessler | Rare Book School
The following article by Jennifer Schuessler, which features Barbara Heritage (RBS Associate Director & Curator of Collections) appeared in The New York Times on 9 March 2023. Click here to view the a...
rarebookschool.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“There is simply no scientific evidence that handling paper or parchment with bare hands causes damage.” rarebookschool.org/new-york-tim...
Contrary to widespread belief, gloves are not necessarily recommended to handle rare or valuable books… Aside from specific situations, it is generally preferable to handle your books with clean hands library.pdx.edu/news/the-pro...
Gloves or No Gloves? On the Proper Handling of Rare Books & Manuscripts - Portland State University Library
The Spring 2015 issue of Portland State Magazine offers a cover story focusing on Texts of Time, the student-curated Library exhibit on a newly-acquired Medieval Book of Hours. We’ve heard questions f...
library.pdx.edu
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Contrary to widespread belief, gloves are not necessarily recommended to handle rare or valuable books… Aside from specific situations, it is generally preferable to handle your books with clean hands library.pdx.edu/news/the-pro...
The British Library recommend that it is preferable to handle manuscripts with clean dry hands. www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
White Gloves or Not White Gloves
Is it safer to wear gloves when handling manuscripts or not?
www.bl.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The British Library recommend that it is preferable to handle manuscripts with clean dry hands. www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
A proposito di Borso www.vivereroma.org/2025/11/07/b...
Bibbia di Borso d’Este al Senato (Roma): 14 nov–16 gen
Dal 14 nov 2025 al 16 gen 2026, la Bibbia di Borso d’Este in mostra nella Sala Capitolare del Senato, Piazza della Minerva 38. Capolavoro rinascimentale per il Giubileo.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A proposito di Borso www.vivereroma.org/2025/11/07/b...
