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The Creation of the Sun and the Moon (detail) from the Historical Bible, about 1360 –70, Master of Jean de Mandeville (French, active 1350–70). Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment.
The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages at Getty
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Hemingway's Esquire letter
Washington, Einstein and Hemingway Lead Autographs Sale
A June 10, 1779, letter signed by George Washington and written in the hand of his aide-de-camp James McHenry is among the highlights of RR Auction's August
Hours of Charlotte of Savoy. Paris, France, ca. 1420-25
Morgan Library Awarded $2.5m to Make Historic Manuscripts Accessible
The Morgan Library & Museum has received a $2.5m grant from the Lilly Endowment's Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative to support The Morgan Il
Claire White
New Scots Scriever Appointed from Shetland
Claire White has been appointed as the Shaetlan Scriever and takes up a year-long residency with the National Library of Scotland this month.
Benjamin Franklin, ink-stained draft of The Life of Benjamin Franklin, 1771-1789
Benjamin Franklin's Ink-Stained Autobiography in New Damaged Goods Exhibition
Damaged Goods on view in the Huntington Art Gallery’s first floor brings together books and document marked by natural processes, human error, and
Two Chess Problems from Book of Chess Problems, late 1300s, French Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment
New Exhibition Focuses on Process of Creating Medieval Books
The Making of a Medieval Manuscript exhibition examining how medieval manuscripts were produced in Europe and the Mediterranean region opens at The J.
Abraham Lincoln's handwritten strategy blueprint for his 1858 Senate race against Stephen A. Douglas
Manuscripts From Abraham Lincoln’s Law Offices to Auction
Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten autographed strategy blueprint for his 1858 Senate race against Stephen A.
Items from the personal library of Raymond Briggs in the Hove bookshop
Raymond Briggs's Personal Library Goes on Sale in Charity Shop
More than 1,000 books from the personal library of illustrator and author
Surrounded by previous winners of the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, 2026 champion Chris Dutton hoists his trophy, a bronze bust of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, outside Sloppy Joe’s Bar.
2026 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Makes History
39-year-old lawyer from Tampa Chris Dutton has become the first 'Young Hemingway' ever to win Sloppy Joe's Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
Albert Einstein manuscript handwritten in German in the 1940s regarding his formulation of the United Field Theory (estimate: $18,000-$24,000)
Albert Einstein’s Mathematical Notes to Auction
A Nikola Tesla letter on wireless telegraphy, Marilyn Monroe signed presentation photo, and a Bruce Lee signed program from the 1967 International Karate Championships in California will all join A