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  ''You must learn what the poet is...'' The Petőfi-Exhibition (Exhibitions)

  21 Jul 2011 - 21 Jul 2016    -    HUNGARY , Budapest

  

  The Museum of Literature Petőfi was named after the poet Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849), who was the most important representative of Hungarian literature in the classical world of literature. The exhibitions shows the life and work of Petöfi with manuscripts, first editions, furniture and ephemera.

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  The Magic and Myth of Alchemy (Exhibitions)

  05 Sep 2011 - 05 Sep 2016    -    UNITED STATES , Cincinnati, Ohio

  

  Online exhibit in honour of the International Year of Chemistry 2011.  What is alchemy (far older than Medieval era) all about? Who were the practitioners? What were they trying to accomplish aside from the obvious? And, what were their contributions to modern science and chemistry, in particular?  The Lloyd Library and Museum holds a wealth of alchemical works from the Early Modern and later periods, along with translations and later editions of some of the earlier volumes dating from 1544 to 2010.  The collection includes the works of Paracelsus, Maier, Glauber, Hermes...

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  Treasure of the British Library - Permanent Exhibition (Exhibitions)

  26 Oct 2011 - 26 Jul 2015    -    UNITED KINGDOM , London

  

  Have you ever visited the British Library's treasures? The Sir John Ritblat Gallery in the St Pancras building hosts a permanent display of many of the greatest treasures. See over 200 beautiful and fascinating items: sacred texts from many faiths, maps and views, early printing, literary, historical, scientific and musical works from over the centuries and around the world. Discover some of the world's most exciting and significant books, from Magna Carta and the Gutenberg Bible, to Handel and the Beatles. Marvel at the Lindisfarne Gospels, the genius behind the Leonardo notebooks, and see...

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  Carlyle's House - A Literary Gem in the Heart of Chelsea (Exhibitions)

  26 Oct 2011 - 26 Apr 2015    -    UNITED KINGDOM , London

  

  Permanent exhibition: Preserved since 1895, this writer's house in the heart of one of London's most famous creative quarters tells the story of Thomas and Jane Carlyle. The couple moved here from their native Scotland in 1834 and became an unusual but much-loved celebrity couple of the 19th-century literary world.

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  John Keats' House - Permanent Exhibition (Exhibitions)

  26 Oct 2011 - 26 Oct 2015    -    UNITED KINGDOM , London

  

  Situated in the beautiful London suburb of Hampstead, Keats' House has been completely renovated and was opened to the public again in 2010. Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of Keats’s most memorable poetry. The Keats House collection is comprised of an enormous variety of Keats related material including books, paintings and everyday household items which might have been used in the house at the time. Some of the original material includes letters written by Keats, books in which Keats wrote some of his...

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  Burning Bright: William Blake and Art of the Book (Exhibitions)

  08 Feb 2013 - 23 Jun 2013    -    UNITED KINGDOM , Manchester

  

  A previously uncatalogued masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists is on display for the first time at The John Rylands Library: “Burning Bright”, by William Blake. The exhibition also features over thirty etchings and engravings and works by artists and designers who were influenced by Blake. Highlights include a hand-coloured copy of Young's Night Thoughts. John Rylands Library archivist Stella Halkyard said: "Because of their dispersal across our collections, many of these works had previously lain undetected … Too often we undervalue...

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  Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling (Exhibitions)

  06 Mar 2013 - 18 Aug 2013    -    AUSTRIA , Vienna

  

  The exhibition documents the life of the (failed) younger  brother of Emperor Franz Joseph. Ferdinand Maximilian (1832-1867) stood in the shadow of the Austrian emperor. No wonder that he accepted Napoleon III.'s offer to become Emperor of Mexico in 1863. As Maximilian I., he traveled to Mexico in 1864 to ascend the throne, but was captured and executed in 1867. The exhibition shows Maximilian as a collector and looks at his interest in architecture and seafaring, and features numerous letters, items of furniture as well as documents from the life of Maximilian and his wife...

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  A Legacy Inscribed - The Schoenberg Collection of Manuscripts (Exhibitions)

  11 Mar 2013 - 16 Aug 2013    -    UNITED STATES , Philadelphia, PA

  

  The Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection of Manuscripts, donated to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries by Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Schoenberg embodies the great scientific and philosophical traditions of the ancient and medieval world. This exhibition presents the rarest and most beautiful manuscripts from the collection, often illustrated with complex diagrams and stunning woodcuts. They document the achievements of European, Arabic, and Jewish scholars, philosophers, and the practitioners of science, medicine, and law in the Middle Ages.

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  Bosch - Bruegel - Rubens - Rembrandt. Masterpieces of the Albertina (Exhibitions)

  14 Mar 2013 - 30 Jun 2013    -    AUSTRIA , Vienna

  

  The Albertina owns one of the world's most important collections of Dutch hand drawings from the period from 1450 to 1650. Around 150 works by Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Anton van Dyck and Rembrandt will be on show during this exhibition on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the re-opening of the Albertina.

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  From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding (Exhibitions)

  02 Apr 2013 - 20 Aug 2015    -    NEW ZEALAND , Dunedin

  

  Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. The exhibition decodes the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcases their creative skills which become evident in all aspects of the binding process. On display are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period along with machine-made mass-produced bindings from the early 19th century. They range from the earliest English binding in New Zealand (dated 1482), 16th century European samples, and 19th century publisher's bindings, to works...

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