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After a 39-year conservation process, the Lough Kinale Book Shrine is on view at the National Museum of Ireland.
Steve Mills has been collecting secondhand books in England to reawaken lost memories. His search revealed more about his ...
According to The New York Times, Egyptologists found parts of an illustrated “book” that served as a guide to reach Rostau — the Underworld ruled by Osiris, the Egyptian god of death.
How a trove of rare books was found on a Chicago sidewalk — and reunited with its owner It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel ...
A 2023 study by nonprofit First Book found that students spend more time reading when educators add new, diverse books to their classrooms.
Book of the Month is offering new members their first book for $9.99 and a free hat with code DAYDREAM. The offer includes a "Reading is Sexy" hat design. Members can choose one of 5 to 7 curated ...
Ever wonder why old, decaying book pages actually smell good? ... University College London researchers extracted its VOCs from a 1928 French novel they found at a used bookstore.
An upcoming book sheds new light on a decades old suburban murder case. " Something Big: The True Story of the Brown's ...
Found in 1986 and following a 39-year conservation project, Ireland's oldest and largest medieval book shrine is now on view.
Prior to the drama of the lab’s result, the book had garnered little interest in the decades since it was first found in Afghanistan. A member of the country’s Hazara ethnic minority ...
He could tell that the books were old — very old. “I look around, there’s nobody there and they are just lying on the ground,” Miller, 75, recalled recently. “They are beautiful books.” ...