Abaa glossary of book collecting terms abc for book collectors pdf bookbinding and the conservation of books catalogers desktop classification web estc estc web matching heritage of the printed book hpb lc authorities lc catalog rare books and manuscripts section rbms. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment, the. Visitors are welcome to see the building and to view treasures such as the gutenberg bible, john james audubons birds of america, the collection of incunabula, and the 1742 library of yale, always on view to the public. Wynne, research librarian in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, guided me through the first phase of the undertaking. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Johannes marcus marci of cronland presented the book to athanasius kircher, s. Through the beneficence of the three beinecke brothers, it opened in.
Visitors enter from the ground level into a glassenclosed lobby that reveals the. Willis, curator of the yale collection of american literature last revised june 7, 2012. Video worlds elite library, beinecke back open again. Its preeminent collection provides extraordinarily rich resources for the study of sexual modernism and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life and culture in the twentieth century. Fifty works from yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library.
The first illustrates alphabets in various scripts. It was incredible summer job and i have no idea how i got so lucky as to land it. Illuminated islamic manuscript yale university library. Meditations on the beinecke rare book and manuscript library jstor. The beinecke library is open to all yale university students and faculty, and. This list reflects the form and genre terms frequently used by the rare book cataloging unit in its cataloging of beinecke printed materials and includes terms that the library believes are important and is updated to reflect changing usage and needs. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library happiness.
The rachel carson papers at the beinecke rare book and manuscript library consist of manuscripts, notebooks, letters, newspaper clippings, photos, and printed material relating to the life and career of rachel carson. Opened in 1963, the library is renowned for its translucent marble facade and the. The architect thought of the library as a treasure house of rare books whose presence ought to be emphasized. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an architectural incongruity amid. Exhibits of the beinecke librarys collections can be viewed by the general public during open hours.
Librarys collections can be viewed by the general public during open hours. A temporary reading room opens in the franke family reading room at sterling memorial library. When the beinecke library opened on october 14, 1963, it became the home of the. Manuscript library is the rare book library and literary archive of the yale university library in new haven, connecticut. Koehler litigation associate, wiggin and dana, llp michael j. The beinecke reopens after yearlong renovation yale. Public exhibition spaces on the ground floor and mezzanine open 7 days. The beinecke librarys robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. The librarys public exhibition space will remain open through may 18. The second part of the codex is composed of decorative initials arranged alphabetically. Penderecki conducts penderecki institute of sacred music. Introduction the beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the worlds largest buildings devoted to rare books and manuscripts housing about 180,000 volumes in the central tower and over 1 million that are kept in the underground book stacks. This model book for scribes is composed of two parts. Beinecke library renovation beinecke library renovation.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university, designed by gordon bunshaft of skidmore, owings, and merrill. With the humours of sir iohn falstaffe, and swaggering pistoll. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library international. Beinecke closes completely for the month of august to allow staff time to move back into our iconic building. Ancient manuscript in unreadable language to be published.
The beauty of the library is enhanced by the large open plaza in which it is located. New haven public library, new haven city hall, and grove street cemetery on a leisurely. By hand celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of yales beinecke rare book and manuscript with an exploration of its manuscript collections. In the late 1950s, interest in rare books, the philanthropy of the beineckes, the universitys pressing need for a special collections library, and the design by the architect gordon bunshaft, created the beinecke library one of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and. Beinecke cataloging manual form and genre headings. Beinecke library is open to all yale students and faculty, as well as visiting researchers.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library archives at yale. Beinecke library reopens, a gem for scholars and students. Beinecke rare book library by gordon bunshaft som architect, at new haven, connecticut, 1963, architecture in the great buildings online. New haven in 1963, yale university opened the most modern of structures to house its most ancient of books.
The beinecke library is committed to providing broad access to its collections for teaching, learning, and research in accordance with yale university policy. Voynich manuscript high resolution scans by beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university. All yale libraries are closed until further notice. The basement has pieces if aincient papyrus parchment and authors letters from just about every american author as well as many artists. We have opened a temporary reading room in yales sterling memorial library, located directly across wall street from the beinecke. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library yale university. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. Established in 1963, yales beinecke library celebrated its 50th anniversary on 20. Completed in 1963 and situated on yale universitys campus, in new haven, connecticut, the library has room for approximately 780,000 volumes. An elevated public exhibition mezzanine surrounds the glass stack tower, and.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, 121 wall st. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale brbl is an architectural icon and its 500,00 rare books and over one million volumes make it one of the most important research facilities of its kind in the world. An elevated public exhibition mezzanine surrounds the glass stack tower, and displays among other things, one. Kevin repp beinecke rare book and manuscript library wednesdays, 10. Library staff working remotely continue to provide online support for research and yale classes.
Use the yale virtual private network if you are off campus and require access. Since its opening in 1963, the marble exterior of beinecke rare book and manuscript library has kept hidden yales most obscure texts and invited the speculation of visitors and students alike. Catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, edited by barbara shailor et. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library 121 wall st, new haven, connecticut 06511 rated 4. The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. Select highlights of the beinecke librarys collections related to the rev. Many call the fifteenthcentury codex, commonly known as the voynich manuscript, the worlds most mysterious book. The majority of the digital copies featured are in the public domain or under an open license all over the world, however, some works may not be so in all. Beinecke rare book library gordon bunshaft som great. The abraham lincoln collection is the physical property of the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university. Oxfords bodleian library has lent a collection of rare and historical documents to yales beinecke. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook. Yale universitys home for rare works, including the mysterious voynich manuscript.
Beinecke library is the largest building in north america exclusively for rare books and. Manuscript on parchment of gregorius bock, scribal pattern book. Please request uncatalogued materials at least one week in advance of your research visit. Catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the. Thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library to reopen. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library posts facebook. Yales rare book and manuscript library to reopen after major renovation published 9. Its named the beinecke rare book and manuscript, and both the checkerboard design and the greenish hue are on purpose. One of the worlds largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, it is yale universitys principal repository of literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. Yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library is the largest.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library amusing planet. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment, the library is. One of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts. Yale student open house at the beinecke library the. The purpose of the building is to serve as a research center for students. The medieval academy reprints for teaching shailor, barbara on. The historic beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university will re open tuesday for the first time in sixteen months.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library collections. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50. The second part of henrie the fourth, containing to his death, and coronation of henrie the fift. October 18 december 20, 1996 organized by patricia c. Voynich in 1912 from the jesuit college at frascati near rome. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library the public domain. Beinecke celebrates archive of african american arts and. Our public services staff are here to help you locate and access the materials you need to conduct your research. Barton, melissa curator of american literature, drama and prose writings beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university according to afp, a publisher called siloe based in burgos, spain, will produce 898 copies of the voynich manuscript, replicating every. The exhibition begins where the yale college library collection of early manuscripts began, with a mirror of humanity, a copy of the speculum humanae salvationis given by elihu yale. All yale library buildings and reading rooms are currently closed.
Following a yearlong major renovation to update the librarys mechanical systems and to provide enhanced facilities for supporting research and teaching, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library will reopen to the public on tuesday, september 6th. Topics voynich, manuscript, high quality, quaity, zoom, resolution, jp2. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library international festival. I used to work as a page in the stacks about 15 years ago.
For much of the middle 1900s consumers coveted sheets of little green stamps. The library will be open regular hours on founders day as on every wednesday, from 9. Illustrated from the beinecke rare book and manuscript library mart. Cloistered by a shell of stone, the 1963 beinecke rare book and manuscript library in yale, us, is one of the worlds foremost collections of rare manuscripts.
Exhibition approximately 100 items on view from 25 june through 16 september exhibition tours wednesday, 8 september, 3. It was time to celebrate our success and our remarkable building architect gordon bunshafts masterpiece of marble, granite, bronze and glass. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library new haven. With colleagues throughout the yale university library, and across the university, beinecke rare book and manuscript library staff have been working to assist yale faculty and students in the extraordinary efforts to transition rapidly to online teaching and learning for academic continuity through the remainder of the spring semester. As they cross the plaza, lamenting the expected lack of a proper pint, a siren blares and people run from the building. Readers and some offices face a sunken open air courtyard in the traditional arrangement of a cloister. When the beinecke library opened on october 14, 1963, it became the home of the volumes from rare book. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, manuscripts, manuscripts, latin medieval and modern, renaissance, middle ages, manuscripts, greek medieval and modern publisher binghamton, n. The majority of our digital collections are open to the public, however some material is restricted to the yale community. We are always happy to answer any questions you may have about using beinecke library collections, handling materials in the reading room, or navigating the building.
Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rare books dealer wilfrid voynich. Two public computer workstations are available for reference use. Stephen jones, head of access services at the beinecke library, shared with the news some of the most widespread rumors and absurd myths that. Oxfords di lewis and ds hathaway are dispatched to america to investigate. The beineckes website, catalog records, finding aids, and digital images enhance scholarship and promote use of both the digital and the original object. The free concert and talk are open to the public no tickets required. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library architectuul. Beinecke library general news, events, exhibitions, and. I was also fortunate in having access to the expertise of the curators of the beinecke library collections. African american literary and artistic achievements are showcased in a new exhibition, destined to be known. Remembering shakespeare tells the story of how a playwright and poet in late sixteenth and early seventeenthcentury england came to be remembered as the worlds most venerated author.
Visit the beinecke rare book and manuscript librarys page. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library about facebook. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, 121 wall st, room for more information about the weekly sessions and other related events, please click here. Art and architecture beinecke rare book and manuscript. Discover beinecke rare book and manuscript library in new haven, connecticut. The collection spans the years 1921 to 1981, with the bulk of the material covering the period from 1950 to 1964. Sep 30, 2014 yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library is the largest building in the world dedicated to the containment and preservation of rare books, manuscripts, and documents.