Author: April C. Armstrong *14
“Welcome the Wight that Bringeth Such Light”
By Steve Ferguson This is the device of a bookseller, John Wight, who traded at the Sign of the Rose in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, between 1549 and 1589. He’s holding a book titled Scientia. This might be called a “canting” device (i.e., an emblematic […]
Robert H. Taylor ’30’s Gifts to the Princeton University Library
By Will Noel Sandwiched between Sinclair Hamilton (Class of 1906) and William H. Scheide ’36 in the list of chairs of the Friends of Princeton University Library is Robert H. Taylor ’30, who had an extraordinarily long tenure–25 years. More information about him, and digitized […]
The Marrakesh Treaty and Early Tactile Design for the Blind
By Charles Doran The Marrakesh Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013, in Marrakesh, Morocco, and is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The core component of the treaty is to align and create exceptions to existing copyright laws of its signatories, which […]
The Pei Wen Yun Fu
By Will Noel Many of the treasures of Princeton University Library’s East Asian Library are housed in Special Collections in Firestone Library, and so last year its Director, Martin Heijdra, gave a tour of highlights to Special Collections staff. Among all the wonderful things that […]
