Although typography was born in Germany, it found fertile breeding grounds in the 15th-century Italy. Very quickly after the invention of printing, Italy became the...
A traveler-librarian’s confession for the future
Let me start a little philosophically: What happens when we read? Is it a journey? And, what is travel? Is it moving from point A...
XVI e siècle best… “sellers” d’une bibliothèque ideale
Homines libris, ab hominibus orbis. 📚 People were interested in the organisation of information even since Antiquity. Through centuries they have used all the available...
For the world of words: the book…
ave you ever felt jealous for Johnny Depp's profession as Rare book dealer in the Ninth Gate? Have you ever felt the same excitement as...