Alla Barabtarlo has contributed an essay to the book Cultural Identity and Civil Society in Russia and Eastern Europe: Essays in Memory of Charles Timberlake, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.
Special Collections has received the gift of Pennyroyal Caxton Bible from New York businessman Mr. Bruce Kovner,
“This edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible, illustrated by Barry Moser, a foremost American master of wood engravings, is the first such illustrated Bible since Gustave Doré’s famous 1865 edition of the Le Saint Bible. Volume one contains the five books of Moses, the historical books and the books of poetry. Volume two contains the books of prophecy and the New Testament. Both measure 16 x 11.5 inches and are laid into its own full linen tray case. The beauty of this Bible does not rest on the illustrations alone. It is also a singular polygraphic achievement and an example of some of the finest printings of our time. Some of the paper was handmade specially for this project, and the exquisitely tooled parchment bindings are a marvel of craftsmanship”, Diane Morrison, Kovner Philanthropy. Special Collections will be showing this gift on the forthcoming exhibit Verba Sacra: the Bible from manuscript to modern print.