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Contours of the Premodern World

An Arctic Map Re-post

Among the most wide-ranging explorers of the early modern era was the Dutchmen Jan Huyghen…

Anne GoodDecember 23, 2022

Manuscript page in Arabic, showing image of blue cat

Contours of the Premodern World

Unboxing a New Acquisition at the James Ford Bell Library

By Anne Good, Assistant Curator One of the most fun things that we get to…

Anne GoodAugust 30, 2022

Signature of Grisell Baillie in Universal Pocket-Book

Contours of the Premodern World

The Past Owners of the Bell’s Books

By Anne Good, Assistant Curator We often find names written in the books that make…

Anne GoodAugust 17, 2022

Frontispiece showing imposing woman in a shaft of light, with small child handing her a box of coins; others looking on. Also title page.

Contours of the Premodern World

Tartarians and Heliopolitans in a Little-Known Book at the James Ford Bell Library

Guest post by William Poole of New College, Oxford The James Ford Bell Library holds…

Anne GoodJuly 14, 2022

16th-century sailor on the deck of a ship (above); with 1930s, light blue, Cadillac Phaeton (below).

Contours of the Premodern World

Cadillacs and Conquistadors at the James Ford Bell Library

By Anne Good, Assistant Curator It is fascinating to see the ways that historical interpretation…

Anne GoodJune 24, 2022

Contours of the Premodern World

Visit the Exhibits at the James Ford Bell Library, Part 2: “Hidden in Plain Sight”

Anne Good, Assistant Curator Two exhibits are currently on display at the James Ford Bell…

Anne GoodDecember 1, 2021

Contours of the Premodern World

Visit the Exhibits at the James Ford Bell Library, Part 1: “Reimagining the World”

By Anne Good, Assistant Curator Two exhibits are currently on display at the James Ford…

Anne GoodNovember 29, 2021

Contours of the Premodern World

Specimens of Cloth from Captain Cook’s Voyages and “The Mysterious Mr. Alexander H. Shaw”

Compiled by Anne Good, Assistant Curator at the James Ford Bell Library In May, I…

Anne GoodAugust 30, 2021

Contours of the Premodern World

Jane Squire and the longitude question

By Anne Good, Assistant Curator Since I'm still new to the collection at the James…

Anne GoodJuly 30, 2021

Contours of the Premodern World

A Biography of Candida Xu at the James Ford Bell Library

Guest post by Gail King, Retired Asian Studies Librarian, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young…

Anne GoodMay 25, 2021

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Contours of the Premodern World

An Arctic Map Re-post

Unboxing a New Acquisition at the James Ford Bell Library

The Past Owners of the Bell’s Books

Tartarians and Heliopolitans in a Little-Known Book at the James Ford Bell Library

Cadillacs and Conquistadors at the James Ford Bell Library

Visit the Exhibits at the James Ford Bell Library, Part 2: “Hidden in Plain Sight”

Visit the Exhibits at the James Ford Bell Library, Part 1: “Reimagining the World”

Specimens of Cloth from Captain Cook’s Voyages and “The Mysterious Mr. Alexander H. Shaw”

Jane Squire and the longitude question

A Biography of Candida Xu at the James Ford Bell Library

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