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László Krasznahorkai and The Private Library
His mere arrival itself had been excessively mysterious, or at least had proceeded very differently from that of the others, for he had not come by train and then by bus; for however unbelievable it...
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Epithalamia and The Private Library
Epithalamium: From the Greek epi ("at") and thalamos ("nuptial chamber"). A celebratory song or poem, often in sonnet form, in honor of a bride or groom or both, usually praising their virtues,...
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OenoLit and The Private Library
Given that the first book printed from moveable type in Western Europe contains numerous references to wine, and given that the technology for printing that first book may itself have been modeled upon...
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From The Private Library's Archives: The World's Greatest Independent...
We have observed in several previous posts (see, for example, our post of 20 June 2009) that if history has taught us anything, it is that some folks prefer their ideas to everyone else's ideas. This...
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FB&C and The Private Library
As many longtime TPL readers are aware, for the past couple of years it has been this writer's privilege and honor to contribute an occasional piece to the Fine Books & Collections Blog, official...
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The Japanese Literature Publishing Project and The Private Library
If you are like most Western book collectors, you probably have little familiarity with Japanese literature. Perhaps because the Japanese language relies on three different writing systems (two of...
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Those We Leave Behind at The Private Library
If money were no object, what one book would you most like to add to your private library? This writer has posed that question to a great many book collectors over the past four+ decades. The answers...
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