- Books & Book Collecting
Links to odd-volumes and incomplete sets, searchable bookstores, book terms and glossaries, online libraries.
www.trussel.com/f_books.htm
- Morgan Library, The@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Morgan_Library__The
- International Dunhuang Project
Promotes the study and preservation of manuscripts and printed documents from Dunhuang and other Central Asian sites through international co-operation. Site includes database of manuscripts, newsletter, and images.
idp.bl.uk
- Rosenbach Museum & Library
Museum of art and antiques and library of rare books and transcripts housed in a historic 19th century mansion in Philadelphia, PA.
www.rosenbach.org
- Voynich Manuscript (6)
Explore the Voynich Manuscript, the mysterious 15th century illustrated book by unknown author written in an unintelligible language. Sites feature history, description, images of its pages, analysis, and theories about authorship, contents, and language of the ancient manuscript which is considered as a pharmacopoeia by some.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Rare_and_Antique_Books/Voynich_Manuscript
- Rare Book and Manuscripts Section, ALA
Represents and promotes the interests of librarians, curators, and other specialists concerned with the acquisition, preservation, etc. of special collections, including rare printed books, manuscripts, archives, graphics, music, and ephemera.
www.rbms.nd.edu
- Kurt Stüber's Online Library
Collection of historic and modern biology books, that features scans of their scientific illustrations and text. Also in German.
www.biolib.de
- Codex Seraphinianus (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Rare_and_Antique_Books/Codex_Seraphinianus
- Your Old Books
Covers frequently asked questions about rare books and book values.
www.princeton.edu/~ferguson/yob.html
- Take a Term for the Verse
Glossary of common terms from the rare book trade.
www.bookmine.com/verse.php
- Rare Books on the Web : A Brief Introduction
Describes ways of searching the Internet for information about rare books. Includes links.
www.geocities.com/albertmasters/rarebooks.html
- Website for Book Collectors
Links and information for book collecting enthusiasts.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Library/9417
- Center for Electronic Text & Image (CETI)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../University_of_Pennsylvania/Libraries_and_Museums
- University of Maryland, College Park - Marylandia and Rare Books Department
Rare book collection containing over 40,000 volumes dating from the 15th to the 19th century in all areas of the humanities and sciences.
www.lib.umd.edu/RARE/index.html
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