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Comment on “The Art Department’s wanderjahre” — The origins of the Sloane Art Library by Pat

Pat — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:17:18 +0000

Just ask former librarian Phil Rees–he’ll fill you in! Or his assistant Rachel Frew.

Pat Thompson (head of Sloane Art Library 1999-2007)

Comment on Wrought from the ghosts of card catalogs past: David Bunn’s Subliminal Messages by mveitch

mveitch — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:26:49 +0000

Thank you for sharing! I agree, seeing the old cards used as scrap can be painful. When I find a particularly lovely one, I often save it for use as stationary. That way at least the recipient of the correspondence can enjoy a bit of cataloging finery!

Comment on Wrought from the ghosts of card catalogs past: David Bunn’s Subliminal Messages by Pat

Pat — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:23:34 +0000

Wonderful blog! My favorite card catalog was that in the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice. I found what I was looking for, handwritten in spidery script. It may have made it to their online catalog eventually, but not then. It always made me sad as a librarian that we used the old cards as scrap, but then there was always the serendipity we enjoyed as a result. (from former Sloane Art Librarian)

Comment on Wrought from the ghosts of card catalogs past: David Bunn’s Subliminal Messages by Will

Will — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:25:48 +0000

“Sometimes, they even editorialized on cards by adding a comment or crossing out words.” My favorite was a card which had the author’s birthdate crossed out and corrected, with an accompanying note that said “My Dad!”

Comment on Faculty Interview: Paroma Chatterjee on using manuscript facsimiles by ArturoFurioso

ArturoFurioso — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:47:21 +0000

Excellent! You express yourself so well. You said exactly what you meant to say and make it seem so simple and effortless… Well done!

Le Furieux

Comment on Faculty Interview: Paroma Chatterjee on using manuscript facsimiles by Annabel V Sclippa

Annabel V Sclippa — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:56:11 +0000

Fabulously written article. Even though I had to experience it in a disembodied way, I had a palpable response and now wish I were there scrolling through the Joshua Roll with my own fingers!

Comment on The Pretzels and the Fishes: Marginalia in Our Manuscript Facsimile Collection by ArturoFurioso

ArturoFurioso — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:19:26 +0000

Very nice, Eva! I like your page and the way you laid it out and illustrated it. I’d love to have a look at those manuscripts now.