Cuneiform Collections in the Princeton University Library – Now on Display from Oct 2-8, 2012

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets with cuneiform writ­ing, dat­ing back over 4,000 years, will on dis­play in the Fire­stone Library’s Eighteenth-Century Win­dow from Octo­ber 2 to 8. Cuneiform writ­ing was a method of incis­ing script into wet clay with a wedge-shaped writ­ing imple­ment. For nearly 3,000 years, the scribes of Mesopotamia mas­tered the ver­ti­cal, hor­i­zon­tal, and oblique strokes nec­es­sary to write words and num­bers in Sumer­ian, Baby­lon­ian, Assyr­ian, and other lan­guages of the ancient Near East. The Man­u­scripts Divi­sion has a sub­stan­tial cuneiform col­lec­tion of approx­i­mately 1,350 baked and unbaked clay tablets and tablet cases, as well as some clay cylin­ders and nail-shaped cones.  Continue

 

No. 665. Not to be repro­duced with­out the per­mis­sion of the Prince­ton Uni­ver­sity Library.

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Art Walk is TODAY, Thursday,October 4, 2012 at 5-8 pm

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

EXHIBITIONS

“First X, Then Y, Now Z: Landmark Thematic Map”, Main Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 1st floor

“The Elec­tion for Woodrow Wilson’s Amer­ica”, Mil­berg Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 2nd floor

In addition, cuneiforms from the Fertile Crescent are on  display.

Come join us!

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Cotsen Children’s Library Featured in The Princeton Packet

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Journal a forum of young writers

DATE POSTED: Thursday, September 27, 2012 7:05 PM EDT
By Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group

It’s no surprise that a new literary journal is being published in Princeton, but somewhat unexpected is a publication devoted to the writings of children. That’s exactly what the revamped Picture Book Press, published by Cotsen Children’s Library, is. And based on the content in the Fall 2012 issue, there’s lots of young writing talent in the area.

The first issue includes a first-person account of a girl who, tired of her teachers’ droning, plans an escape from school, but is quickly foiled; a speech by a 13-year-old graduate telling his classmates that they are pandas, and poetry about human nature, favorite things and the wonders of purple.

“It’s jaw-dropping,” says Dana Sheridan, the education and outreach coordinator at Cotsen. “I’m amazed at the subjects and their depth and the quirkiness. Even among five poems a child might send me, they can be vastly different. It makes me more excited than I expected to be part of the process.”  Continue reading

 

 

 

Dana Sheridan of Cotsen children’s library is loving her job as editor of Picture Book Press.

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Come Join Us for the Next Art Walk, Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 5-8 pm

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

EXHIBITIONS

“First X, Then Y, Now Z: Landmark Thematic Map”, Main Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 1st floor

“The Elec­tion for Woodrow Wilson’s Amer­ica”, Mil­berg Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 2nd floor

Come join us!

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Lecture, “Woodrow Wilson’s Journey to the White House”, September 23rd at 2 pm

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Come to the opening lecture, “Woodrow Wilson’s Journey to the White House” with A. Scott Berg ’71 on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 2 pm in the James M. Stewart ’32 Theater, 185 Nassau Street, Princeton.  This lecture is sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton University Library.  For more information on the exhibit, visit the Mudd Library blog.

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