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Times of Trenton Highlights 18th Century Handel Acquisition

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Princeton University Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of an eighteenth-century scribal score of George Frideric Handel’s three-act opera Berenice, copied by a contemporary Handel copyist (“S2”) from the composer’s autograph manuscript.   The acquisition is highlighted on the front … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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