The Lilly Library, Indiana University

Barney Wood recently visited to talk about the Lilly Library's copy of the New Testament of the Gutenberg Bible with Erika Dowell, Executive Associate Director and Curator of Modern Manuscripts. Check it out!

Out and About with Barney | Rare Gutenberg Bible New Testament at Indiana University's Lilly Library Discover the rare Gutenberg Bible at Indiana University's Lilly Library, a historic volume that revolutionized access to books and knowledge.

Conservation assistant Aveyah Craver gives us some tips and tricks on traditional bookbinding in this exciting conservation-centric blog!

How to Make a Japanese Accounting Ledger (daifuku cho) Conservation assistant Aveyah Craver gives us some tips and tricks on traditional bookbinding in this exciting conservation-centric blog! I recently made an enclosure for a set of three, blank, Japanese accounting ledgers. The books were bound in a style that I had never seen before, and I took some...

What We Keep: An Exploration of Personal Archives Through Harriet Thayer’s Album

Curatorial Assistant and Social Media Manager Jake Gentry spotlights personal archives with the multigenerational album of Harriet Thayer and her daughter Henrietta Malvina.

What We Keep: An Exploration of Personal Archives Through Harriet Thayer’s Album Curatorial Assistant and Social Media Manager Jake Gentry spotlights personal archives with the multigenerational album of Harriet Thayer and her daughter Henrietta Malvina. Archival science may not seem like it on the surface at times, but it is incredibly personal. The papers, books, and realia pr...