“Including over 37,000 entries compiled by a team of Yiddish linguists, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary surpasses its predecessors in the number of words and rich selection of idioms, examples of usage, and coverage of stylistic levels and dialect forms. Entries include words for standard and literary as well as contemporary colloquial and conversational usage and a … Continue reading
Author Archives: Leslie Vallhonrat
The Folger Shakespeare Library Joins the Provenance Online Project
The inscription is a note to Henry VIII from wife number four of six, Anne of Cleves, written in a 1533 book of hours from the Folger Shakespeare Library (STC 15982). Continue reading at //provenanceonlineproject.wordpress.com/2 Continue reading
Paper Menagerie: The Penn Libraries celebrates Archives Month Philly
As part of Philly Archives Month, Feathered friends, ferocious beasts, and even a cute cat or two leap, slither, and fly off the pages of our favorite books, manuscripts, and archival materials on Thursday October 15. Continue reading at https://pennrare.wordpress.com Continue reading
Pope-Related Items on Tumblr
In honor of the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia this week, the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies is sharing a number of the Penn Libraries’ Pope-related items. The featured image is from Ms. Codex 85, Bullarium Augustinianum, (fol. 1r) written in Italy around 1506 (per a note on the manuscript, fol. 124v). Ms. Codex … Continue reading
Introducing a New and Expanded Franklin!
During the week of June 22nd, the Libraries will introduce a new, expanded Franklin interface called Franklin:Discovery! Franklin:Discovery will provide access to the resources you expect to find in the familiar Franklin catalog, but will also allow you to search for and retrieve the full text of articles published in scholarly journal articles, magazines, newspapers, … Continue reading
Exhibit in the Fine Arts Library
“A Selection of Printed Books from the Collection of Dr. Myron Portenar and Anne Jaffe Portenar” has recently been put on display in the Reading Room of the Fine Arts Library. The installation is in conjunction with the exhibit “A Shared Vision” currently on view in the Arthur Ross Gallery. The book exhibit marks the … Continue reading
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
This reference provides coverage of the institutions, religion, politics, and culture in Muslim societies throughout the world. Beginning in the sixth century and extending to the present day, the Encyclopedia covers Muslims in the Arab heartland as well as South and Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas. (See http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/118055.) Continue reading
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women
This reference provides comprehensive information on the major topics of scholarly interest within the study of Islam and women, with more than 450 articles written by leading international experts and with a concentration on contemporary issues. (See http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/118054.) Continue reading
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics
Based on the 2009 print publication, this reference work provides in-depth coverage of the political dimensions of Islam and the Muslim world. (See http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/118053.) Continue reading
The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Islamic Philosophy
This reference includes biographical entries for all the major thinkers of Islamic philosophy since the foundation of the faith. The entries range across time from the early years of Islam to the modern period. (See http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/118052.) Continue reading
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