The Vatican Secret Archives
The Vatican Secret Archives

Author: Luca Becchetti

Publisher: Exhibitions International

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9789088810077

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The Vatican Secret Archives have fuelled people's imagination for centuries. This is largely due to its incomparable long and interesting history. Today, the entire documentation kept in the Vatican Secret Archives occupies 85 kilometres of bookshelves and is constantly growing. It covers a continued chronological space of over 800 years. Moreover, its unique location, the majestic documentary treasures and the limited access contribute to this aura of mystery. The shroud of secrecy that has always surrounded this important cultural institution of the Holy See, due to the allusions to inaccessible secrets, as well as to the publicity it has always enjoyed in literature and in the media, makes this publication even more attractive. And now, for the first time, a publisher was allowed to walk around this wonderful location without any restrictions. The result is a magnificent book with impressive and atmospheric illustrations. Take an unforgettable walk past the most exceptional places and documents in these secret archives, including reading rooms that are only open to academia, as well as rooms that remain closed to the public, some of which are decorated with gorgeous 16th and 17th century frescos, while others accommodate several thousands of documents. You will be able to discover more than 100 of these documents in this book. Specialists of the Vatican Secret Archives have selected these documents and provided each one with a precise explanation. It is a careful selection of documents that show the richness of the Vatican Archives' contents. A highly appealing, unique and attractive book, for a large audience as well as for the academic!

The Hidden Archives
The Hidden Archives

Author: Micah T. Dank

Publisher: Speaking Volumes

Published:

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1645404617

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The Hidden Archives, Book Five, the continuation of Into the Rabbit Hole: Fresh off their last adventure that nearly took Graham’s newly wedded wife from him, they are thrown once again into a mystery as old as most religions. The Library of Alexandria has not been burned down but moved to a secret location. A hacked computer ropes Graham into this new adventure and once he located the Library, he can finally finish his book series proving that the Bible is nothing more than a veiled Astrology book. If he survives his own demons.

Vatican Secret Archives
Vatican Secret Archives

Author: Grzegorz Górny

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781621643180

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"Investigative stories behind the most controversial events in the Church's history, for example: the Knights Templar trial, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Galileo Galilei trial, and Pius XII's attitude towards the Holocaust"--

The Special Collections Handbook
The Special Collections Handbook

Author: Alison Cullingford

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Published: 2016-12-22

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1783301260

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This comprehensive and no-nonsense guide to working with special collections and rare books is an essential day-to-day companion. Working with special collections can vary dramatically from preserving a single rare book to managing and digitizing vast mixed-media archives, yet the role of the information professional is always critical in tapping into the potential of these collections, protecting their legacy and bringing them to the attention of the wider public. This book offers up-to-date guidance which pulls together insights from best practice across the heritage sector to build innovative, co-operative and questioning mind-sets that will help them to cope in turbulent times. The Handbook covers all aspects of special collections work: preservation, developing collections, understanding objects, emergency planning, security, legal and ethical concerns, cataloguing, digitization, marketing, outreach, teaching, impact, advocacy and fundraising. New to this edition: coverage of new standards and concepts including unique and distinctive collections (UDCs), The Leeds Typology, Archive Accreditation, PD 5454:2012 and PAS 197 discussion of the major changes to laws affecting special collections including UK copyright law relating to library/archive exception and orphan works and forthcoming changes to data protection in the EU exploration of new trends in research including the rise of digital humanities, open access, the impact agenda and the REF updates to the sections on marketing, audience development and fundraising to include social media, customer journey mapping and crowdsourcing and more consideration of impact and indicators, digitization and new skills frameworks from CILIP and RBMS. This is the essential practical guide for anyone working with special collections or rare books in libraries, archives, museums, galleries and other heritage organizations. It is also a useful introduction to special collections work for academics and students taking library and information courses.

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss

Author: Audrey Geisel

Publisher: Random House

Published: 1995-10-03

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0679434488

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These fabulous, whimsical paintings, created for his own pleasure and never shown to the public, show Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) in a whole new light. Depicting outlandish creatures in otherworldly settings, the paintings use a dazzling rainbow of hues not seen in the primary-color palette of his books for children, and exhibit a sophisticated and often quite unrestrained side of the artist. 65 color illustrations.

The Hidden Hand
The Hidden Hand

Author: Daniel Pipes

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0312176880

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A noted Middle East specialist looks at conspiracy theories and the way they control life and politics in the region.

Working in the Archives
Working in the Archives

Author: Alexis E. Ramsey

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 2009-12-14

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0809386895

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Archival research of any magnitude can be daunting. With this in mind, Alexis E. Ramsey, Wendy B. Sharer, Barbara L’Eplattenier, and Lisa Mastrangelo have developed an indispensable volume for the first-time researcher as well as the seasoned scholar. Working in the Archives is a guide to the world of rhetoric and composition archives, from locating an archival source and its materials to establishing one’s own collection of archival materials. This practical volume provides insightful information on a variety of helpful topics, such as basic archival theory, processes, and principles; the use of hidden or digital archives; the intricacies of searching for and using letters and photographs; strategies for addressing the dilemmas of archival organization without damaging the provenance of materials; the benefits of seeking sources outside academia; and the difficult (yet often rewarding) aspects of research on the Internet. Working in the Archives moves beyond the basics to discuss the more personal and emotional aspects of archival work through the inclusion of interviews with experienced researchers such as Lynée Lewis Gaillet, Peter Mortensen, Kathryn Fitzgerald, Kenneth Lindblom, and David Gold. Each shares his or her personal stories of the joys and challenges that face today’s researchers. Packed with useful recommendations, this volume draws on the knowledge and experiences of experts to present a well-rounded guidebook to the often winding paths of academic archival investigation. These in-depth yet user-friendly essays provide crucial answers to the myriad questions facing both fledgling and practiced researchers, making Working in the Archives an essential resource.

The Hidden Archive
The Hidden Archive

Author: David Lewis

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-05-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 140920491X

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Bradley Simpson. A 34 year old, single, civil servant who is desperate. Desperate to find out about his mother so he can finish his family tree. The trouble is he knows nothing about her. He doesn't even know her name, and to make matters worse, all her details have been removed from his birth certificate. But help is at hand. There is a place that holds the secrets of people, like Bradley's mother, who the Government wants us to forget. The Hidden Archive. But be warned. Others are also seeking the Hidden Archive's treasures, but not for peaceful means like Bradley. Oh no. They are not in the least peaceful. They have murder on their minds.

The Hidden War
The Hidden War

Author: Artem Borovik

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780802137753

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A Soviet journalist documents the experiences of Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, detailing the soldiers' morale, the prevalence of drug problems, and the Russian withdrawal and the aftermath.

Who Will Write Our History?
Who Will Write Our History?

Author: Samuel D. Kassow

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0307793753

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In 1940, in the Jewish ghetto of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the Polish historian Emanuel Ringelblum established a clandestine scholarly organization called the Oyneg Shabes to record the experiences of the ghetto's inhabitants. For three years, members of the Oyneb Shabes worked in secret to chronicle the lives of hundereds of thousands as they suffered starvation, disease, and deportation by the Nazis. Shortly before the Warsaw ghetto was emptied and razed in 1943, the Oyneg Shabes buried thousands of documents from this massive archive in milk cans and tin boxes, ensuring that the voice and culture of a doomed people would outlast the efforts of their enemies to silence them. Impeccably researched and thoroughly compelling, Samuel D. Kassow's Who Will Write Our History? tells the tragic story of Ringelblum and his heroic determination to use historical scholarship to preserve the memory of a threatened people.