On exsiccatae, xylotheks, lepidochromes, and other rare books and collections that incorporate actual biological and botanical specimens.
“Life Is Better with Antiques”
A new book takes readers into the eccentrically elegant home of a New Orleans antiques dealer and interior decorator.
On books: Book of Hours
A new treatise on the early American polymath David Rittenhouse draws attention to his elegant timepieces.
“We’re selling it, not renting it”
In this excerpt from a forthcoming memoir, an auction house veteran looks back on his beginning days in the trade.
Field notes: The Road to Redemption
The Barnes Foundation’s new book explores its past and present.
“Like a Moth to the Flame”
In an excerpt from his new book, furniture maker Michael Coffey describes the beginnings of his transition from one type of good works to another.
From Gunpowder to Greenery
How the grounds of the du Pont family’s first estate—now the home of the Hagley Museum and Library—were transformed from a munitions mill to a romantic Italianate garden.
A Blueprint for Early America
On Owen Biddle’s 1806 book, The Young Carpenter’s Assistant.
Seamless Transition
An excerpt from the book The New Antiquarians takes us into the Maine home of a young clothing designer turned folk art collector and dealer.
Facets and settings: Library Gems
A roundup of some noteworthy recent books on jewelers and their jewelry.
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