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Teacher spotlight: December 2012— Dr. James Terry, Art History professor from Stephens College

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

Today our guest in Teacher Spotlight is Dr. James Terry, professor of Art History at Stephens College. Professor Terry regularly brings his Renaissance and Baroque class to Special Collections. We were delighted when he agreed to step into our Spotlight … Continue reading →

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Our New Acquisition: Textus sequentarium with comments by Hermann Torrentinus, 1496.

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

  Textus seque[n]tiaru[m] cu[m] optimo comme[n]to, was one of a few incunabula we acquired last year. Published in Cologne by Heinrich Quentell in 1496, the book is a collection of Sequences with extensive comments and explanations for students by a … Continue reading →

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Teaching spotlight: Sean Franzel

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Professor Sean Franzel from the German and Russian Studies department is our guest for the Teaching Spotlight this month. His research interests span the culture, philosophy, and history of eighteenth- to twentieth-century Germany and include the history of education and … Continue reading →

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