Author Archives: Kelli Hansen

Presses and Preachers, or, What an Incunable Can Tell Us about Technology and Faith

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

The Special Collections and Rare Book department recently acquired four incunables,[1] and we’ll be featuring them individually on the blog.  This post highlights Sermones de adventu by Roberto Caracciolo (Venice, 1474), a book interesting for what it can tell us … Continue reading →

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New Digital Exhibit

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Controlling Heredity: The American Eugenics Crusade, 1870-1940 has recently been mounted as a permanent exhibit on the website of the Special Collections and Rare Books department.  This virtual exhibit explores the intersections between ethics and the pseudo-science of eugenics in … Continue reading →

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April Fools! The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus.

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

This April Fool’s Day we thought we’d share several editions of Moriae Encomium by Desiderius Erasmus, which, in addition to being a definitive resource on fools and foolishness, has a great Latin pun for a title.   {click any image … Continue reading →

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