Exact Editions is delighted to welcome The Strad to its digital platform, with back issues available now as quarterly or annual subscriptions to institutions going back five years with over 60 back issues included.
The Strad is a trusted and influential monthly string music magazine that began publishing issues in 1890. Along with the latest news, reviews and leading opinion editorials, each monthly issue additionally includes masterclasses accompanied with commentary … Keep Reading
In Volume 17 we speak with Sierra Jones-Martel from North Grenville Public Library.
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Quarantine
Originally derived from the Latin quadraginta / forty in reference to Jesus’s 40 days in the desert. It was later adopted in Venice as quarantina giorni to denote the length of time which ships suspected of carrying the plague were kept in isolation. Elsewhere it was used to signify the 40 days that widows were allowed … Keep Reading
In Volume 16 we speak with Jacqueline Knee from West Dean College.
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Elysian
Using my Ancient History degree here… the word stems from Elysium which was an afterlife concept held by some sects in Ancient Greece. Elysium was a paradise, so expectedly, Elysian means delightful or blissful. You may remember the Elysian Fields appearing in Gladiator!
What’s your role in the library?
I’m the assistant librarian, with a … Keep Reading
In Volume 15 we speak with Beth Hewitt from Falmer Library, University of Brighton.
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Chrestomathy
A collection of selected literary passages (usually from a single author); a selection of literary passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text in various languages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.
What’s your role in the library?
Information Adviser at Falmer Library, University of Brighton.… Keep Reading
Welcome to the seventh Archive Flashback post! We have decided to slightly change the format of this blog series to focus on some of our individual titles. This week we bring you a glimpse into the extensive digital archive of The Times Literary Supplement.
The TLS has been a highly acclaimed journal for decades, originally published in 1902 as a supplement to The Times. The serial then went on to form its own publication in 1914, publishing some of the … Keep Reading