We ask that you submit one request per box of archival material. Its preeminent collection provides extraordinarily rich resources for the study of sexual modernism and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life and culture in the twentieth century. One of the nations premier collections of rare law books is housed in the paskusdanziger rare book room. Cary playing card database quick search searches the title, maker and notes fields. Manuscript on parchment trimmed of a book of hours, use of paris. Doing research at the beinecke library beinecke rare book. It is on display march 2 to june 17, 2020, in the rare book exhibition gallery of the lillian goldman law library, located on level l2 of the yale law school 127 wall street, new haven ct. From the preservation of rare books and other cultural treasures to acquisition and management of massive data sets, yale s libraries are at the heart of the university. The collection consists predominantly of printed works published before 1796. Please visit this page to confirm we will be open on the date of your visit and for the exhibition gallery hours. See the yale law library rare books blog for news on acquisitions, events, and research opportunities. The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to the wealth of special collections available for research at the yale university library yul and the yale center for british art ycba. For phone numbers and email addresses of individual staff members, please check the staff page.
Non yale library cardholders are responsible for maintaining current contact information in my account and upon renewal of library privileges. Hours harvey cushingjohn hay whitney medical library. Meditations on the beinecke rare book and manuscript library jstor. Catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, edited by barbara shailor et. Consult the closed collections schedule while planning your visit. For more information or to make an appointment, please contact mike widener, rare book librarian, at 203 4324494 or by email at mike. It supports the curriculum of the yale law school and the research of students and faculty within yale, and far beyond. Yale in new haven lewis walpole library fellows guide. Bayard asks in how to talk about books you havent read 2007, if a person spends a certain amount of time on a book hours, evenwithout reading it completely. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library parking free or cheap. Hours, locations, contact information, and access rules for buildings, libraries.
Inside these translucent marble walls are many historic items and documents, including a copy of the gutenberg bible. The twentysix folios are the only fragment known to remain of the book of hours of blanche of burgundy d. There are 439 works represented in the database and each record. The library s rare book collection stands at more than 50,000 volumes and is actively growing.
The relationships of jean fouquet and the hours of etienne chevalier to french manuscript illumination of the fifteenth century dissert. Book of hours, use of paris printed, augmented by illuminated leaves from a manuscript book of hours. As this semester has come to an end i think this is the time to introduce three of my favorite libraries. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library of yale architectuur. This search limits your results to the collection of rare books and manuscripts. If you are planning a research visit, please consult our closed collections schedule to make sure desired materials will be available request collection materials online at least two business days in advance individuals are always welcome to visit the beinecke library s ground floor and mezzanine public exhibition areas, to see the building, permanent exhibitions, and varied special. Opening hours yale library study spaces scheduling. General collection, beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university. Yale law school rare book librarian mike widener takes us on a tour of the history and unique collections of rare books at the yale law school. Construction photographs of the beinecke library are available in the beineckes digital collections.
Chinese rare books at yale yale university library. Appointments are not required, but recommended in order to enable the staff to better serve you. Since its opening in 1963, the marble exterior of beinecke rare book and manuscript library has kept hidden yale s most obscure texts and invited the speculation of visitors and students alike. The beinecke library, which may not be familiar to everyone here, is the largest depository of rare books and manuscripts at yale.
Catalog introduction for a fieldbyfield description of this online catalog. Consult the librarys closed collection schedule before planning your visit. The rare book collection is located in the paskusdanziger rare book room, on level l2 of the lillian goldman law library. The lighting requirement, however, complicates the matter.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library international festival. Call number explanation other reference number explanation. The chinese rare books at yale database brings together information about chinese rare books and manuscripts held primarily in east asia library special collections in sml and also in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. The translucent marble allows light but protects the books. Reference library and archives yale center for british art. Yale university library the heart of the university. All of these keywords or any of these keywords or this entire phrase. The collection is particularly strong in angloamerican common law materials, including case reports, digests, statutes, trials, treatises, and popular works on the law.
Research support and workshops yale university library. The gift was spearheaded by nancy marx better 84, chair of the university library council, a longtime yale leadership volunteer, and a 2019 recipient of the yale medal. The beinecke is an active research library, and in addition to materials on this list, individual items may be already in use and therefore unavailable at the time. Includes a full calendar, fifteen joys of the virgin, seven requests, and a sonnet, all in french. Parking allday parking at the york street garage and shorter term parking 4 hours or less at the broadway parking lot afford easy access to the yale center for british art, sterling memorial library, and the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Hoppin professor and dean of the yale school of architecture, discusses the architecture and history of the beinecke library, designed by gordon bunshaft of the firm skidmore, owings and merrill. Use search all collections to search the entire database. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library instagram posts. Direct research questions to the public services department or the appropriate curator.
The reading room is open to registered researchers mondays fridays. Todays puzzle pictured above for the paleogaphical challenge suggested solution to yesterdays challenge shown below give me thy grace good lord to sett the world at nought. The collection also hosts an active exhibition program and digitization projects. The beinecke library s robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. In order to provide the best visitor experience for all who enter the beinecke library, and in keeping with the policy and practice of the yale university library, group tours coming into the beinecke library must be yale led tours. Find parking costs, opening hours and a parking map of all beinecke rare book and manuscript library parking lots, street parking, parking meters and private. Adopt a rare book about the program you will help to protect the extraordinary cushingwhitney historical collection and ensure its existence for future generations of scholars and students by making a gift to this project and adopting a rare book. All yale libraries are closed until further notice. Closed until further notice all yale library hours. Finding aids describe the creation, content, context, and arrangement of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research. The reference library s holdings, not including the photograph and institutional archives, can be searched online either independently or in conjunction with the centers art and rare books collections, as well as through orbis, yale library s online catalogue. Rare books yuksel serindag metadata librarian rare and special collections.
Professional appraisers and booksellers can authenticate and evaluate your books and documents. Please check the hours and accessibility page on this website for detailed information on daily hours and for schedule holiday closures. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library instagram stories. Click on image or caption above to see image in the zoom viewer. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook. Instructors in english 114115 may request a library session by. Yale university library yale university library research guides. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. They demonstrate the value of collecting these artifacts, and constitute the law library s invitation to explore them further. Yale university policy prohibits librarians and curators from providing financial appraisals. Librarys collections can be viewed by the general public during open hours. The exhibition is open to the general public 10am6pm daily, and open to yale affiliates until 10pm.
Instagram posts from beinecke rare book and manuscript library. The beinecke byenuhkee library is yale universitys principal repository for literary papers, early manuscripts, and rare books. Can i visit the beinecke rare books and manuscripts library, even if i am not planning to do research. Threequarters of this collection is available online and new records are added on a regular basis.
Manuscript on parchment greatly trimmed of a fragment of a book of hours. As someone who loves libraries having all of yale s libraries to explore has been wonderful aspect of my experience. Some, like manuscripts and archives and the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Stephen jones, head of access services at the beinecke library, shared with the news some of the most widespread rumors and absurd myths that. These books represent a small fraction of the annotated books in the yale law library s rare book collection. The id cards of students, faculty and staff of the divinity school are automatically set up for access to the building.