Daily Archives: 9 July 2012

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Article: What Makes a Book a Classic?

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The link below is to an article that looks into what makes a book a classic.

For more visit:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/07/06/italo-calvinos-14-definitions-of-a-classic/

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Article: Stolen Codex Calixtinus Recovered

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The link below reports on the recovery of the stolen Codex Calixtinus, a 12th century manuscript that was stolen from a library in Spain’s Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela a year ago.

For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/07/codex-calixtinus-recovered.phtml

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Article: Abandoned Library

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The link below is to an article about an abandoned library in an abandoned house in the United Kingdom. All I can say – what a waste.

For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/07/library-in-abandoned-house.html.