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News from the Director of Research - August 2024
Richard Bull (1721–1805), extra-illustrated copy of A Collection of the Loose Pieces Printed at Strawberry-Hill [between 1769 and 1801].
| The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.We have an exciting line-up of conferences and lectures in store, kicking off in September with “Extra Extra! The Material History of the Visually Altered Book.” Join scholars in the field as they discuss extra-illustration, a once-popular practice in which readers altered their books by adding visual elements such as engravings.
The Huntington Library is the leading repository for extra-illustrated books in the United States, if not the world. There are over 1,000 examples in its collections, including Richard Bull’s iconic 36-volume extra-illustrated copy of James Granger’s A Biographical History of England.or subscribe.
Brett Rushforth, Editor in Chief of the Huntington Library Quarterly.
I am thrilled to introduce Brett Rushforth, our new Editor-in-Chief of the Huntington Library Quarterly, the flagship publication of the institution.
The HLQ is a peer-reviewed academic journal featuring original research and new perspectives on the early modern period and has been in continuous production since 1937.
