Author: Jeffrey Makala

Libraries Receive Gift of 17th and 18th Century Literature

Libraries Receive Gift of 17th and 18th Century Literature

By Jeffrey Makala

Earlier this year, Dr. Duncan McArthur (English, emeritus) gave the Furman Libraries a collection of early printing that he has spent a lifetime assembling for his own teaching and research. “The Duncan McArthur Collection of Early Newspapers, Magazines, and Periodical Essays” is rich in some of the earliest printed periodicals and is now available for . . .Continue reading Libraries Receive Gift of 17th and 18th Century Literature

Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections

Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections

By Jeffrey Makala

       The largest corpus of objects of material culture from the medieval period in the West come to us as examples of textual culture: handwritten manuscripts on treated animal skin (parchment, or vellum) and, later in the 15th century, early printed books. Considering surviving textiles, household objects, and even architecture in stone, it . . .Continue reading Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections