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Before the age of computers, the card index was a fundamental tool for booksellers. A rare survivor, the card index of Leo S. Olschki (1861-1940) contains a wealth of information about manuscripts sold by the firm in the period c. 1900-1945, including those that are now found in Pennsylvania. Cards can shed light on the movements of particular manuscripts, and also provide insights into the workings of the rare book trade. They contain descriptions, which were used to draft sale catalog entries, as well as commercial information, including accession numbers, sale prices, purchase prices in code, notes on provenance, dates, and names of buyers.
The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Online Lecture Series presents regularly scheduled lectures related to the study of premodern manuscript books and global manuscript culture.
Dr. Federico Botana's research has mainly focused on the production and trade of European manuscripts. Between 2011 and 2013, he collaborated on Manuscript Egerton 1500: Histories and Genealogies at the University of Reading. In 2013, he was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Fellowship for his project Visual Pedagogy in Renaissance Tuscany, conducted at Queen Mary, University of London. This project resulted in his book Learning through Images in the Italian Renaissance: Illustrated Manuscripts and Education in Quattrocento Florence (Cambridge University Press, 2020). His work with CULTIVATE MSS investigates the pan-European activities of Italian bookdealers, including Ulrico Hoepli, Tammaro De Marinis, Giuseppe Martini, and Leo Olschki.
