The Incunabula Forum is an online meeting place for bibliophiles, book collectors, rare book sellers, librarians, curators and scholars - anyone with a personal or professional interest in the broad world of rare books and manuscripts. If you study, research, collect, sell, or admire rare books, you're welcome here.
Anyone can read the forum, but to post and join the conversation requires registration, which is straightforward and quick. We have faith in the intelligence, civility and courtesy of our members, and the forum is only lightly moderated. Trolls of any type though will be dealt with ruthlessly and without recourse to appeal. As a courtesy to the other members, we ask you to pay attention to correct spelling and grammar when you post - although allowances will always be made if English is not your first language.
This forum will never charge for membership, it will never carry paid advertising, and we do not, and will never, sell your data.
Welcome
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Notes from the Scriptorium
Notes and updates from the forum admin.
2 4 Welcome to the Incunabula Forum by Incunabula -
The Entrance Hall
New members - please briefly introduce yourself here before posting elsewhere.
38 105 Brief Introduction by matt
The World of Rare Books
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The Newsstand
General news & announcements from the world of books.
2 2 Ets Haim turns 405... by Incunabula -
General Rare Book Discussion
If your topic doesn't seem to fit in elsewhere, choose this category. Admin will move your post to a more appropriate category if necessary.
10 44 Woodcut initial letters by matt
Curating, Teaching & Researching
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The Academy
News, comment and scholarly announcements from the academic world.
3 7 New book on German colour printmaking to 1600 - DISCOUNT CODE by ElizabethSavage -
The Institutional Library
News, views and issues relating to Special Collections at national and university libraries, and to rare book librarianship.
4 5 Princeton's Graphic Arts Collection Blog by tyhill
Collecting
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The Private Library
Private collectors post here.
What the hell was I thinking? 13 115 my rubens collection by matt
Selling
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The Bookshop
The trade. If you're a rare book dealer, and a member of a recognized booksellers' federation (ABA, PBFA, ABAA, ANZAAB, IOBA, SLAM, ILAB or similar) post your new catalogues, pricelists, trade-fair announcements and other offers here.
8 16 That Guy With The Books, Catalog #10: Big Chungus 1440-1927 by Zubairul Islam -
The Gavel
News and announcements from the world of rare books auctions goes here.
Historic auction catalogues 4 10 Printing blocks at Christie's by liberlibrumaperit
Talking
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The Coffee House
The place for all - interesting - non book-related discussions.
2 3 Global community by Anne Deschaine