An 18th-century document detailing the activities of the Portuguese Inquisition, which punished people for upholding Jewish traditions and committing other transgressions, has been found by the ...

the Joanina Library and the Mafra National Library in Portugal, and they come out at night to exterminate the insects that eat the books. The Joanina Library was built between 1717 and 1728 and is ...

Heriot-Watt University has officially opened a restored 18th century library featuring replica copies of more than 80 books that economist and philosopher Adam Smith was known to have owned. Funds ...

ANYONE INTERESTED in rare and antiquarian books should not miss Mealy’s separate sale of “An Irish Gentleman’s Library” on Tuesday. A fascinating catalogue features hundreds of volumes from the 18th ...