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Writing manuals of the 16th century were created as illustrated training books as one of the earliest forms of distance learning. They were made to instruct literate students the specific hands and practices required to be a commercial scribe or secretary. They were often designed to be advertisements for the

Princeton's Rare Books and Special Collections

I called up twenty three items and spent two happy days in the reading room of Princeton's Firestone Library. There are ten separate collections in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. While the reading room serves these collections, a researcher is dealing with 10 catalogs. Princeton makes

Riding to Research

Leaving Winterthur before 5:00, I went to eat a late lunch heading North. I didn't know where I was staying that night. I had anticipated staying at a friend's place, but misunderstood the location of his home. My plan was to get to Princeton in