Portrait of James Joyce as a Man of Science
The Burndy collection of rare books and manuscripts on the history of science is my latest fascination and perhaps the grandest of the Library’s acquisitions in recent years. Donated in 2006 by the Dibner family, the 57,000 volumes will long have a dramatic impact on the study of the history of science. But why, you might wonder, would a Joyce scholar want anything to do with science?
Historians of Alchemy Find Community
Bruce Moran likes to tell the story of Diogini Marmi, a 17th-century Italian potter who kept a diary in which he recorded the secrets of his trade, including recipes for glazes and tips on how to sustain the fire in his kiln. He also collected writings about alchemy.
A Sampling of Books Based on Research in the Collections
Publishing across The Huntington’s Research Institutes.
