Tag Archives: Printing History
RIHS Ink: Why So Old
While most of the Society’s library materials start with 1636, the date of the founding of the Providence, the Printed Collection has a stellar set of London Imprints that pre-date … Continue reading
23 May 2012 · 1 Comment
Tale of Two Books
When is the same book not the same book? One of my greatest joys at the Library has been cataloging the unparalleled Rhode Island Imprint Collection of books printed in … Continue reading
20 January 2012 · Leave a Comment
![“An Act Repealing an Act Intituled [sic], ‘An Act for the More Effectual Securing to His Majesty the Allegiance of His Subjects in this His Colony and Dominion of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations;’ and Altering the Form of Commissions, of All Writs and Processes in the Courts, and of the Oaths Prescribed by Law.” [G1157 Broadsides 1776 No.6; Alden 661]](http://rihs.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/rhix17318_web.jpg?w=155&h=110&crop=1)
Happy Rhody Independence Day!
! Happy Independence Day Rhode Island! Two full months before the Continental Congress in Philadelphia declared independence from Great Britain, the General Assembly of Rhode Island passed and printed an … Continue reading
4 May 2011 · 1 Comment
