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Document signed by Reich President Karl Dönitz authorizing the start of surrender negotiations with Allied forces
German Surrender Negotiation Document Signed by Karl Dönitz Sold for $166,333
A document signed by Reich President Karl Dönitz authorizing the start of surrender negotiations with Allied forces in the final days of World War II sold for $166,333 at
Maurice Sendak, Sendak in Philadelphia, pencil and watercolor (sold for $52,920)
William Blake Items Top Maurice Sendak Sale
On the 97th anniversary of his birth, Christie’s Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur auction made a total of $4,872,494. 
Hyakumantō Darani with wooden pagoda, storage box and facsimile text alongside a colour woodblock print of Horyuji Temple in Nara, Japan, where this particular darani was stored. Photo: Eugene Hyland.
World’s Oldest Example of Printed Text Unveiled at State Library Victoria
Australia’s longest-running and most popular book exhibition, World of the Book, is celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary at State Library Victor
Front Line of Freedom San Francisco: Queer as a Three Dollar Bill, offset print, ca. 1981, by Ken Wood
Getty's New LGBTQ+ Exhibition Features Rare Books, Artists’ Books, and Archival Materials
The Getty Research Institute's new exhibition $3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives opens today exploring queer representation throu
The famous Dickens sale
Previouly Unseen Photograph of Sale of Charles Dickens's Belongings on Display
Today, on the 155th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens, a previousl
Treasured poster
Shelley's Baby Rattle, Homer's Iliad, and Jane Austen Juvenilia in New Treasured Exhibition
The Bodleian Libraries’ exhibition Treasured which opens today features a range of the most fascinating books, manuscripts and items in its coll
Louisiana Purchase Portfolio at Sotheby's
Louisiana Purchase Portfolio on Display and to Auction
A green leather portfolio, believed to have housed the documents relating to the Louisiana Purchase and exhibited only once before in the United States nearly two decades ago, goes on public view a
Trilingual Dictionary, Psalter and Hebrew Grammar
13th Century Trilingual Dictionary, The Red Book of Bath, and The Form of Living Acquired by British Library
The British Library has acquired five exceptional medieval manuscripts from the private library at Longleat House, providing fresh insight into Jewish-Christian rela
From his pointed shoes to his gilded hat, this knight embodies 1470s high fashion. Évrart de Trémaugon, Le Songe du Vergier. Illuminated by the Master of Gaste andcopied by Pierre de Condreu (or Coudren). France, Saint Chamond, 1469. (Detail)
The Art of Dress in Medieval Manuscripts
Going on show during Art Basel later this month is Dr.
Roy Lichtenstein. Crak! [print]. 1963 [often given as 1964]
John Ashbery Drawings, Tarot, and 3,000 Years of Storytelling at the Morgan in 2026
The Morgan Library & Museum exhibition schedules for 2026 includes displays featuring artworks from its collections that explores how stories shape our