Happy Reading! ~Bette A. Stevens, Maine author http://www.4writersandreaders.com
Louis Renard, Natuulyke Historie (1782): 90, Special Collections, University Library of Utrecht, via Samuel Fallours and Wikimedia.
Sometimes I get a hankering to read old books. Luckily I’ve found a website that allows me to explore some of the rarest books in the world for free.
The Rare Book Room is a website created by Octavo, a company that has digitized hundreds of rare books from the greatest libraries in the world. The collection contains books by Galileo, Copernicus, Shakespeare, Einstein, Wollstonecraft, and numerous others that cover subjects like art, exploration, history, and music.
Despite the obvious care that went into digitizing the books – the website proudly discusses the the resolution of each image – the site itself is very simple and lacks the bells and whistles of many of its contemporaries. Don’t let the project’s unadorned nature fool you though; the creators regularly add excellent new…
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Comments on: "Online Resource: Reading Free Rare Books" (10)
Great resource. Thanks for reblogging this post.
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Hi, Sue. Thanks for the visit and chat, my friend. Enjoy! 🙂 xo
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Thank you for sharing this, Bette. A wonderful site.
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Happy you stopped by to find it and chat, Robbie. Have a fantastic week! 🙂 xo
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Thank you dear Bette for the nudge, I must check this website 🙂
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I’ve been planning to check out a few of the antique books we have that have been handed down from the family…this post gave me the nudge I’ve needed to do that and more. Have fun! 🙂
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What a great idea! I have a huge bookcase of a lot of the old greats. They are starting to deteriorate now, not to mention the dust.
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I’ve got some special old treasures that I need to revisit… Happy reading & rereading! 🙂
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Thank you for information, dear Bette! The resource is valuable indeed! 🙂
Have a nice week end!
Best wishes,
Maria
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Hi, Maria. I thought so too… 🙂 Delighted to have you stop for a visit! xo
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