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  • November 23, 2014
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Celebrate Picture Book Month with books about glass

What do alligators, René Lalique, and contessas have in common? They’re all featured in children’s books about glass. The Rakow Research Library is known for having high-quality resources for glass scholars, collectors, and makers, but did you know the Library … Read more →

  • Posted in: Rakow Library
  • May 12, 2014
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Rakow Library Staff Favorite: The William Leighton Batch Book

Today’s post comes from Kelly Bliss, Cataloger at the Rakow Research Library. Batch books are usually notebooks in which glassmakers wrote their chemical recipes for different types and colors of glass. Some are handwritten in ink and carefully preserved; others … Read more →

  • Posted in: Rakow Library
  • January 20, 2014
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Handling Rare Books

The Rakow Library holds many rare and archival materials, and we are continually challenged to improve access to these materials while preserving them for future generations. Recently we had a visit from Steven Galbraith, Curator of the Melbert B. Cary, … Read more →

  • Posted in: Rakow Library
  • August 15, 2013
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Infinite Obsessions

The Rakow Research Library of The Corning Museum of Glass recently added a new treasure to its collection: a special edition of Michael Glancy’s book, Infinite Obsessions. Glancy, who recently spoke at the Museum’s Meet the Artist series presented the … Read more →

  • Posted in: Artists, Rakow Library, Recent Acquisitions
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