Category Archives: Europe

World Book Day Through History

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bookstore Tourism: Istanbul

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

The recently opened Kitap Koala bookstore in Istanbul’s Şişli district offers 30,000 books to its customers with the commitment to give all of its profits to animal shelters and cover the medical needs of stray animals all over Turkey. The … Continue reading →

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At home the bookshelves connected heaven and earth

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Curriculum Vitae Lisel Mueller 1924-2020 1) I was born in a Free City, near the North Sea. 2) In the year of my birth, money was shredded into confetti. A loaf of bread cost a million marks. Of course I … Continue reading →

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Strap-on your skates

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Winter Landscape with Skaters  or Winterlandschap met Ijsvermaak is a c.1608 oil on oak painting by the Dutch artist Hendrick Avercamp in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.The painting shows ice skaters of all sorts enjoying a day on a frozen river. People dressed … Continue reading →

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Ode to Oodi

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Helsinki’s Oodi Central Library has reinvented the idea of the traditional municipal library to create a new kind of community space. With the range of resources and specialist equipment available at Oodi Central Library, Helsinki residents and visitors can learn … Continue reading →

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Regrets, I’ve had a few

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Here at TBTP World Headquarters we spend way too much time reminiscing about books bought, sold, and collected over the years. This inevitably leads to uncomfortable regrets about the items passed over at book sales, sold below the actual value, … Continue reading →

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New Light

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

“Lux Nova” translates from Latin as “new light” but it also refers specifically to the otherworldly light that is generated by stained glass windows. Recently, Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark commissioned SIIKU art studio to create the Lux Nova installation at … Continue reading →

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Not The New Yorker

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

As an unapologetic fan of Wes Anderson films, I have been looking forward to the release of his upcoming movie The French Dispatch. Although we still have to wait until July 24, 2020 to see it, the trailer and a fun … Continue reading →

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Illustrious Illustrations

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

For book geeks like me, this huge online library of thousands of old book illustrations  is a time-sucking rabbit hole. But if you are game, it offers a treasure trove of searchable images by name, artist, source, date, and which … Continue reading →

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It’s a long way to Rome

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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