Our May 4, 2024 update to the Arsenical Books Database brings the total of confirmed arsenical green books identified around the world to 313! We are grateful for data submissions from Dr. Andreas Janke at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; conservator Anna Johnson at the University of Southampton Library (UK); MLIS student Ashlyn Higareda,…Continue Reading 300+ ‘Poison Books’ and counting…
Poison Books on the ALA Call Number Podcast
The Poison Book Project team is grateful to American Libraries Associate Editor Megan Bennett for the invitation to talk about ‘poison books’ on the ALA Call Number podcast. Episode 94, “Preserving History,” celebrates Preservation Week, which will take place this year from April 28 – May 4. The entire episode is well worth a listen,…Continue Reading Poison Books on the ALA Call Number Podcast
Updates to the Arsenical Books Database
The Poison Book Project team has updated the Arsenical Books Database with recent results from ongoing analysis on materials in Winterthur Library and the Poison Book Project Study Collection. As of March 22, 2024, the database of nineteenth-century, mass-produced bookbindings with arsenical green components lists 269 individual books (representing 238 titles/imprints). Exciting new additions include…Continue Reading Updates to the Arsenical Books Database