Decameron
David Cohen's Decade of Exhibitions at the New York Studio School 2001-2010

opens Thursday,September 9th at the NYSS.
The exhibition  highlights a stellar range of contemporary artists including:

Frank Auerbach

Frances Barth

Rackstraw Downes

Mernet Larsen

Dorothea Rockburne

Interview with Dr. Mary Watt, University of Florida, part two

Interview with Dr. Mary Watt, part one

interview with Andrew Pettegree from the Boston Globe

The restoration of a Renaissance masterpiece, a 15th c. copy of the Mishneh Torah , completed at Israel's National  Museum

The Book in the Renaissance
review

Unprecedented auction of rare illuminated manuscripts and incunabula to be held at Christie's
(from Americana Exchange) Boccaccio's On Famous Women , printed in Latin by Johann Zainer at Ulm in 1473

and

a copy of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili , once owned by Jean Grolier

will be offered at the event in July.

link to catalogue

The auction will include the 15th century Cauchon Hours

(from Art Knowledge News)