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The Library of Congress has acquired over 5,000 items from Stephen Sondheim, including manuscripts, sketches, and ephemera from his renowned musicals, providing valuable resources for researchers and inspiring future songwriters.
The article discusses the exhibition 'A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250' at the Morgan Library & Museum, which showcases personal items and manuscripts that reveal Austen's serious dedication to her writing, countering the myth of her as a retiring spinster, and highlights her creative process and career trajectory.
The author argues that the practice of submitting manuscripts to only one journal at a time is outdated and unfair. They suggest allowing researchers to submit their work to multiple journals simultaneously, as it would save time and prevent delays. The author also highlights the potential bias in the peer-review process when authors are asked to recommend reviewers. They propose proactive strategies for authors to navigate the current system, such as early communication with editors, tiering target journals, and utilizing preprint archives and social media. However, they emphasize the need for a re-evaluation of the single-submission rule to align with the pace of contemporary research.
Sotheby's is set to auction the Codex Sassoon, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, for an estimated $30 million to $50 million in May. The manuscript contains almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible and is one of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts. Scholars say it doesn't match the pedigree and quality of its contemporary, the Aleppo Codex, but it's still considered rare and significant. The Codex Sassoon's margins contain an annotation from a later scholar who says he checked its text against the Aleppo Codex. If the target price is realized, it could break the record for the priciest historical document ever sold at public auction.
Sotheby's is set to auction the Codex Sassoon, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, for an estimated $30 million to $50 million in May. The manuscript contains almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible and is one of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts. Scholars say the Codex Sassoon doesn't match the pedigree and quality of its contemporary, the Aleppo Codex, but it is still considered rare and significant. The Codex Sassoon's margins contain an annotation from a later scholar who says he checked its text against the Aleppo Codex. If the target price is realized, the Codex Sassoon could break the record for the priciest historical document ever sold at public auction.