This conference paper focuses in particular on the dismissal of French writer Remy de Gourmont’s children books both by Gourmont himself and by scholars. In this paper I also show why we should care about these children’s books and discuss a few of the themes
they deal with and especially how some can be reminiscent of themes found in Decadent books.

The Berlin-based firm of W. Collin led by Wilhelm and Georg Collin and the antiquarian, author, and editor Ernst Collin were among the leaders in German bookbinding trade and writings about the trade from the mid-1800’s into the mid-1930’s. During that same time, bookbinding experienced many transformations, as well, moving from a trade pra…[Read more]

Die Berliner Buchbinderei W. Collin mit ihren Leitfiguren Wilhelm und Georg Collin, die letzten Hofbuchbinder zu den preußischen Königen und deutschen Kaisern, sowie der Antiquar, Schriftsteller und Redakteur Ernst Collin, zählten zu den bedeutendsten Persönlichkeiten der deutschen Buchbinderei von Mitte des 19ten Jahrhunderts bis in die 193…[Read more]

Abstract and slides for presentation for the Caribbean Digital III at Columbia University: http://caribbeandigitalnyc.net/2016/ Collaborating and community-building in the digital age, UF is a founding partner (2004) and the technical host of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), a collaborative, international digital library. dLOC has…[Read more]