Illustrated Bible Donated to Pitts as a Memorial
In a year marked by loss, whether due to COVID-19 or any other number of tragedies, finding a way to…
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Pitts Haggadot & Interfaith Passover Seder
Pitts has recently made its way into the news after having the opportunity to contribute to the Yiddishkayt Initiative’s Interfaith…
The Pilgrimage of a Pamphlet
I am ready to fly. I am ready to check a bag, cram my carry-on someplace inconvenient, squeeze into an…
Love Data Week 2021 @ Pitts
February 8th through the 12th is International Love Data Week, which carries the theme “Data: Delivering a Better Future” for…
Pitts from a Distance: Spring 2021 Policies & Updates
Is the premier theological library in North America be open this Spring? Absolutely, and in several ways. First, of course,…
Deciphering a 444 year-old Image in the Collection
This past week, Pitts librarians embarked on a research blitz to explain an image found in one of our rare…
Recent Books
New Acquisition: 15th Century ‘Glossa Ordinaria’
Pitts Theology Library recently acquired a copy of the earliest printed Glossa Ordinaria, the Latin text of the Vulgate Bible with marginal and interlinear “glosses” or commentary, largely written by figures in the early church. Compilation of the Glossa was...
Pitts Holiday Updates
The holiday season is upon us, and Pitts Theology Library will be modifying its services and hours as the campus quiets down for the winter recess. Please find updates below, and don’t hesitate to contact pitts.emory.edu/ask with questions or concerns!...
New Incunabula Additions at Pitts
Pitts Theology Library recently acquired a number of incunabula at an online auction, raising the library’s holdings of these books printed in the 15th century to 115. Among these new acquisitions is the first part of a 1485 printing of the Summa...
New Special Collections Additions at Pitts
Pitts recently added a number of interesting volumes to its world-renowned Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection, including two works that have a curious connection to the Augustinian monastery Rebdorf in Eichstädt (Bavaria). The first is an anti-Lutheran tract by Kilian...