Bibliofile, Yale’s dedicated site for Book History, has announced the publication of “Rare Book Photography: An Introduction”.  This free guide “explains the handling and photographic practices that support libraries’ preservation aims and the needs of researchers in clear language accompanied by many illustrations from Yale’s Medical Historical and Law Libraries.”

Click here to view or download the guide.  Bibliofile notes that a larger pdf version is available if anyone would like to have copies printed professionally; email photo.design@yale.edu with your request.

Training Manual: Rare Book Photography