Reparation and restoration: German and British books in Japan
by Ingrid Ivarsen, post on Fri 02 October 2026Liebermann’s library is only one of many European collections that made their way to Japan in the 1920s. Their journeys are part of a fascinating story of international aid and reparations in the aftermath of the First World War.
The strange case of IV Edgar
by Ingrid Ivarsen, post on Tue 16 September 2025IV Edgar is an odd text in many ways, not least because it exists in a mysterious Latin version. What are the origins of this tenth-century decree?