The Folger is open this weekend (August 22-23). The roads directly around our building are not impacted by the Grand Prix race. For a list of road closures that may affect your travel route, visit the city government website.
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First European Printing
Embroidered Silk Binding
This is the first European printing of the works of the Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius. The stunning hand-embroidered silk binding you see was commissioned to communicate the importance of this volume. It was published at the order of Louis XIV, to whom the work is dedicated. In addition to the three works of Confucius (The Analects of Confucius, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean), this volume contains a summary of the theology, history, and customs of the Chinese, a life of Confucius, and a chronology and genealogy of Chinese dynasties.
