February 1, 2023
In honor of Black History Month, the University of Notre Dame Press is thrilled to share a collection of some of its most indispensable books in African American studies and African American Intellectual History to amplify Black voices. William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia is the first major biography of the […]
December 22, 2022
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. Stories in Light by Cecilia Davis Cunningham and Nancy Cavadini describes the windows according to their location in the building, from the narthex at the entrance to the […]
December 19, 2022
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. Stories in Light by Cecilia Davis Cunningham and Nancy Cavadini describes the windows according to their location in the building, from the narthex at the entrance to the […]
December 16, 2022
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. Stories in Light by Cecilia Davis Cunningham and Nancy Cavadini describes the windows according to their location in the building, from the narthex at the entrance to the […]
December 13, 2022
The transept arms, set at right angles to the nave, make the basilica cruciform, or cross-shaped. The transept windows are to be read following the advance of light throughout the day, beginning at the east end with the large Pentecost window and then proceeding to the four windows that line the transept. They conclude at […]
December 10, 2022
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. Stories in Light by Cecilia Davis Cunningham and Nancy Cavadini describes the windows according to their location in the building, from the narthex at the entrance to the […]
December 7, 2022
When visitors open the central southern doors of the basilica, they enter a vestibule called the narthex, which leads into the main body of the church. In many church buildings, murals in the narthex or sculpture above the outer central doors often depicted the Last Judgment, reminding those who entered of the final realities of […]
December 3, 2022
In celebration of the Advent season, the Press brings you a seven-part series to tell the unique story of the windows – the improbable creation of a glassworks by cloistered Carmelite nuns in LeMans, France. The windows, made between 1873 and 1884, are the work of the Carmel du Mans Glassworks of Le Mans, France. […]
October 10, 2022
On Friday, October 14, 2022, from 3:30 to 5pm, Robert Schmuhl will sign copies of his book The Glory and the Burden, Expanded Ed., at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. This popular book is an engrossing read for a general audience, particularly those with an interest in politics, American history, and communications. The Glory and […]
September 12, 2022
On Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 10 to 11am, Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., will sign copies of his book Monk’s Notre Dame, at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. Anyone who has studied, taught, or worked at the University of Notre Dame, and those otherwise interested in the university, will find Monk’s Notre Dame delightful. […]
