- 4,000 Years of Miniature Books
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Collection includes thumb bibles, mini libraries, almanacs and calendars, and volumes from the Near and Far East.
www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/miniatures
- Alciato's Book of Emblems
Online edition of the 1531 collection of Latin emblem poems.
www.mun.ca/alciato
- Aureum Opus: Five Centuries of Illustrated Books
Available to view both online and at the Frederic Marès Museum in Barcelona, Spain.
oliba.uoc.edu/aureum
- Books Go To War
Exhibit, with images and history, of the special editions of popular books used by the Armed Services in WWII.
www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/ase
- Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era
Exhibit of covers and artwork from the 1920s and 1930s, emphasizing the post-1917 aesthetic quality, linguistic variety, and thematic diversity.
digital.library.mcgill.ca/russian/toc.htm
- Children's Literature: Chiefly from the Nineteenth Century
Archived exhibit of children's books from the nineteenth century, including primers, alphabet books, and storybooks.
www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/kidlit/kidlit/kidlit.html
- Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century
Exhibit of color illustrated books from the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library.
www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/color
- Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue
Features the type and watermarks used by William Stansby in the printing of The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, 1616. A project of the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at UVA.
jefferson.village.virginia.edu/gants
- English Emblem Book Project, The
Images of engravings, wood blocks, and etchings from emblem books, presented for the study of both daily and intellectual life in the 16th and 17th centuries.
emblem.libraries.psu.edu
- Ethiopian Manuscript Prayer Book
Explore an Ethiopian manuscript book from cover to cover. Includes images of each page, description of the book, and links to more resources.
members.tripod.com/~palaeography
- Gutenberg and Beyond: Books, Libraries, and Changing Technology
Focuses on the role of changing technology in the history of books and libraries.
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/bkex96.htm
- Gutenberg Digital
View the Göttingen copy of the Gutenberg Bible, the Model Book and the Helmasperger Notarial Instrument.
www.gutenbergdigital.de
- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Electronic facsimile of the original edition, published in Venice in 1499.
mitpress.mit.edu/e-books/HP
- Illustrated and Published Works of John Vassos
Descriptive bibliography of the illustrated and published works of John Vassos, 1927-1946. Contains reviews of his work and publishing history.
www.philobiblon.com/vassos/vassos.htm
- Irish Script On Screen - Meamram Páipéar Ríomhaire
Creating digital images of Irish manuscripts to provide exposure to Ireland's cultural heritage and contribute to the conservation of these valuable books and documents.
www.isos.dcu.ie
- Italian Futurist Book
An illustrated essay by Maurizio Scudiero on the history and significance of Futurist books.
www.colophon.com/gallery/futurism/index.html
- John Hay Library - Brown University@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Brown_University/Libraries_and_Museums
- Landmarks of American Nature Writing
Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, manuscripts, engravings, and photographs related to the literature of Western Virginia nature writing.
www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/nature
- Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Online exhibit of the calendar images from the classic medieval book of hours.
humanities.uchicago.edu/images/heures/heures.html
- Palaeography
Tutorial on how to read handwriting found in documents from 1500-1800. From The National Archives.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography
- Paper, Leather, Clay & Stone: The Written Word Materialized
Focuses on the visual and tactile aspects of the written word, from stone tablets to the modern printed book.
rmc.library.cornell.edu/Paper-exhibit
- Petals on a Wet Black Bough: American Modernist Writers and the Orient
Exhibit of books and manuscripts from 19th and 20th century American modernists influenced by the Orient.
www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/orient/intro.htm
- Posner Family Collection
Showcasing the rare books and art collected by Henry and Ida Posner.
posner.library.cmu.edu
- Private Passions, Public Legacy: Paul Mellon's Personal Library
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Exhibit of rare books, manuscripts, and maps from the personal library of the noted Virginia philanthropist.
www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/mellon
- Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629)
Presents Renaissance editions of Dante's Divine Comedy from the John A. Zahm, C.S.C., Dante Collection at the University of Notre Dame, together with selected treasures from The Newberry Library.
www.nd.edu:80/~italnet/Dante
- Special Collections, University of Pennsylvania (6)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Exhibits/Special_Collections__University_of_Pennsylvania
- Special Collections, University of Virginia@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Special_Collections/Exhibits
- Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
Online version of Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities printed in the mid-1570s. From The University of Chicago Library.
speculum.lib.uchicago.edu
- The Mapas Project
Collection of colonial Mesoamerican pictorial manuscripts that show the territories or landscapes of New Spain's indigenous communities. From the University of Oregon.
mapas.uoregon.edu
- Turning the Pages
Online gallery of rare and antique volumes from the British Library. View detailed, magnified multimedia reproductions of Jane Austen's manuscripts, Lewis Carroll's illustrations for the original Alice in Wonderland, sketches by Leonardo, and other book treasures.
www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html
- Universal Library: Antique Books
Carnegie Mellon's project presents full scans of antique and rare books.
www.antiquebooks.net
- Vatican Exhibit: Rome Reborn
The Library of Congress presents some 200 of the Vatican Library's most precious books, manuscripts, and maps.
www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/Vatican.exhibit.html
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