Centuries of Books and Manuscripts: Collectors and Friends, Scholars and Librarians Building the Harvard College Library
| AUTHOR | Stoddard, Roger; Anninger, Anne; Stoddard, Roger et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Houghton Library (10/15/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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In 1992 the Houghton Library celebrated fifty years of preeminence with an exhibition devoted to its riches. This work catalogs an astonishing range of books, manuscripts, and curiosities: a miniature stage set made for a 1975 Mabou Mines production of Samuel Beckett's play The Lost Ones; manuscript scores and first editions of works by Faure, Schumann, and Beethoven, among others; pathbreaking prints from the hands of Piranesi and Delacroix; drawings and manuscript items from such figures as Edward Lear, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Ben Shahn; remarkable examples of medieval manuscripts and woodblock printed texts, as well as such primary examples of early letterpress as the Gutenberg Bible. Taken together, these items illustrate how a still-young institution becomes a repository of centuries of culture and memory.
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ISBN-13:
9780914630050
ISBN-10:
0914630059
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
100
Carton Quantity:
38
Product Dimensions:
8.98 x 0.39 x 12.00 inches
Weight:
0.86 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Design | Book
Design | Bibliographies & Indexes
Dewey Decimal:
011
Library of Congress Control Number:
92070105
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In 1992 the Houghton Library celebrated fifty years of preeminence with an exhibition devoted to its riches. This work catalogs an astonishing range of books, manuscripts, and curiosities: a miniature stage set made for a 1975 Mabou Mines production of Samuel Beckett's play The Lost Ones; manuscript scores and first editions of works by Faure, Schumann, and Beethoven, among others; pathbreaking prints from the hands of Piranesi and Delacroix; drawings and manuscript items from such figures as Edward Lear, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Ben Shahn; remarkable examples of medieval manuscripts and woodblock printed texts, as well as such primary examples of early letterpress as the Gutenberg Bible. Taken together, these items illustrate how a still-young institution becomes a repository of centuries of culture and memory.
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Editor:
Stoddard, Roger
Roger Stoddard is the former Curator of Rare Books in the Harvard College Library and Senior Curator in Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library.
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Editor:
Anninger, Anne
Anne Anninger is a former Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts at the Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library.
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