by Alexa Goff | Sep 27, 2017 | Collection Highlight, New Collections, Rare Books
A rare uncut edition of Jesuit priest Pierre-Jean De Smet’s Missions de l’Orégon et Voyages dans les Montagnes Rocheuses aux sources de la Columbie, de l’Athabasca et du Sascatshawin, en 1845-1846 (Gand [Ghent]: Vander Schelden, 1848) has been added to the...
by Alexa Goff | Sep 21, 2017 | Collection Highlight, Manuscripts
The library has recently acquired a Medieval deed recording the sale of a parcel of land in Norfolk that will aid students and researchers interested in the study of the history of law and land-holding in Western Europe. This document is a type of late Medieval land...
by Alexa Goff | Sep 19, 2017 | Collection Highlight, Rare Books
After the advent of movable type in Western Europe, books increasingly became printed works instead of labor-intensive manuscript copies. Printed books produced during this early period of print are commonly called “incunabula,” Latin for “swaddling clothes” or...
by Alexa Goff | Sep 18, 2017 | Collection Highlight, Collections, Manuscripts, Rare Books
Special Collections and University Archives has added to its collections a packet of ten individual manuscript leaves useful for the teaching of medieval manuscript writing and illumination of Western Europe from the 13th to 15th century. The set represents a variety...
by Alexa Goff | Aug 15, 2017 | Collection Highlight, Rare Books
Special Collections and University Archives has recently acquired a printed leaf from a vellum copy of the esteemed Doves Press English Bible. This leaf from the first book of Chronicles (p. 119-120, vol. II) is an excellent example of the fine presswork and...
by | Jul 7, 2017 | Collection Highlight, Events, Exhibitions, Manuscripts, News
Between May 13 and September 3, 2017 the Portland Art Museum hosts Quest for Beauty, a retrospective of Oregon architect, designer, and conservationist John Yeon’s work. The exhibition features photographs, art, and historic materials lent by Richard Louis...
