Archive for: December 2013

  1. Революция! Russian Satirical Journals from the 1905 Revolution

    In 1977 the University of Melbourne Library acquired a large collection of Russian material from a private collector.[1] Included among the boxes of books, pamphlets and …

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  2. Covered in Silk & Satin: Embroidered Bookbindings

    Among the decorative and fine bindings held by Special Collections are two examples of fabric/ textile bindings with embroidered decorations. Embroidered book covers were popular during …

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  3. Pacific Voyages: A Book That Sailed with Cook

    Among the volumes held by Special Collections concerning British exploration of the Pacific, the book with the greatest link to the subject has nothing at all …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2013/12/04/a-book-that-sailed-with-cook-2