Archive for: January 2014
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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: Woodcuts in the Italian and French Editions
First published by Aldus Manutius in 1499 and praised for its typographical design and early Renaissance woodcut illustrations, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is one of the most …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2014/01/20/hypnerotomachia-poliphili-woodcuts-in-the-italian-and-french-editions
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Bound for a Russian Princess
Towards the end of last year I highlighted a collection of Russian satirical journals and postcards from the 1905 Revolution. Today’s post continues the Russian theme …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2014/01/06/bound-for-a-russian-princess-2