Archive for: July 2016
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Another Tale of Peter Rabbit: celebrating the 150th birthday of Beatrix Potter with some lesser known stories of a remarkable artist and writer
On 28th July 2016 we celebrate 150 years since the birth of the gifted children’s illustrator and writer, Helen Beatrix Potter in 1866. She was known …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/07/28/another-tale-of-peter-rabbit-celebrating-the-150th-birthday-of-beatrix-potter-with-some-lesser-known-stories-of-a-remarkable-artist-and-writer
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Discovering the musette: a 17th century treatise on a little known musical instrument
The Rare Music Collection includes a number of early instrumental methods and treatise, volumes which offer instruction on how to play a musical instrument and how …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/07/24/discovering-the-musette-a-17th-century-treatise-on-a-little-known-musical-instrument
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Fletcher Jones: How the 1956 Melbourne Olympics skirt changed everything!
It is 2016 and once again Olympic fever has taken hold across the country. Australia is a sporting nation which has always taken a keen interest …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/07/23/fletcher-jones-how-the-1956-melbourne-olympics-skirt-changed-everything
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Artists’ books holding us in their palm
As part of Rare Book Week and the Artists Book Makers series, Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison gave a session at the Lenton Parr …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/07/21/artists-books-holding-us-in-their-palm
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Shakespeare in Steel: exploring links between Edward Dowden’s ‘Shakespeare Scenes & Characters’ and the ‘Gallerie Shakespeare’ portfolio of engravings. Part I.
On the 15th July 2016, the University of Melbourne’s highly anticipated After Shakespeare exhibition was officially opened, in the Noel Shaw Gallery of the Baillieu Library. …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/07/19/shakespeare-in-steel-exploring-links-between-edward-dowdens-shakespeare-scenes-characters-and-the-gallerie-shakespeare-portfolio-of-engravings-part-i
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