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A Pre-Rapahaelite Rarity

April 5, 2014Curtis Small Leave a Comment

Referring to the blooms evoked in The Flower Book, Pre-Raphaelite artist/designer Edward Burne-Jones (b.1833-d.1898) wrote, “It is not enough to illustrate them, I want…to wring their secret from them.”  Rather than presenting the flowers themselves, the prints found in this… Continue Reading →

Featured Items, From the Stacks 19th century, artist books, Edward Burne-Jones, rare books

Orihon: The world’s first 3-D printed book

March 20, 2014Alexander Clark Johnston Leave a Comment

As part of our artist books collection, Special Collections recently acquired a copy of Orihon, the first book printed using a three-dimensional printer. It takes the form of an accordion fold book, with the individual printed plates attached through folding… Continue Reading →

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