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• A new Book of Hours
  Posted October 29, 2012 by Maggie Kopp

  Special Collections recently acquired a manuscript Book of Hours created in France (Use of Reims), ca. 1490. The book is in Latin and French with 14 large miniatures and one small one. The Book of Hours might provide some interesting research opportunities in a variety of disciplines. The miniatures are attributed to the Master of [...]

• Primary Source Research with Victorian Periodicals
  Posted January 31, 2012 by Maggie Kopp

  Rare periodicals can be a rich source for research in history, literature, and the visual arts. The Victorian Literature collection contains many English periodicals, and like modern magazines, they were aimed at a wide variety of audiences and interests: politics, current events, art, literature, society gossip, fashion, and religion are all represented in the periodicals [...]

• L. Tom Perry Special Collections Launches a New Blog
  Posted November 22, 2011 by Cory Nimer

  The L. Tom Perry Special Collections is happy to launch this blog devoted to the topic of teaching and research based in primary sources. Our goal is to share ideas on how to incorporate the wealth of our original documents into the curriculum at BYU and research beyond. Posts to the blog will include: (1) [...]