L. Tom Perry Special Collections » literature http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc L. Tom Perry Special Collections department blog Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:02:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Seven Centuries of Fables http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2010/11/03/seven-centuries-of-fables/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2010/11/03/seven-centuries-of-fables/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:32:51 +0000 Cory Nimer http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=2720 This small exhibit showcases some of the volumes in Special Collections, as well as the history of printed works on fables. This exhibit is located in the Special Collections Reference area on level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library and will be on display fromOctober 15, 2010 – November 15, 2010. The exhibit may be viewed during the hours that Special Collections is open.

Title: “Seven Centuries of Fables: Printed Books from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections”

Date: October 15, 2010 – November 15, 2010

Location: Special Collections reference area

Curator: Maggie Kopp

]]> http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2010/11/03/seven-centuries-of-fables/feed/ 0 Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2010/11/03/literary-worlds/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2010/11/03/literary-worlds/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:25:35 +0000 Cory Nimer http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=2715 This exhibit focuses on poets and novelists in various stages of their careers and their creative processes. All are or were part of a community of writers, and other authors inspired them during the course of their careers. The displayed manuscripts, letters, drawings, and artifacts come from Perry Special Collections. They provide a glimpse into favorite authors perhaps not considered before. The exhibition shares the spark of creativity and individual personality which shaped a select group of authors ranging from Victorian times until today. This exhibit is located in the Special Collections Reference area on level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library and will be on display fromAugust 15, 2010 – June 15, 2011. The exhibit may be viewed during the hours that Special Collections is open. Additionally, an online exhibition is available with more items and more commentary than the actual exhibition could accommodate.

Title: “Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind”

Date: August 15, 2010 – June 15, 2011

Location: Special Collections Exhibit area

Curator: Kristi Young and Valerie M. Buck

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Special Collections is presenting a small exhibit of books that were given as gifts by well-known as well as unknown individuals. Included in the exhibit are presentation copies of books by famous 19th century authors like Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, and Leigh Hunt.
This small exhibit is located in the Special Collections Reference area on level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library and will be on display fromApril 1, 2010 – April 31, 2010. The exhibit may be viewed during the hours that Special Collections is open.

Title: “Presents and Presentations”

Date: April 1, 2010 – April 30, 2010

Location: Special Collections Reference area

Curator: Maggie Kopp

]]> http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2010/04/13/2503/feed/ 1 “Christmas Stories: 19th century picture books” http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2009/12/04/%e2%80%9cchristmas-stories-19th-century-picture-books%e2%80%9d/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2009/12/04/%e2%80%9cchristmas-stories-19th-century-picture-books%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:42:50 +0000 Tom Wells http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=2431 christmas_image

Special Collections will be exhibiting some delightful Christmas-themed picture books from 19th century America and England to commemorate the holiday season.

This small exhibit is located in the Special Collections Lobby on level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library and will be on display from Dec. 8, 2009 – Jan. 1, 2010 during the hours that Special Collections is open.

Title: “Christmas Stories: 19th century picture books”

Date: Dec. 8, 2009 – Jan. 1, 2010

Location: Special Collections Lobby

Curator: Maggie Kopp

]]> http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2009/12/04/%e2%80%9cchristmas-stories-19th-century-picture-books%e2%80%9d/feed/ 1 Two Hundred Years of Tennyson http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2009/08/10/exhibit-tennyson/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2009/08/10/exhibit-tennyson/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:40:04 +0000 Maggie Kopp http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=2010 tennyson_portrait

  • Date: Aug 11, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections


About the Event

Special Collections celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of Victorian Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson this month with a small exhibit of works from our Victorian Literature collection.  On display are a number of items by Tennyson, including signed copies of his work, his first published book of poetry (co-authored with two of his older brothers), and illustrated editions of his poems.  The exhibit can be viewed during Special Collections’  operating hours in our lobby area on the first floor of the library.

]]> http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2009/08/10/exhibit-tennyson/feed/ 0 On the Edge: European Decorated Books http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/09/29/on-the-edge/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/09/29/on-the-edge/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:20:25 +0000 Maggie Kopp http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=842
Fore-edge painting of a London street scene

Fore-edge painting of a London street scene

  • Date: September 30 – October 31, 2008
  • Place: 1120 HBLL, Special Collections Reference Room


    • About the Event

    Booksellers and book owners through the centuries have often embellished the inside and outside of their books; for example, with fine bindings, decorative bookplates, or marbled endpapers. The fore edge (the outer, unbound edge of the block of pages of a book) has provided artists and artisans the opportunity to decorate books. Through October 31, Special Collections will display several examples of decorated fore edges from the rare book collections in the reference room, 1120 HBLL.

    Victorian Bible with gauffered edges

    Victorian Bible with gauffered edges

    “On the Edge: European Decorated Books” features examples of painted fore edges from the 17th to 19th centuries, including paintings which can only be seen by fanning out the pages of the book. Also on display are examples of gauffered edges, books with gilded edges which have then had a design stamped into them with a heated tool.

    ]]>     http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/09/29/on-the-edge/feed/ 0     Locked Away in Private Collections: Work Seldom Seen http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/05/22/locked-away-in-private-collections-work-seldom-seen/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/05/22/locked-away-in-private-collections-work-seldom-seen/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Gordon Daines http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=404 Don Glaister

    • Time: 7:00 PM
    • Date: Thursday, June 05, 2008
    • Place: DeLamar Jensen Lecture Room, 1130 HBLL, BYU


    About the Event

    The L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, and the Book Arts Program present Don Glaister. Many of the 150 design bindings created by this artist over the last 30 years were commissioned by private collectors and have seldom, if ever, been seen outside of personal libraries. Don presents a slide lecture detailing some of his favorite books currently held in private collections.

    BYU Book Art Lecturer Don Glaister, will also be teaching a four day workshop June 4 -7 entitled “[SHAPE , SCRAPE + PAINT ] Altering Surfaces” at the University of Utah Book Arts Program see: http://www.lib.utah.edu/rare/index.html

    ]]>     http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/05/22/locked-away-in-private-collections-work-seldom-seen/feed/ 0     Working in Multiple Layers: How Process Informs Work http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/03/20/working-in-multiple-layers-how-process-informs-work/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/03/20/working-in-multiple-layers-how-process-informs-work/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Gordon Daines http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=403 Galen

    • Time: 7:00 PM
    • Date: Thursday, April 03, 2008
    • Place: DeLamar Jensen Lecture Room, 1130 HBLL, BYU


    About the Event

    The L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, and the Book Arts Program present Sara Langworthy. Experimentation, multiple surfaces and a love of edges texture the generative process informing Sara’s artistic work. Collaboration with authors and poets provides an additional layer, altering her process in unexpected ways. Sara Langworthy trained in bookbinding, printing, and papermaking at the University of Iowa Center for the Book where she is currently printer-in-residence. Recipient of numerous awards and residencies, Sara collaborates with the College of Saint Benedict Literary Arts Institute, printing poetry broadsides for their imprint One Crow Press. Sara’s teaching resume is extensive and her artists’ books are found in a number of national collections.

    ]]>     http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/03/20/working-in-multiple-layers-how-process-informs-work/feed/ 0     A. Dean Larsen Book Collecting Conference http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/03/14/a-dean-larsen-book-collecting-conference-4/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/03/14/a-dean-larsen-book-collecting-conference-4/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Gordon Daines http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=425 L. Tom Perry Special Collections

    • Date: Mar 27, 2008 to Mar 28, 2008
    • Place: Harold B. Lee Library


    Links and Materials

    ]]>     http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2008/03/14/a-dean-larsen-book-collecting-conference-4/feed/ 0     Images of the Nativity from Illuminated Manuscripts http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2007/12/27/images-of-the-nativity-from-illuminated-manuscripts/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/2007/12/27/images-of-the-nativity-from-illuminated-manuscripts/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Gordon Daines http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/?p=282 Illuminated Manuscripts Exhibit
    Exhibit hours are 8 am to 9 pm
    Monday to Saturday
    Except for University Holidays

    • Time: 8:00 AM
    • Date: Dec 1, 2007 to Jan 10, 2008
    • Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, 1130 HBLL


    About the Event

    Before – and even to a limited extent after – the advent of printing with moveable type, scribes producing illuminated manuscripts supplied the reading world’s need for books. ‘Manuscript’ means ‘written by hand’ and ‘illuminated’ refers to the reflection of light from the gilt highlights that often decorated the page. Not only were these books the means of transferring knowledge, they were also outstanding examples of Medieval and Renaissance art.

    The L. Tom Perry Special Collections is currently exhibiting facsimiles of these manuscripts that share a common theme: the birth of the Savior. The beauty of these pieces mirrors the devotion and reverence shared by the artist and the viewer of these remarkable images.

    On display through the end of the year, we invite you to visit Special Collections, enjoy these depictions of this event, and reflect upon how this singular birth has changed the lives of people around the world and throughout time. Because of the far-reaching effects of the Atonement, it can be said of all of us – as it was of Mary – that we have “found favour with God.”

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