By cshriver on December 22, 2021
Happy Holidays! Rare Books and Special Collections will be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 27 through Monday, January 3.
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By cshriver on November 25, 2021
While the Chung Collection exhibition room is closed for maintenance, you can enjoy videos on the collection themes and a virtual tour.
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By cshriver on August 30, 2021
The RBSC reading room is now open for in-person research. Read more about visiting and UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules.
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By cshriver on June 25, 2021
In honour of International Kelmscott Press Day on June 26, 2021, we’re celebrating and reflecting on the acquisition of the UBC Library’s own Kelmscott Chaucer. The poet William Butler Yeats described it as the “most beautiful of all printed books.” Artist and illustrator Edward Burne-Jones likened it to a “pocket cathedral.” At UBC Library’s Rare […]
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