By cshriver on October 8, 2015
The Illustrated Alice: Celebrating 150 Years of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland October 6 through October 31, 2015 “And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversation?” ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of one of the most beloved books ever written. This year […]
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By cshriver on October 8, 2015
Name Chelsea S. Dear Mr. Potter I remember going to pick up my pre-ordered copy of “Deathly Hallows” and smiling at all of the people I passed who also had the book under their arms as I walked home. I spent the day reading on a sunny porch until I had to leave to pick […]
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By cshriver on October 8, 2015
We are delighted to announce a new exhibition curated by Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library, Harry Potter and the Rain City! The exhibition spans three UBC’s library branches and features books from the Harry Potter series that have been newly added to the RBSC collection, as well as stories and memorabilia from […]
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By cshriver on October 8, 2015
We are delighted to announce a new exhibition curated by Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library, Harry Potter and the Rain City! Vancouver enjoys a number of profound and surprising connections to the beloved Harry Potter book series. Kidsbooks in Vancouver was the first Canadian bookstore to carry Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s […]
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By cshriver on September 29, 2015
Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library is proud to host a new exhibition, The Right of Every Child to Become a Reader, sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). In response to the waves of refugees from Africa and the Middle East arriving in the Italian island, Lampedusa, IBBY […]
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By cshriver on June 5, 2015
We’re very excited to welcome a new exhibition to Rare Books and Special Collections! The exhibit, Settling the Language: Dictionaries and Language Change, 1490 to Today, is being mounted in support of the Dictionary Society of North America and Studies in the History of English Language conferences being held at UBC from June 5 to […]
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By cshriver on May 22, 2015
In honour of our new exhibition, Papal Parchments and Blackletter Books, here’s a lesson on the history of the written word and why the text you’re reading now looks the way it does. Thanks so much to the exhibition’s curator, Robert Makinson, for this fascinating look back. The Changing Written Word The alphabet used by […]
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By cshriver on May 20, 2015
We’re pretty proud of our library and archival school here at UBC. Rare Books and Special Collections benefits greatly from the talented students that take on co-ops, work learn positions, and special projects here. Our new exhibition, Papal Parchments and Blackletter Books, was curated by current library student, Robert Makinson, and a fellow student (and a […]
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By cshriver on May 19, 2015
In honour of our new exhibition, Papal Parchments and Blackletter Books, here’s a lesson on how medieval manuscripts were made, courtesy of the exhibition’s curator and a student in UBC’s School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Robert Makinson. How Manuscripts Are Made Manuscript leaves are usually made from vellum, a term denoting calfskin; other […]
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By cshriver on May 15, 2015
Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library announces a new exhibition! Papal Parchments and Blackletter Books: How the Middle Ages Shaped the Way We Read, 1245 AD to UBC This fascinating exhibition tells the medieval and early modern story of the written word using RBSC’s fantastic collection. Two recent acquisitions are of particular note: […]
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