Lilly Library from A to Z (eBook)

Intriguing Objects in a World-Class Collection

Darlene J. Sadlier (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
248 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-04269-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A beautifully illustrated look inside of Indiana University Bloomington's renowned library of rare books, manuscripts, and related oddities. What do locks of Edgar Allan Poe's hair, Sylvia Plath's attractive handmade paper dolls, John Ford's Oscars, and Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 cigars have in common? They are just a few of the fascinating objects found in the world-famous Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington. In this beautifully illustrated A-to-Z volume, Darlene J. Sadlier journeys through the library's wide-ranging collections to highlight dozens of intriguing items and the archives of which they are a part. Read about life and death masks of John Keats, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Dreiser; Walt Whitman's last pencil; and vintage board games, mechanical puzzles, and even comic books. Among the more peculiar items are a pair of elk teeth and an eerily realistic wall-mount bust of Boris Karloff. Sadlier writes engagingly about the Lilly Library's major historical collections, which include Civil War diaries and a panopticon of the war called the Myriopticon; War of 1812 payment receipts to spies; and the World War II letters and V-mail of journalist Ernie Pyle. This copiously illustrated, entertaining, and educational book will inspire you to take your own journey and discover for yourself the wonders of the Lilly Library.

Autor

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Darlene J. Sadlier is author of Brazil Imagined: 1500 to the Present, Americans All: Good Neighbor Cultural Diplomacy in World War II, and The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora: Seven Centuries of Literature and the Arts, based in part on research conducted at the Lilly Library. She is Professor Emerita of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University Bloomington.

Inhalt

Introduction

A. Armband

Audubon

Automobile Catalogs

B. Ben-Hur Album and Broadside

Book Bindings

Boxer Codex

Busts

C. Campaign buttons and pin

Chez Panisse Menus

Cigars, Cigarettes

D. Dolls

Dress

E. Electropoise

Engravings

F. Footwear

Fore-Edge Paintings

Forgeries

G. Games

H. Hair

I. Inca Portraits

Indians and Other Peruvians on Pith

Inkwells

J. Jigsaw and Non-Interlocking Educational Puzzles

The Jungle Theater Posters

Justice Cup and Other Puzzle Vessels

K. Keys, Knives, and Other Mechanical Puzzles

L. Lantern Slides

Livres d'Artiste

M. Makeup Case of Rita Hayworth

Maps

Masks (Life and Death)

Medals

Miniatures

Money

Myriopticon

N. Nobel Prize Medal and Other Objects

O. Oscars

P. Passports

Pencil and Pen

Pipes

Posters

Printing Press and Calder & Boyars Printing Blocks

Q. Queen Elizabeth I Great Seal

Quick Draw McGraw Comics

R. Receipts

Recordings

S. Scrapbooks

Scrolls

Stereoscopic Skin Clinic

Storyboards

T. Teeth

Tintypes

Tombstones

U. United World Federalists Promotional Stickers, Kit, Films, and Recordings

V. V-mail

Vegetation

Victorian Greeting Cards

W. Watercolors

Window shades

Woodblocks

WunderCabinet

X. The letter "X"

X-rays

Xylographs

Y. The Yellow Book (also known as Yellow Book)

Z. Zener Cards

Zinc and Other Metal Printing Plates

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.8.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Well House Books
• Zusatzinfo: 100 color illus.
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 280 x 280 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: antiques • Archive • Artifacts • bloomington • Book Bindings • books • collectables • Collection • Exhibitions • Indiana University • Intriguing • IU • Library • Lilly Library • Manuscripts • Museums • objects
• ISBN-10: 0-253-04269-0 / 0253042690
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04269-9 / 9780253042699