One of the titles we will be showing in two upcoming instruction sessions this week, the 1483 Leaves from the Ninth German Bible (Biblia Nona Germanica), is the only one of our nine titles printed before 1500 that is in a language other than Latin.
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February 10, 2016Posted in: Special Collections
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February 8, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsThe Rou
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February 4, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsAndros Copy of the Royal Charter (UA 77)
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January 20, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsBefore superhero and princess Valentine’s Day cards, we had Lord Byron.
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January 6, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsNone of the books from the first library of William & Mary survived the 170
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December 16, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsNineteenth-century bound sheet music of
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December 8, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsIn Swem Library’s Special Collections Bound Manuscript Collection, there is a handwritten transcription of some documents from the 1677-1686 Entry Warrant Book of Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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December 7, 2015Posted in: Special Collections
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December 2, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsAlexander Galt was an American sculptor born in Norfolk, Va. in 1827. He spent time studying in Italy from 1849-1853. He received important commissions in the United States and returned to Italy in 1856, coming back to Virginia in 1860. The outbreak of the Civil War saw him working for the Confederate army and doing a few private commissions.
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November 13, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsAt Homecoming this year, Special Collections opened a new exhibit showcasing selected items from our holdings arranged from A to Z.
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