Lilly Library from a to Z

Intriguing Objects in a World-Class Collection

AvDarlene J. Sadlier

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Well House Books

386 kr

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-08-09
Mått:290 x 279 x 28 mm
Vikt:1 950 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Well House Books
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253042668

Utforska kategorier

Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Reseguider inom Reseguider

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

Lest you regard The Lilly Library from A to Z as a mere coffee table "pretty book" filled with lots of pictures and little substance, think again.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionA. ArmbandAudubonAutomobile CatalogsB. Ben-Hur Album and BroadsideBook BindingsBoxer CodexBustsC. Campaign buttons and pinChez Panisse MenusCigars, CigarettesD. DollsDressE. ElectropoiseEngravingsF. FootwearFore-Edge PaintingsForgeriesG. GamesH. HairI. Inca PortraitsIndians and Other Peruvians on PithInkwellsJ. Jigsaw and Non-Interlocking Educational PuzzlesThe Jungle Theater PostersJustice Cup and Other Puzzle VesselsK. Keys, Knives, and Other Mechanical PuzzlesL. Lantern SlidesLivres d'ArtisteM. Makeup Case of Rita HayworthMapsMasks (Life and Death)MedalsMiniaturesMoneyMyriopticonN. Nobel Prize Medal and Other ObjectsO. OscarsP. PassportsPencil and PenPipesPostersPrinting Press and Calder & Boyars Printing BlocksQ. Queen Elizabeth I Great SealQuick Draw McGraw ComicsR. ReceiptsRecordingsS. ScrapbooksScrollsStereoscopic Skin ClinicStoryboardsT. TeethTintypesTombstonesU. United World Federalists Promotional Stickers, Kit, Films, and RecordingsV. V-mailVegetationVictorian Greeting CardsW. WatercolorsWindow shadesWoodblocks WunderCabinetX. The letter "X"X-raysXylographsY. The Yellow Book (also known as Yellow Book)Z. Zener CardsZinc and Other Metal Printing Plates