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Artists' books
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
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<html><body><p>Everyone knows these famous lines even if the rest of the poems escapes them. "A Visit from St.
Lasting Impressions: Printing from the Fifteenth Century to Today
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<html><body><p>In the basement of Swem Library is a room used mostly for storage. Along two walls are machines and wooden cases full of drawers.
Art in the SCRC Collections
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<html><body><p style="text-align: left;">SCRC has an active instruction schedule during the academic year, as professors from all departments bring their students in to
A Sculptor's Sketches
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<html><body><p>While his family was busy with operating the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Norfolk-born Alexander Galt, Jr. (1827-1863) possessed artistic aspirations.
Chinese New Year
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<html><body><p><drupal-media data-align="right" data-caption="The Round of the Year, Poems from the Chinese translated by Helen Burwell Chapin (PL 2658 .E3 C38,
Pressing On Into the Future
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<html><body><p><drupal-media data-align="right" data-caption=" Manuale Typographicum by Hermann Zapf (Vinyard Collection, RB Z250.
Spell-Bound – Setting the Stage for Magic!
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<html><body><p><strong>The semester, and with it class visits to Special Collections, are in full swing.