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.
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Darlene J. Sadlier
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