Collages, sculptures, artists' books, and textiles from a public art project using cards from The University of Iowa Libraries' retired card catalog.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Preservation Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
200 early printed and manuscript scores representing the work of French composer and music publisher Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831).
Contributing Institution:
Rita Benton Music Library, University of Iowa Libraries
Selections from the rare book collection on medicine and the health sciences dating from as early as the 15th century. The images include depictions of human anatomy, disease processes, and surgical techniques.
Contributing Institution:
John Martin Rare Book Room, University of Iowa Libraries
Several dozen examples of manuscript leaves and books from the 12th through the 16th centuries, with textual features such as decorated initials, illustrations, and musical notation.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Hundreds of calendars, invitations, pamphlets, and other ephemeral materials created by John Springer (1850-1937), an Iowa City printer.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Images of bookbinding models used to exemplify and demonstrate the various mechanisms of books, including a wide range of binding techniques -- historic, modern, wooden board, and monastic binding.
Contributing Institution:
Preservation Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
