Louise Anemaat on the unseen art of the First Fleet
Watch Louise Anemaat present the 2019 Foxcroft Lecture on early-colonial artworks acquired by the State Library of NSW in 2011.
1 Mar 2019 Duration: 52:14
Filter by type
Browse by tags
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18world of the book17Culture17printmaking15WWI14literature14war13illustration13Family history13architecture13military13world of the book13State Library Victoria12performance12Big ideas under the dome12children's books11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11books11family history feast11Australian history11rare books9History of the book8creative fellows8music7Writing the war7human rights7Victorian history7creative fellows7family history7Poetry Slam6artists' books6Foxcroft Lecture6cultural history6literature6Library collections6library fellowships6library6fellowships6education6digital technology6Exhibition talks & tours5Melbourne5WWII5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5social justice5poetry5Multicultural history4performance4poetry slam4Redmond Barry Lecture4artists and writers4one object many stories4indigenous people4author in conversation4library fellowships4Redmond Barry lecture4Library collections4author in conversation4culture4foxcroft lecture4history4journalism4Artists' books3exhibitions3Environment3food3White Night3youth literature3storytelling3Don Grant Lecture3Collection insights3literacy3gender issues3persian manuscripts3history of the book3genealogy3collections3victorian history3culinary history3Making Public Histories3Gusto!3Ned Kelly3velvet iron ashes3art2victoria gallery2food2India2Journalism2design2music2Indigenous Australians2world war one2rare books2spoken word2Exhibitions & tours2fellowship2book printing2Ned Kelly2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2Law2library fellows2State Library of Victoria2victoria gallery2books2Indigenous people2sport2graphic design2web2interior design2social justice2health2popular culture2foreign policy2Gallipoli2national security2Fromelles2australian literature2
Browse our audio and video
for: rare books
Sort by:
Jean-Dominique Mellot on policing the Parisian book trade
Presenting the 2018 Foxcroft Lecture, hear Jean-Dominique Mellot discuss police surveillance of the Parisian book trade in the 1750s.
28 Jun 2018 Duration: 59:36
Michelle P Brown on the art of the islands
Listen to a lecture by Professor Michelle P Brown on Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking visual culture in Britain and Ireland.
31 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:04:06
Michael Cannon and Bob Flippen on the Vagabond
Watch a discussion on the journalist known as the Vagabond, with historian Michael Cannon and Bob Flippen.
15 Sep 2016 Duration: 42:17
Donald Kerr on collectors
Listen to the 2015 Foxcroft lecture presented by Donald Kerr, discussing the libraries of three notable New Zealand book collectors.
20 Jul 2015 Duration: 50:12
Julius Bryant on the Victoria and Albert Museum and its library
Step inside London’s world-renowned V&A with the museum's keeper of Word and Image, Julius Bryant.
23 Mar 2015 Duration: 01:01:23
Guillaume Fau on Victor Hugo and the making of a national collection
Learn the significance of Victor Hugo’s bequest to the Bibliothèque nationale de France in this inspiring talk by Guillaume Fau.
20 Jul 2014 Duration: 45:56
Charles Melville on the ‘arts of the book’ and diffusion of Persian culture
Join Professor Charles Melville on a magic carpet ride into the exquisite world of Persian manuscripts.
3 Jul 2012 Duration: 48:59
Des Cowley on artists’ books
What are artists’ books and why are there so many in the Library’s Rare Printed collections?
25 Oct 2011 Duration: 2:55