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Des Cowley on the Emmerson Collection

Join History of the Book Manager Des Cowley for an overview of the John Emmerson collection, one of the world's largest collection of rare English...

28 Jan 2016 Duration: 02:59

Jan McDonald on botanical books

Rare Books Librarian, Jan McDonald, reveals her two favourite volumes of botanical illustrations from the early 19th century.

22 Nov 2015 Duration: 03:45

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

Contemporary book design panel discussion

Watch our lively panel discussion on the most interesting and challenging aspects of contemporary book design.

13 May 2015 Duration: 53:04

Barbara Brend on the 'Khamsa' of Nizami & the 'Khamsa' of Amir Khusrau

Barbara Brend on two of the world’s great illuminated manuscripts known as the ‘Khamsas’ or ‘Five Poems’.

3 Jul 2012 Duration: 41:09

Sasha Grishin on printmaking & artists' books in Melbourne

See why Melbourne is a major centre for Australian printmaking and artists' books.

24 Feb 2012 Duration: 49:18

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

Richard Ovenden on book arts in the 21st century

Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?

15 Feb 2011 Duration: 55:28

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