Rare
Books
Book
History
and
Book
Arts
Illuminated
Initial from Book of Hours and Prayerbook.
Eastern Netherlands: Between 1500 and 1625.
he more than 37,000 volumes in Rare
Books make possible a study of the history of the book from its beginnings in
the manuscript period through the twentieth century. Among the highlights of the
collection are a 1471 printing of the Roman author Suetonius (Suetonius
Vitae XII Caesarum. Venice: Nicolaus Jensen, 1471); a 1625 Dutch prayer book
manuscript (Book of Hours and Prayerbook.
Eastern Netherlands: Between 1500 and 1625); and an 1896 copy of the Kelmscott
Press Chaucer (Chaucer, Geoffrey.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Now Newly
Imprinted. Printed by me William Morris at the Kelmscott Press: Finished on
the 8th day of May, 1896).
Prominent among Rare Books' holdings is a collection of
artists' books.
Broadly defined, artists' books are books or book-like objects that are
designed, created and produced by artists.
Over 250 artists' books are currently available, ranging in date from the
1960's to the present. They include
examples from such contemporary artists as Deb Rindl and Julie Chen.
Rare Books' collection of artists' books can be located by searching the Texas
Tech University Libraries'
Online Catalog.
At the Advanced Search Page, under "Field to Search" select "Subject"
from the first drop down menu. After that, type in "artists books" (without the
quotation marks) in the box under "Type word or phrase".
Next limit your search by selecting "Southwest Coll./Special Coll." from
the drop down menu for "Location".
To search, click on "Go".
Links
For
additional information, please contact:
Rob E. King
rob.e.king@ttu.edu
(806) 834-0397