Category Archives: Natural history

Abecedaria! Fine Press and Children’s ABC Books

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jeffrey Makala

Our new exhibition, opeing on February 5, explores the history and meaning of the alphabet and its treatment in ABC books, for children and adults. It will be open in our galleries through the end of April. A short article … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Audubon’s Birds of America Prospectus

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jeffrey Makala

After recently reading about a prospectus for Audubon’s Birds of America that was discovered bound into a copy of his Ornithological Biography, I looked into our holdings to see if we had a copy. The Ornithological Biography is a 5-volume … Continue reading →

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