Exhibits
In 1892, as Willard Fiske, Cornell University’s first librarian, was restoring a villa near Florence, he impulsively purchased a 1536 edition of the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) and
This exhibition celebrates the gifts of art and story that Eric Carle shared with the world.
The author of more than three thousand folk songs, Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) is one of the most influential songwriters and recording artists in American history.
This exhibition celebrates the life and work of American poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000).
Imperial Splendor offers a sweeping overview of manuscript production in the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most impressive chapters in the history of medieval art.
Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature; Celebrating the Peter J. Solomon Collection
This exhibition looks for traces of individual users of manuscripts and early printed books written in Latin during the Middle Ages, now held in Special Collections at Bryn Mawr College.
Featuring highlights from the museum's collection of over 2,000 cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, this display explores the types of books these pieces came from and the 19th-cent
Lothar Meggendorfer (German, 1847-1925) is known as the originator of the modern movable book; Colette Fu (American, b. 1969) is one of its most distinguished present-day practitioners.
