Collection of Display Materials: Leaves from Manuscripts, Incunabula, and Rare Books
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Scope and Contents
Original and facsimile leaves from various sources. Includes leaves from manuscripts, incunabulae, rare books, map and woodblock prints, a papyrus fragment, clay tablets, and movable type.
Dates
- 2350 BCE
- 1485-1611 CE
Conditions Governing Access
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Conditions Governing Use
No Use Restrictions Apply. No Interlibrary Loan. Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Extent
5.42 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized by size.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
4 clay tablets purchased from Edgar J. Banks before October 24, 1944. Papyrus fragment purchased from Dawson Book Shop, date unknown. Remaining items of unknown provenance.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Griffin, August 2021.
Source
- Banks, Edgar J. (Seller, Person)
- Title
- Collection of Display Materials: Leaves from Manuscripts, Incunabula, and Rare Books
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melanie Griffin
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu