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History of the Book

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The spine and back cover of Lettre d'une Peruvienne shows deteriorated calf binding.

Lettres d'une Peruvienne

Françoise de Graffigny
1748
Detail from a printed text a series of four illustrations that depict the journey by ship to the Isle of Pines.

The Isle of Pines

Henry Neville
1668

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photograph of Tess Clifton J.M stuart fellow at the John Carter brown library
Our Fellows

Tess Clifton, J.M. Stuart Fellow

February 6, 2018
photograph of Barbara Mundy, professor of art history at Fordham university
Our Fellows

Barbara Mundy, R. David Parsons Fellow

December 5, 2017

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