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Guide to the Teaching materials for history of printing and the book, 1480-1990
M0931  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Access Terms
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Teaching materials for history of printing and the book,
    Date (inclusive): 1480-1990
    Collection number: M0931
    Creator: Special Collections, Stanford Univerisity Libraries
    Extent: 3.5 linear ft.
    Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
    Abstract: An artificial collection assembled through time by the Department of Special Collections of objects, manuscripts, and printing samples relating to the development of printing and book making.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access Restrictions:

    The Media materials require at least two weeks advance notice to use in order to allow staff time to have use copies made from the original items.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

    Preferred Citation

    Teaching materials for history of printing and the book. M0931. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquisition information varies, but most printing samples (boxes 2 & 3) are from Margaret Sowers, 1996.

    Provenance

    Provenance various, but most printing samples (boxes 2 & 3) are from Margaret Sowers, 1996.

    Access Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Printing
    Books-History.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    Materials in this collection are uncatalogued. These materials demonstrate the art and development of printing and book making. The list includes items in four boxes. There is also a list of relevant items from other collections that can be paged from Special Collections stacks.