Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0399
Creator:
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Title: 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
Dates: 1978-1996
Bulk Dates: 1985-1996
Physical Description:
5.75 Linear feet and 340 megabytes
Summary: Collection includes Knuth's research notes, drafts of the manuscript and readers' comments, correspondence with Hermann Zapf,
artistic co-worker, correspondence with illustrators and publishers, artwork, proofs, and "exabyte" computer tapes of the
artwork, text, and fonts used in the book. Also included is correspondence, exhibit texts and records, photographs, ephemera,
financial records, and clippings, 1991-1996, pertaining to the traveling exhibit of artwork from the book, designed and organized
by Jennifer S. Knuth.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Donald E. Knuth, 1991 and 1996.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated (SC0399). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Professor of computer science at Stanford University.
Description of the Collection
Collection includes Knuth's research notes, drafts of the manuscript and readers' comments, correspondence with Hermann Zapf,
artistic co-worker, correspondence with illustrators and publishers, artwork, proofs, and "exabyte" computer tapes of the
artwork, text, and fonts used in the book. Also included is correspondence, exhibit texts and records, photographs, ephemera,
financial records, and clippings, 1991-1996, pertaining to the traveling exhibit of artwork from the book, designed and organized
by Jennifer S. Knuth.
Access Terms
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Knuth, Jennifer S.
Stanford University. Computer Science Department. Faculty.
Zapf, Hermann
Bible--Commentaries.
Bible--Study.
Calligraphy.
Illustrations.
Museum exhibits.