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Guide to the 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
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  • 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.