https://omeka.uottawa.ca/arcs-en/files/original/ff58af0320300739c4eda544385b816c.jpg 3a21afc108bc47ed7e8ef19a30736cac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rare Books Collection Subject The topic of the resource Examples of items from the Rare Books Collection at uOttawa ARCS Description An account of the resource The Rare Book Collection includes over 14,000 printed books from the 15th to the 20th centuries which cover subjects such as medicine, law, literature, philosophy, natural sciences, geography, science, architecture, history, arts, etc. The collection includes books published in Europe and America, but there is also a significant collection of Canadiana, including periodicals. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Le Tusculane di M. Tullio Cicerone recate in Italiano : con la tauola nel fine di tutte le cose degne d'annotatione Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106 BC-43 BC) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa [PA6314 T8F38 1544] Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available In Vinegia, Apresso Vicenzo Vaugris a'l segno d'Erasmo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1544 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Book Language A language of the resource Italian Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ARSC_RB_PA6314 T8F38 1544 Description An account of the resource This particular motif was the most popular in the 18th century. With this text dating to the mid 16th century, we have clear example of the time lags that can occur between a book’s date of printing and it's binding. This work may have also been rebound more than once in its lifetime. A book’s owner had the freedom to customize his possession at will, funds permitting, and have it decorated to the exacting requirements of his own taste. Papermakers and marblers