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In a fine and elegant script, the annotations appearing in the margins of the work by Papinus are of the hand of a French reader. Due to the distance of several centuries, it is difficult to identify the commentator, but the annotations appear to be…

This pamphlet, from the Joseph Staško Fonds (20-002), contains the program of the Milán R. Štefánik Award given to recipient Emanuel T. Böhm, held at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York (New York), 27 April 1986.

This flyer advertises an International Women's Week Dance held in Ottawa on 11 March, 1995.

A laced-case binding in limp parchment with no support of boards; this was likely a temporary binding. The "laces" that are visible through the cover are actually slips or supports that are sewn into the spine to support the text block. The fact that…

This first example is that of what is termed an “armorial binding”, where the coat of arms of an aristocratic family will serve to indicate ownership on a book’s binding. Such bindings are executed with exquisite care and a family’s arms are tooled…

This manuscript has a relatively simple outer binding, but its interior is decorated with paper embossed in gold, probably dating to the 20th century.

This document consists of a song sheet from the Toronto group "Red Berets". This song sheet was used at the Toronto International Women's Day in 1983.

The motif used here is an example of marbled paper with a small comb. The comb consists of a wooden stick with small metal spikes inserted into it. The smallness of the comb makes it possible to make turnstiles, which gives this particular…

Rectangular button with white text on blue and grey background with a white dove.

This poster was designed by the International Women’s Day Committee of Toronto for the 1985 International Women’s Day. The theme of 1985 was “Still Ain’t Satisfied!”.