This work by Amelot de la Hussaie was part of the personal library of marquis Jean-Jacques Costard de Brussard, who hailed from Normandy and was a musketeer. This ex-libris from the end of the 18th Century reminds us that collecting ex-libris…
This item has been rebound at least once since its initial binding, this being demonstrated by evidence that the text block has been cut to fit a newer binding. The current binding is on calfskin which has been dyed green. While it is usually morocco…
This exquisite example of a mark of ownership is not even that of a book owner but that of a bookseller in Glasgow, Scotland, who had this item for sale in their shop. This practice ensured that this item could be traced back to its original point of…
A flyer with information about a demonstration against racism and police violence and a joint statement of the Ad Hoc Women's Coalition against Racist and Police Violence
The design here imitates that of a peacock’s fanned tail. After one has deposited the colours on the thickened solution of water and used the comb to create the first series of designs, one then uses a stylus to refine the design. The marbler is…
The photograph shows a general view of audience in the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall attending the 1978 International Women's Day (IWD) rally, in Toronto.
A copy of the black and white logo of the Raging Grannies of Calgary, from the collection file of one of its previous members, Ethel Lisbeth Donaldson.