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EnglishThis image offers an illustration of the “ex-dono” inscription. In this case, author Georges Michel, in an inscription dated December 31, 1878, has dedicated this item “A monsieur le Général Marquis d’Alezac, Premier aide-de-camp de M. le…

EnglishThe 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…

Texte de présentation d'Helen Levine lors de la remise d'un prix, le Prix Femmes de mérite.

English 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…

English 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…

Photographie prise par Judith Lermer Crawley sur la Place d'Armes de Montréal, lors des funérailles du 11 décembre 1989 de plusieurs victimes de la fusillade qui a eu lieu le 6 décembre 1989 à l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.

EnglishLeathers and parchments could be dyed so as to add colour to their external covers; they could also be painted. This third edition of the works of Olympia Morata, humanist, poet and linguist, of Italian origin, is an example of a parchment…

Ce document contient plusieurs documents d'archives témoignant de l’événement du 11 novembre 1979 qui s'est tenu à Ottawa

Affiche promotionnelle pour un numéro de Fireweed consacré aux femmes juives autrices et artistes.

English Light-blue t-shirt with pink image and "Fighting Racism and Sexism Together! - International Women's Day 1987" written in white text.Français