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EnglishAnother example of parchment on cardboard, this binding is on exhibit to show the leather ties that were used to keep the book closed when not in use. Due to the fragility of the leather used to make ties, it is rare that they survive the…

EnglishLarge light blue button with design of woman in red dress holding a purple flag. In black lettering: "International Women's Day, March 5, 1983".Français

EnglishThis is a calendar for the International Women's Week events which took place in Ottawa in March, 1995. FrançaisCe calendrier annonce les évènements organisés à l'occasion de la Journée Internationale des Femmes à Ottawa en 1995. 

EnglishVisible is the printer’s mark of printer and bookseller François l’Honoré (1673?-1748?), originally from the town of Sedan, Alsace. Initially basing himself in Den Haag where he collaborated with Etienne Foulque, he subsequently set up a…

Ce document est un communiqué de presse daté du 28 juillet 1980 avertissant de l'organisaiton de la Marche des femmes à Hull le 2 août 1980.

Témoignage de lesbiennes de l'organisation Wages due Lesbian (London) présenté au Tribunal international pour les crimes contre les femmes qui s'est tenu à Bruxelles du 4 au 8 mars 1976.

EnglishVery similar in style to the neighbouring 1544 Virgil, this binding is also of pigskin seating for metal clasps, these now lost, visible. The covers have been over wooden boards, with hardware blind-tooled with various botanical borders, with…

EnglishA typical binding for the geographic region and timeframe whence it was printed, it is likely that this binding was executed with little time lag from the day it left the printer’s studio. Parchment (pigskin) has been laid over wooden boards.…

EnglishThe title page displays the printer’s device of Sébastian Nivelle (1523-1603). Nivelle was active in Paris from the mid-1500s to 1603, and was at least approaching 80 years of age at the time of his passing, making him the literal “old man”…