Extrait de documents produits par les Nations Unies à l'occasion de la Conférence internationale des femmes qui s'est tenue à Mexico du 19 juin au 2 juillet 1975.
Ce document constitue une feuille de chant destinée à être utilisée durant la marche et le ralliement organisée en 1983 à Ottawa durant la semaine Internationale des Femmes.
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This is likely a 20th century rebinding of a work stemming from 500 years earlier. This binding most likely dates to the first half of the 20th century and is stamped “e stato rilegato da Campari e De Marco, Modena”: the book has been bound…
EnglishThis work, published in Barcelona at the end of the 16th century, has two 20th century ex-libris labels affixed to its interior cover. These two ex-libris are associated with the same owner, namely Isodoro Fernandez, a Spanish collector and…
EnglishHere we have yet another example of hand printblock paper. However, in contrast to the previous example, this is a relatively recent paper, a product of a highly mechanized process. We can see the regularity of the design and the uniformity of…
EnglishThis is a tree-calf binding, with the tree-like appearance produced by pouring acid over the leather and the binding moved in a specific way to generate the desired pattern. Using a method that requires a high degree of mastery, the pattern is…
EnglishThis image depicts the bookplate of Bernard Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge. If the name Coleridge sets off the ringing of bells, it should, as Bernard’s grandfather was the nephew of famed English Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge…