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[Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity]

Description: Photographs of "Experiments and Observations on Electricity," held by UNT Special Collections. The first is of the cover, which is a brown/orange color, the title on the spine and lines of gold spaced out on it. The second is of a diagram in "Experiments and Observations on Electricity." The page on the left is titled "Letters and Papers," numbered 232 and filled with text. The page on the right is a diagram that is extended out beyond the page. The diagram has a circle made of arrows in the bo… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Le Fontane Del Giardino Estense In Tivoli]

Description: Photographs of prints from "Le Fontane Del Giardino Estense In Tivoli," by UNT Special Collections. This is the fourth part of a print series showing the main fountains, water sources, and gardens in and around Rome. The production of this book is a mystery to our staff. It looks to be a collection of separate prints that were poorly bound, with many of the pages exceeding the size of the book, and having to be unfolded to view the full page. The first image is of the title page, which is white… more
Date: December 5, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[George W. Sheldon, Selections in Modern Art]

Description: Photographs of the cover and pages from George W. Sheldon's "Selections in Modern Art," held by UNT Special Collections. These volumes contain 125 plates of steel engravings and etchings representing works of recent and contemporary artists of the late 19th century. The etching Cedars by Moonlight by James Smillies, 1878, is one of the earliest instances of an American etcher beginning to differentiate between daylight and moonlight, a distinction easier made in theory than in practice. The cov… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[David Hockney,The Blue Guitar]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "The Blue Guitar" held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is blue/grey in color, a white rectangle in the middle containing a drawing of a blue guitar, with the title under it, followed by the contributors which are: Etchings by David Hockney, who was inspired by Wallace Stevens, who was inspired by Pablo Picasso. Inspired by Wallace Stevens’ poem. All the wording alternates between blue and pink letters, and along the margins of the white box are thick blue slashe… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Michael Faraday, Experimental Researches in Electricity]

Description: Photographs of "Experimental Researches in Electricity" by Michael Faraday, held by UNT Special Collections. The first shows the covers of the three books that are side by side each other, the two on the left are worn black in color and the one on the right a deep blue. The title is on the spines of the books, numbering Vol I, Vol II and Vol II fro left to right. Image 2, diagram inside "Experimental Researches in Electricity." The diagram extends out of the page, a circular figure in the middl… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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