Category Archives: Rare Books Collection

Provenance Times Two: An Early Gift and the Origins of Crimson and White (o Rosso e Bianco)

Posted on July 30, 2009 by | Posted in: Crimson White, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Rare Books Collection, UA Athletics | 3 Comments

One of the many projects we are working on at the Hoole Special Collections Library centers around our foreign language rare books. Right now we’re spending some time with the Italian rare books in our collection. One thing we find … Continue reading →

Not Running with the Bulls, but Sailing with the Cow’s Head

Posted on July 9, 2009 by | Posted in: Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Rare Books Collection | 1 Comment

The famed San Fermin Festival and the “running of the bulls” in Pamplona, Spain is held at this time every year. Whatever one may think about this long-practiced tradition, there is one thing that all can agree upon — the … Continue reading →

On Subversive Words, Meat and Threes, and the Lasting Importance of Ephemera

Posted on July 17, 2008 by | Posted in: Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Rare Books Collection | Tagged | Leave a comment

“Paris is flooded with words, people are speaking loudly and openly; leaflets are scattered in the shops, people are stubborn in their opinions.” Revolution takes ideas — and ideas are spread through words. Arlette Farge, in her book, Subversive Words: … Continue reading →

Voyages dans l’Amérique Septentrionale — Collot’s Atlas now online!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by | Posted in: Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Rare Books Collection | Leave a comment

In 1796, French general and military engineer Georges Henri Victor Collot descended the Ohio and Mississippi rivers on a spying mission from the French government. Returning to France in 1800, Collot died in 1805. His Voyages dans l’Amérique Septentrionale was … Continue reading →