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  • Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Collection

    User Collection
    1Collections
    24Works
    Description:
    This collection contains exhibition catalogues published by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Local History
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Book Arts Collection

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    1Collections
    11Works
    Description:
    The Book Arts Collection features selections from Special Collections relevant to historical and contemporary book arts and print culture, including binding, calligraphy, design, printing, papermaking, publishing, illustration, and typography. The purpose of this...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Early Printed Books

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    1Collections
    20Works
    Description:
    The Early Printed Books Collection is comprised of materials printed in the West from the 15th to the 18th centuries, highlighting works printed during the hand-press period held at UVic Libraries and partner institutions. The collection also includes incunabula (books...
    Subject
    Literature
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection

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    1Collections
    56Works
    Description:
    This collection includes a selection of early Victoria and Vancouver Island maps, books, pamphlets and ephemera, together with archival material drawn from the Sylvester fonds. Frank Sylvester was an early Jewish settler to Victoria, involved in the Fire Department and...
    Subject
    Families and Local History
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    pamphlets, books, and maps (documents)

  • From the Print Collection

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    1Collections
    14Works
    Description:
    This selection of material from the University of Victoria Libraries' collection has been digitized for preservation purposes where the original is too fragile to be repaired or rebound and/or too valuable to discard. In some cases we have additional copies available...
    Subject
    Politics and government
    Location
    Canada, , Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    serials (publications) and books

  • Greater Victoria Public Library Local History Collection

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    1Collections
    17Works
    Description:
    This collection was drawn from the local history holdings of the Greater Victoria Public Libraries (GVPL). Among the works included are a transcript of a talk given by Emily Carr about modern art, the Reminiscences of Bishop Cridge, a volume on Vancouver Island farming,...
    Subject
    Politics and government, Local History, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Historic Fine Arts Monographs

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    1Collections
    3Works
    Subject
    Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Louis Maria Niels Peder Moe Collection

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    1Collections
    2Works
    Description:
    Louis Maria Niels Peder Moe (April 20,1857 – October 23, 1945) was a versatile and prolific illustrator, graphic designer, painter, draftsman, cartoonist, sculptor, and author. He was born in Tromøy, Ardenal, Norway. His parents were Halvor Georg Theodor Moe (1826-1877)...
    Subject
    Artists, Literature, and Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection

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    17Collections
    3033Works
    Description:
    The Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection is comprised of works created by authors associated with modernism, a literary movement with contested dates, but largely regarded as taking place between 1910 and 1940. Authors featured here include Mary Butts (1890-1937),...
    Subject
    Literature, Authors, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Europe,
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    serials (publications) and books

  • Norse Mythology Collection

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    2Collections
    5Works
    Description:
    A selection of Norse mythology related resources.
    Subject
    Literature
    Location
    Western Europe,
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books