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Aspects of the Victorian Book
Online exhibition from The British Library devoted to Victorian books and magazines.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html
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Collins Library, The
Daily selection of excerpts from old books, magazines, and newspapers.
http://www.collinslibrary.com/
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Historical Currier & Ives Print Collection
Large private collection of original prints.
http://www.curriercollection.com/
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Joseph Ishill and the Authors and Artists of the Oriole Press
University of Michigan exhibit devoted to the American printer and some of the most important works from his 50-year printing career.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/ishill/
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Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: the Printing Press and a Changing World
Traces the development of the printed book.
http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/booktext.html
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Odyssey in Print
The Smithonian presents journeys of the human mind through six-centuries worth of rare books, manuscripts, art, and artifacts.
http://www.sil.si.edu/exhibitions/Odyssey/
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Pop-up and Movable Books: A Tour Through Their History
From the 19th century to the present. Features examples from the Weaver Collection, University of North Texas.
http://www.library.unt.edu/rarebooks/exhibits/popup2/default.htm
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Printing Press as an Agent of Change
By Elizabeth Eisenstein. Abridged and illustrated version of the author's 1979 study.
http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~hypertxt/eisenstein.html
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Printing: Renaissance and Reformation
An exhibit that explores the history of printing from its origins to the seventeenth century.
http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/renprint/renprint.html
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Publishers' Bindings Online, 1815-1930: The Art of Books
Digital collection of of 19th century decorative book bindings from the United States.
http://bindings.lib.ua.edu/
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Schøyen Collection, The
Large collection of ancient and rare manuscripts.
http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/
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Turning the Pages
Interactive display system from The British Library allows users to look at the actual pages from rare manuscripts.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/digitisation.html
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