Des Cowley on the Emmerson Collection
Join History of the Book Manager Des Cowley for an overview of the John Emmerson collection, one of the world's largest collection of rare English...
28 Jan 2016 Duration: 02:59
Filter by type
Browse by tags
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18world of the book17Culture17printmaking15literature14WWI14Family history13war13illustration13architecture13military13world of the book13performance12Big ideas under the dome12State Library Victoria12Rome: Piranesi's vision11Australian history11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11books11family history feast11children's books11rare books9creative fellows8History of the book8creative fellows7family history7music7Writing the war7human rights7Victorian history7artists' books6Foxcroft Lecture6library6cultural history6education6literature6library fellowships6fellowships6Library collections6digital technology6Poetry Slam6Melbourne5Exhibition talks & tours5WWII5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5social justice5poetry5foxcroft lecture4Library collections4journalism4Redmond Barry Lecture4Multicultural history4poetry slam4artists and writers4performance4one object many stories4indigenous people4culture4author in conversation4history4library fellowships4Redmond Barry lecture4author in conversation4storytelling3velvet iron ashes3exhibitions3literacy3White Night3youth literature3Don Grant Lecture3collections3Collection insights3culinary history3persian manuscripts3gender issues3Gusto!3genealogy3victorian history3Ned Kelly3Artists' books3food3history of the book3Environment3Making Public Histories3world war one2Fromelles2spoken word2australian literature2Exhibitions & tours2art2fellowship2food2design2Law2book printing2victoria gallery2Ned Kelly2music2State Library of Victoria2Indigenous Australians2rare books2interior design2health2web2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2library fellows2sport2foreign policy2victoria gallery2books2Indigenous people2popular culture2national security2graphic design2India2social justice2Journalism2Gallipoli2
Browse our audio and video
for: world of the book
Sort by:
Jan McDonald on botanical books
Rare Books Librarian, Jan McDonald, reveals her two favourite volumes of botanical illustrations from the early 19th century.
22 Nov 2015 Duration: 03:45
Donald Kerr on collectors
Listen to the 2015 Foxcroft lecture presented by Donald Kerr, discussing the libraries of three notable New Zealand book collectors.
20 Jul 2015 Duration: 50:12
Contemporary book design panel discussion
Watch our lively panel discussion on the most interesting and challenging aspects of contemporary book design.
13 May 2015 Duration: 53:04
Barbara Brend on the 'Khamsa' of Nizami & the 'Khamsa' of Amir Khusrau
Barbara Brend on two of the world’s great illuminated manuscripts known as the ‘Khamsas’ or ‘Five Poems’.
3 Jul 2012 Duration: 41:09
Sasha Grishin on printmaking & artists' books in Melbourne
See why Melbourne is a major centre for Australian printmaking and artists' books.
24 Feb 2012 Duration: 49:18
Des Cowley on artists’ books
What are artists’ books and why are there so many in the Library’s Rare Printed collections?
25 Oct 2011 Duration: 2:55
Richard Ovenden on book arts in the 21st century
Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?
15 Feb 2011 Duration: 55:28