Category Archives: Exhibitions & Events

In Defense of Comics: A Daring Voice in a Senior Thesis

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Rare Books and Special Collections

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections welcomed members of the Class of 1957, who were back in Princeton for a formidable 60th Reunion last week, with an exhibition of comic books dated from the 1940s and 1950s. Selected … Continue reading →

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Versailles on Paper: A Graphic Panorama of the Palace and Gardens of Louis XIV

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rare Books and Special Collections

  Opening Lecture: Dr. Ian Thompson,author of The Sun King’s Garden and Reader in Landscape Architecture at Newcastle University, at 3:00 p.m. on 14 February 2015 in 101 McCormick Hall, sponsored by the Department of French & Italian and the Friends of … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Film Poster Designers and the Print Shops of Hassan Mazhar Gassour & Sayed Ali Ibrahim al-Nasr

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Egyptian Film Poster Designers and the Print Shops of Hassan Mazhar Gassour & Sayed Ali Ibrahim al-Nasr Main Gallery, Firestone Library, Princeton University 21 September 2013 – 2 February 2014 Historical studies of the “golden age” of the Egyptian film … Continue reading →

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Treasures of American history featured in Princeton exhibition – Opening Friday, Feb. 22, 2013

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

From a first-hand account of Colonial life in Jamestown to a wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth following President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, a Princeton University Libraryexhibition opening Friday, Feb. 22, will trace the American experience from 1607 to 1865. Several items … Continue reading →

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