Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is the largest rare book library in Canada, holding over 800,000 books and 6,000 linear metres of manuscript material.

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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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Feb 7, 2025

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World Of Fancies - Case Two 10.09.2023

Curator Liz Ridolfo guides us through the exhibition A World of Fancies: The Toy Theatre and the Living Image. It runs at the University of Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library from September 5 to December 20, 2023.

World Of Fancies - Case One 10.09.2023

Curator Liz Ridolfo guides us through the exhibition A World of Fancies: The Toy Theatre and the Living Image. It runs at the University of Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library from September 5 to December 20, 2023.

World Of Fancies - Introduction 10.09.2023

Curator Liz Ridolfo guides us through the exhibition A World of Fancies: The Toy Theatre and the Living Image. It runs at the University of Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library from September 5 to December 20, 2023.

Sister Arts - Maclean Hunter Room 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Final Thoughts 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 8 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 7 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 6 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 5 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 4 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 3 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 2 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Case 1 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sisters Arts - Theme Of Gender 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Sister Arts - Introduction 23.01.2023

This is the audio guide that accompanies the exhibition "The Sister Arts: Fashioning the Victorian Luxury Book." Narrated by the exhibition's curator, Holly Forsythe Paul.

Strength In Numbers - Case 1 - Early CanLit 14.02.2020

Curator John Shoesmith on case 1 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers; The CanLit Community, which focuses on early Canadian literature, including the Confederation Poets and Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.

Strength In Numbers - General Introduction To The Exhibition 14.02.2020

Curator John Shoesmith provides a brief overview of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community.

Strength In Numbers - Introduction To The Fisher's Literary Archival Holdings 14.02.2020

Curator Natalya Rattan on the Fisher Library's literary archival holdings, and how they are at the centre of the library's exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community.

Strength In Numbers - Case 2 - Juvenilia 14.02.2020

Curator Natalya Rattan on case 2 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on the juvenile and teenage works of some of Canadian writers, including Lawrence Hill and Margaret Atwood.

Strength In Numbers - Cases 3 And 4 - Drafts and Edits 14.02.2020

Curator Natalya Rattan on cases 3 and 4 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on writers' drafts and the editing process.

Strength In Numbers - Case 5 - Publishing 14.02.2020

Curator John Shoesmith on case 5 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers; The CanLit Community, which examines the role of publishing, with a particular focus on self publishing.

Strength In Numbers - Case 6 - Illustration 14.02.2020

Curator John Shoesmith on case 6 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on illustration, both in books and on dust jackets and bindings.

Strength In Numbers - Case 7 - The Publishing "ecosystem" 14.02.2020

Curator John Shoesmith on Case 7 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which looks at the publishing "ecosystem." It also examines the author Arthur Hailey.

Strength In Numbers - Case 8 - The Handmaid's Tale 14.02.2020

Curator John Shoesmith talks about case 8 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale

Strength In Numbers - Case 8 - Drafts Of The Handmaid's Tale 14.02.2020

Curator Natalya Rattan talks about the first draft of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, on display in the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community

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