
Collector's Choice
A Selection of Books and Manuscripts Given by Harrison D. Horblit to the Harvard College Library
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library (Publisher)
Published on 31. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
46 pages
978-0-9764925-2-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is the catalogue of an exhibition, held in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Class of 1933, featuring items given by Harrison Horblit '33, one of Houghton Library's most distinguished donors. The exhibition includes materials covering Manuscripts and the Cradle of Printing, Early Arithmetics, Early English Printing, the Scientific Renaissance, Printing and Bibliography, Interesting Bindings, and Early Photography.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 line art
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9764925-2-8 (9780976492528)
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Person
Owen Gingerich was Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and of the History of Science at Harvard University and a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
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