The National Library of Australia collects the printed works of Australian authors and printed material about Australia and it's people. But did you know the Library also holds a collection of rare books and documents that stretch back to the 10th century?
Join Dr. Susannah Helman, Rare Books and Music Curator at the National Library as she explores some of these treasures including illuminated manuscripts, early sheet music, and examples of early Australian publishing.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - The Library's rare books collection
01:30 - Medieval manuscripts and book
02:45 - The Library's earliest manuscript - Fragment of a Response from a Breviary 10th century
03:56 - Peter Lombard (c. 110-1160) Book of Sentences, Book 1 13th century
04:30 - Chertsey Cartulary c. 1313-1345 with earlier flyleaves
05:36 - Lease of Indenture, Edward Assheley, 'Armiger' (Heraldic Arms Bearer), to William Esher, 'Corvyser (Shoemaker) 29 September 1449
06:08 - Book of Hours c. 1450
06:57 - Historiated Initial of St Martin and the Beggar from an Antiphonal between 1450 and 1475
07:59 - The Library's oldest printed item - Xuanzang Feng Zhao Yi Da Ban Ruo Bo Luo Mi Duo Jing 1162
08:35 - Leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, Book of Leviticus c. 1453-1455
09:39 - Heinrich Institoris (1430-1505), Jakob Sprenger (c. 1437-1495) The Hammer of Witches (Malleus Maleficarum) c. 1492
10:08 - Hartmann Schedel (author), Wilhelm Pleydenwurff and Michael Wolgemut (artists) The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Cronicarum) 12 July 1493
10:38 - Hours of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary According to the Rite of the Famous Church of Salisbury (Hore Beatissime V[ir]ginis Marie ad Co[n]suetudine[m] Insignie Ecclesie Saru[m]), 1506
11:08 - Albrecht Dürer (artist, 1471-1528), Benedictus Chelidonius (author, 1480-1521) Little Passion (Passio Christi), 1511
11:34 - The earliest existing document printed in Australia - George Hughes (Government Printer) Playbill for a Performance of Jane Shore, The Wapping Landlady and The Miraculous Cure at the Theatre, Sydney, 30 July 1796
12:10 - John William Lewin (1770-1819) Birds of New South Wales, with their Natural History, 1813
12:22 - How to find out more
Early manuscript and rare book Collection Resources:
NLA Collections page: www.nla.gov.au...
NLA Manuscripts Collections page: www.nla.gov.au...
Medieval manuscript highlights page: www.nla.gov.au...
Medieval and Renaissance Treasures page: www.nla.gov.au...
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National Library of Australia Homepage: www.nla.gov.au/
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