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March 13, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT

Princeton Bibliophiles & Collectors: A Virtual Visit to the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology

The Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology is a rare book and special collections library devoted to the history of printing, the history of the book, and the books arts. Join Cary Curator Steven Galbraith for a brief history of the Cary and a tour of its holdings, from bookbinding specimens from the Bernard C. Middleton Collection, to typographical treasures from Frederic Goudy and Hermann Zapf, to the press used by William Morris to print the Kelmscott Chaucer. (Image credit: Jiageng Lin)

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