Ronald Bryden's is often credited with "discovering" the young playwright, Tom Stoppard when he wrote a glowing review of the 1966 world premiere performance Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
The resources of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library may be used by all scholars and researchers, whether or not they are members of the University of Toronto community. A University of Toronto Library card is not necessary to access the collections, but onsite registration is required.
Flickering of the Flame: The Book and the Reformation
Mon, Sep. 25, 2017 to Wed, Dec. 20, 2017
This exhibition examines the role the printed word played in facilitating the revolution sparked by Martin Luther 500 years ago when he publicly posted his 95 theses in Germany.
The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in Canada. As one of the leading research libraries in North America, the Fisher acquires, makes accessible and preserves comprehensive research collections of national and international significance. It serves the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the University, as well as the general public.
The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. This exhibition will examine the importance of the printing press to the Reformation movement.
View a collection of eight albumen prints of photographs from Marc Ferrez, the greatest photographer to emerge from Brazil in the late-nineteenth century
Compromised of more than 6,000 volumes, the library was used heavily by McLuhan in the writing of his most famous works, including Understanding Media, The Gutenberg Galaxy and The Medium is the Massage.
David Stern of the University of Pennsylvania spoke on The Lives of Jewish Books, describing the afterlife of two important Hebrew manuscripts, The Free Library Pentateuch and the Worms Mahzor.
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![Come see our display of recent acquisitions @fisherlibrary (until 6PM). This event is on a drop-in basis, and you are welcome to join us for a quick look or a longer visit to view and talk to us about some of our newest acquisitions.
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Folding paper: technique, design, obsession [by] Barbara Hodgson & Claudia Cohen. Vancouver: HM Editions, 2017
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