The Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection is focused on history and culture as expressed through early modern printing. At its core are the personal collections of Canadian entrepreneur, Seymour Schulich and Queen's Principal, Daniel Woolf. Through Mr. Schulich's continued support, W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections is actively adding to the initial 400 volume donation by acquiring 16th-century English printed books. Recently, Mr. Schulich gifted his collection of historic financial documents. The collection includes documents from Europe and Asia and span several centuries. A truly great addition to the Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection.
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Heads, English & foreign collected by Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys, countess of Pomfret
100 seventeenth-century window-mounted engraved portrait plates with manuscript biographies on facing pages; the first 50 biographies with decorative…
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Pii II Pontificis Maximi Historia rerum ubique gestarum
Title from caption at incipit on leaf a2 recto;
Imprint from colophon, which in full reads: Pii. ii. Ponti. maximi histori[a]e rerum ubiq[ue]…
Die ritterliche vnnd lobwirdige Reyss des Gestrengen und uber all ander weit erfarnen Ritter vnd Landtfahrer Herrn Ludouico Vartomans von Bolonia
Signatures: A-Cc4;
Woodcut on title page, 46 woodcuts in the text by Jörg Breu the Elder (including two full page), title printed in red and black,…
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Schulich Historical Financial Documents Collection
A collection of historical financial documents from the 17th century to the 20th century. The documents are primarily from Europe, but also include…
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James Cole's 18th-century Canterbury Cathedral Engravings
This 3D model was created for the Digital Humanities Assistantship at the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections Library....