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 Emeritus Daniel Woolf. Through Mr. Schulich's support, W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections has actively added to the initial 400 volume donation. Mr. Schulich also gifted his collection of historic financial documents. The collection includes documents from Europe and Asia and spans several centuries.
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Acts and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happening in the church, with a universal historie of the same
Pagination: v. 1: [92], 1033 [i.e. 1023], [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [38], 788 [i.e. 786] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 3: [4], 1030…
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The surveye of the vvorld, or Situation of the earth, so muche as is inhabited
Translation of: Dionysius Periegetes' De situ orbis.
Colophon: Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman, dvvelling in Knight-Riders Streete, at the…
The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war
Titlepage of vol.1 in red and black.
Published in 60 parts.
The exploration and history of North and South America to 1760, with an appendix (v. 2,…
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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....