Print and Manuscript Collections
The collections of the Rare Books and Special Collections department of the Thomas Fisher Library are many and varied, reflecting the wide diversity of research conducted at the University of Toronto by its own faculty and students, visiting scholars, and the general public. Chronologically, the print and manuscript collections range from a 1789 B.C. Babylonian cuneiform tablet from Ur, to contemporary artists’ books.
In addition to the general rare book collections, the holdings of books and other printed material are organized in over one hundred special author or subject collections, focussing on fields as diverse as AIDS, Aristotle, Birdsall Bindings, Darwin, Aldous Huxley, Incunabula, Libretti, Petlice, Printed Ephemera and the Spanish Civil War.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3Collection of early books printed in Europe before 1501. Consists of books and broadsheets.
Collection of maps and cartographic material printed before 1900 in books and periodicals. The collection is Canadian in focus and includes town plans dated from before 1920, facsimiles of early maps, and insurance plans of Ontario towns. Consists of maps.
Collection of plays written in Italian, set to music, and performed before 1816. The collection also includes translations of Italian works. Consists of books and pamphlets.