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Perhaps one of the happiest poems in Les Fleurs du Mal (1857), charles Baudelaire's "L'Invitation au Voyage" was set in 14 pt Cloister and Minuet, illustrated with a digitally polished Polariod transfer, and slowly Vandercooked from fall 2010 to…

9 x 9"; 44 pages. Case-bound with laminated cover. Printed on acid-free archival paper, white Mohawk Superfine. Printed using a specialized approach to offset lithography, making use of duotones, double printings, and color-toned matte varnishes.…

Military portrait of subject, descriptive text beneath

A selection of pages from Laura C. Harris' student scrapbook

The remarks made by Lawrence Milas when he announced that Denison was to be awarded the F.W. Olin Foundation grant.

"From a Koran manuscript in Cufic characters. This rare example, though undated, is attributed by experts to the Twelfth Century, or earlier. Its style suggests the calligraphy of Mashad (Persia), although it may possibly have come from Arabia or…

"From a 13th century MS., being a liturgical book similar to portions of the modern missal. This example is typical of the period when small manuscripts first came into vogue, and the large bold script of the 12th Century had given place to fine,…

"From a 15th century breviary manuscript or by a monastic scribe, probably in the Low Countries or in Northern France, circa 1490. Compact Gothic lettering is typical of all medieval breviaries and similar small books of devotion, as is the fine…

"From Flemish Book of Hours. A striking leaf with the customary wide margins and very careful workmanship. This manuscript, circa 1250-1300, reflects the Flemish or Northern French influence in the few initial letters where a clay base is encrusted…

From the Abbey of St. Louis at Poissey in Paris. Seven four line staves in red.