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Pieces of the jigsaw: history through the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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A lunchtime lecture by Julie-Anne Lambert accompanying the exhibition Marks of Genius: Masterpieces from the Collections of the Bodleian Libraries.
The John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera is one of the lesser-known collections of the Bodleian. This talk discusses why and how was it formed, what ephemera are, and how can they contribute to our understanding of history.

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Series
The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Julie-Anne Lambert
Keywords
ephemera
printing
John Johnson
Department: Bodleian Libraries
Date Added: 10/07/2015
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