[NTSNC bulletin open on book cradle]

Photographs of a cross section of one the NTSNC bulletins held by UNT Special Collections. It is one of four that are bound together in a single volume. Image 1, a list of officers separated by the organizations they are a part of. Image 2 and 3, a handwritten note at the top reads "Organized Oct. 12, 1902" and lists the two sponsors of the Mary Arden Club and the Current Literature Club. Image 4, the pages on the left are weighted down by a heavy string and there is a stamp on the title page that reads "North Texas State Teachers College Library" and a small note at the bottom of the page that reads "Application made for entry as second-class mail -- at Denton Postoffice."
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Page from "The Shame of Oscar Wilde"]

Photograph of a page of "The Shame of Oscar Wilde" held by UNT Special Collections. The book is propped open to one of the pages that has a summary of the court proceedings and evidence. It is under a section titled "The Tell-tale Bed-Sheets". There is a weighted string holding down the corners of the pages.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages clv-clvii in the book La creación]

Photographs of three pages in the first volume of "La creación" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a Spanish translation of a series of novels by Alfred E. Brehm, a zoologist and illustrator who traveled the world investigating natural histories and working to establish what is now termed "scientific racism". Page clv has two columns of text and two illustrations titled "Cafre" and "Venus hotentote" both now recognized as offensive terms. Page clvi has two columns of text and two illustrations titled "Negros australianos" and "Tipo esquimal. Cráneo de groenlandés" for the Aboriginal Australian people and the skull of an Inuit of the area around Greenland. On page clvii there are two columns of text and three illustrations of different skulls. The first depicts the disorder Scaphocephaly, the second is of a Patagonian, and the third is of an Australian.
Date: December 15, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages from 'The Piazza Tales']

Photographs of pages in "The Piazza Tales" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the edges of the pages are aged and there are stains on the pages. There is also a white weighted string holding down the corner of a page. In image 2 the edges of the pages are discolored with age and there are stains on the pages. There is also a white weighted string holding down the corners of the pages. The plastic book cradle that it is resting on is visible beneath it. There is a handwritten note on one page that reads "M Nancy ---ey".
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages in "Glossographia"]

Photographs of the pages of "Glossographia" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a collection of 'difficult' and 'foreign' words for people to use in conversation and other instances. The first image is of pages with words from "insipid" to "interduct". Long white weighted strings are holding the pages down and it is resting on a clear plastic book cradle. The second image is a close up of the same pages. The third image is of the title page of the book and shows the book cradle it is resting on.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages of "A Texas Scrap Book"]

Photographs of the pages of a facsimile reproduction of "A Texas Scrap Book" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the title page, which reads "Original Narratives of Texas History and Adventure; A Texas Scrap Book Made up of the History, Biography and Miscellany of Texas and its People; a Facsimile Reproduction of the Original; The Steck Company Austin, Texas 1935". The cover is yellow and there is a written note in the top corner that reads "976.4 B17o c.2; See front flyleaf for info on Index to this book." The second and third images shows a list of people who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in "A Texas Scrap Book." The list includes their names, age at the time of signing, place of birth, and former state of residence.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages of Joanna Southcott's Index]

Photograph of the pages of a book titled "Index to the Divine and Spiritual Writings of Joanna Southcott" held by UNT Special Collections. The image is focused on the seam between the pages and the fraying and stains there. The text is set up on each page with dotted lines following phrases and leading to the page numbers they occur on.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages of Johnson's Dictionary]

Photographs of the pages of "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page, which has further information about the contents and publishing beneath the title. The second image shows two interior pages. The left page is the end of the intro and is held down by a clear band. The right page is the start of the section.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages of Voltaire's 'Satirical Dictionary']

Photographs of the pages of "Satirical Dictionary of Voltaire" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page It lists the details about this specific publication and has an illustration. The book's blue-green cover is visible and the pages on the left are being held down by a clear band. The book is propped open on a plastic book cradle. The second image is focused on the illustration of a bust and a wig on a stand. The third image is of a section titled "Crime" and the pages are held down by a clear plastic band. The blue-green cover is also visible. The fourth image is of a section on the left page titled "Democracy" and the blue-green cover is also visible.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Poem by Ralph H. Shaw]

Photograph of a poem in "Wildflowers from Palestine" held by UNT Special Collections. It is titled "Wild Flowers of the Holy Land" and is written by Ralph H. Shaw. The section where the pages are bound together is visible and there are a few tears along it.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pressed plants from a traveler to Skandinavia or a later trip]

Photographs of pressed plants held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Jeane Dixon Collection. They were kept in a book titled "A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden" and are now stored separately. There are seven in total, two pieces of greenery and five floral pieces. One has a paper note in it that reads "Falkoping Sweden".
Date: October 14, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Printing for the Blind In "American Encyclopædia of Printing"]

Photograph of pages of a book titled "American Encyclopædia of Printing" held by UNT Special Collections. The left page of the book has two columns of text covering the history and background of the printing press and what they used when printing for the blind. The right page has a raised print with an explanation for the process and purpose of the print. There are three separate styles with definitive designs to aid the blind in reading through touch. Image 2, The page has a raised print with an explanation for the process and purpose of the print. There are three separate styles with definitive designs to aid the blind in reading through touch. The binding is loose and the spine is curved in with the pages laying flat. Image 3, The page covers the history and methods of printing for the blind that have existed in the American system. The cover has a protective plastic wrap around it and the pages are tearing at the binding. The page beside it has raised text to give an example of the printing made for the blind.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rhino page in "The Elizabethan Zoo"]

Photograph of an illustration and passage in "The Elizabethan Zoo: A Book of Beasts Both Fabulous and Authentic" held by UNT Special Collections. The drawing is of a rhinoceros with added details. There are layers of 'armor' on it that does not resemble the way a rhino truly looks, though the form as a whole is accurate to the rhino. Beneath that is a portion of a passage about Edward Topsell's findings on the rhinoceros.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A section of Johnson's Dictionary]

Photograph of the beginning of the A section of "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It is at the start of the section and there are a few small stains on the page.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Smallest English Dictionary next to dime]

Photograph of The Smallest English Dictionary held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. It is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The spine of the book reads "Johnson's Dictionary" in gold with a small plant design beneath it. There is also a golden border at the top and bottom of the spine and cover.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stains between the pages of John Murray's Handbook]

Photographs of stains between the pages in "A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the pages are opened to a passage about Denmark and the stain is mirrored on both sides of the seam. It is from a pressed flower that was placed between the pages on someone's travels. In the second image the pages are also about Denmark but the stain shows the details of a different plant with what appears to have been leaves and some petals.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Théatres section in Encyclopédie]

Photographs of pages from a book titled "Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" (Encyclopedia; or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts) held by UNT Special Collections. In the first and second images the edges of the blue cloth cover are visible past the pages and the pages themselves are uneven around the edges. There is also aging going on with the paper and some stains. The printed information on the page is about "Théatres." In the third image the page has two architectural drawings of the interior of a theater on it. The lines are measurements and show the angles of the interior of the "Téatre de Turin." In the fourth and fifth images the pages have a diagram of the exterior and interior of a building drawn out on them with a measurement. Underneath is a short description that reads "Salles de Spectacles, Plan Géométrique en travers et la Vue du Parquet La Couronne." The pages in the sixth image have a central diagram and two illustrations on them. The diagram is of mechanisms within theaters and the two smaller illustrations are of details often seen within theaters in the upper …
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ticket Book for Texas Normal College and Training Institute, 1890]

Photographs of a Ticket Book for courses at Texas Normal College and Training Institute held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the front. It has a top section with information about when the tickets were used and the three tickets out of five at the bottom for drills, lectures, and study courses. The second image is of the back. The larger portion includes a promise signed by Lewis L. Fry, namesake of Fry Street in Denton, TX. There are also signatures on the backs of each ticket for course opportunities.
Date: October 15, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Title page and illustration in "The Botanic Garden"]

Photographs of an illustration and the title page of a book titled "The Botanic Garden" held by UNT Special Collections. The left page has an illustration titled "Flora attired by the Elements" and shows a woman sitting on a bench in a garden being served by four elemental figures. The title page includes the title and contents. It also marks it as the third edition and number 171322. The second and third pictures are focused on the illustration and the title page respectively.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Title page and illustration in "The Botanic Garden Part II"]

Photograph of the title page of a book titled "The Botanic Garden. Part II" held by UNT Special Collections. The left page has an illustration titled "Flora at play with Cupid" and shows a young woman sitting on a bench in a garden with flowers around her and she is holding Cupids bow and arrow. Cupid looks like a cherub and is carrying a hoe and rake while walking in front of the woman. The title page includes the title, a quote from Claud. Edith. It also marks it as the fourth edition and number 171323.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Title page and poem in "Excursions"]

Photographs of pages in Henry David Thoreau's "Excursions" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title pages. The left page is being held down by a clear band and a fain illustration of Thoreau's head and shoulders is on it. The right side is the title page of the book and includes a crest and other information about the book. The second image is of a poem inside of the book.
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Title page for "The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England"]

Photographs of a book titled "The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a detailed picture of the title page alone. There is a Latin quote from Ecclesiastes 8:11 beneath the title and printing information at the bottom of the page. There are very detailed illustrations around the title making a border with columns, scroll-work, and vines.The second image shows the left page, which has a portrait illustration of the author with the words "Prudens Qui Patiens.", meaning "The prudent man is patient.", beneath it. The third image is of the end of section 5 and the start of section 6. There are page annotations and they cover issues in the King's great Courts and the courts of Star-Chamber. The fourth image is focused on the edges of pages, which are discolored with age and dirt. There are stains and aged areas on the page. The fifth image focuses on the annotations on page 66 next to the paragraphs and the section is about the Court of Star-Chamber. The edges of the papers are aged and …
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Title page of "Nova Genera et Species Plantarum"]

Photographs of the pages in a book titled "Nova Genera et Species Plantarum" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. The first image is of the title page, which includes content and printing information. There are stains and age spots on the page with larger water stains in the corners. The second image shows a botanic illustration of the lamourouxia plant. It has a long stem with leaves and flowers blooming on one side. There are four smaller drawings of the individual parts of the plant. The third image is of a page with descriptions of plants in the lamourouxia family.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR application form of John Bailey Victery]

Photograph of a form filled out by John Bailey Victery that is part of the Texas Society, of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution held by UNT Special Collections. It has information about the filing dates and his ancestor Alexander Love. Image 3, a genealogy list filled out by John Bailey Victery to join the Texas Society, of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution. It includes birth and death dates written next to their names which are typed.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library