BYU Library - Special Collections

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Contains research documents created by or collected by Bitton dating from 1974-2007.

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Contains manuscripts, drafts, research notes, photocopies of books, articles and other material, and bibliographies written and collected by Hugh Nibley pertaining to his publications. Topics of the material include the Joseph Smith papyri, Abraham, the Pearl of Great Price, and many other topics related to Christianity and Mormon doctrine. Materials date from approximately 1926 to 2008.

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Contains correspondence, research notes, drafts, articles, photocopies, and papers collected and written by Hugh Nibley for lectures and publications. Includes material on scriptural studies conducted by Nibley. Materials date from approximately 1911 to 2008, bulk from approximately 1950 to 2008.

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Contains various research materials that John Welch used for his study of Chiasmus, including handouts from scholars, articles related to chiasmus in other literature, copies of checks to fund research, and other documents. Dated 1787-2011.

Scope and Contents Contains Kay Amert's files on her publications and other academic papers or presentations. These files consist of research notes, drafts, correspondence, printing proofs, and illustrations organized by publication or presentation. These publications include: "Intertwining Strengths: Simon de Colines and Robert Estienne," "The Phenomenon of the Gros Canon," "Formation of an Apparatus of Literacy," "Origins of the French Old Style: The Roman and Italic Types of Simon de Colines," "Origins of...

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Contains Kay Amert's research notes on Antoine Augereau. These notes include lists of publications by Augereau and summaries of pertinent details regarding these publications (such as date, size, illustrations, fonts). Materials date from between 1986 and 2005.

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Contains Kay Amert's research notes on the Estienne family. The bulk of these notes were likely taken from Elizabeth Armstrong's "Robert Estienne, Royal Printer." Also includes family trees for the Estienne family and a bibliography of works from the Estienne Press. Materials date from between 1986 and 2004.

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Contains Kay Amert's notes on printing marques. These notes largely consist of photocopies of printing marques, organized by style. Styles represented in this series include Soleil d'or, Silhouetted, Lorraine cross, Tory style, and Criblée ground. Materials date from between 1994 and 2005.

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Contains Kay Amert's research notes on Simon de Colines. These notes include chronological lists of publications by Colines, lists of repositories where copies of these publications reside, summaries of pertinent details regarding these publications (such as date, size, illustrations, fonts), diagrams of the layout of some of these publications, and analyses of the type fonts used by Colines. Materials date from between 1995 and 2006.

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Contains lists of sixteenth-century French publications, summaries of pertinent details regarding some of these publications (such as date, size, illustrations, fonts), summaries of sixteenth-century French authors and their works, lists of publications on the history of printing and typography, notes from secondary source publications, and a catalogue for A. Sokol Books. Materials date from between 1987 and 2006.