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UBC Library acquires copy of ‘The Most Beautiful of All Printed Books’
The Simi Sara Show speaks to Dr. Gregory Mackie, assistant professor in UBC’s department of English about how the Kelmscott Chaucer will enhance teaching and learning at UBC.
Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani
Roundhouse Radio speaks with Katherine Kalsbeek, Head of Rare Books and Special Collections, and Dr. Gregory Mackie, assistant professor in UBC’s department of English about the acquisition of the rare Kelmscott Chaucer.
UBC Library Acquires Rare Limited Edition Chaucer Book
The Alliance for Arts and Culture notes that the book was printed in a limited edition of only 438 copies by William Morris’s Kelmscott Press in 1896.
CBC As It Happens – August 23, 2016
Host Carol Off interviews Dr. Gregory Mackie, assistant professor in UBC’s department of English on UBC Library’s newest purchase that’s been called “the most beautiful of all printed books.”
UBC proud owner of $202,000 US rare book from 1896
The Vancouver Sun explores UBC Library’s purchase of the Kelmscott Chaucer.
UBC Library acquires a copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer
UBC Library has acquired a copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer, one of the world’s most extraordinary books. Printed in a limited edition of only 438 copies, the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer was published by William Morris’s Kelmscott Press in 1896.
Of horses and grasshoppers
BC BookLook covers John Thistle’s win of the 4th annual Basil Stuart-Stubbs Award for Outstanding Scholarly Book on B.C., presented at UBC Library on June 9, 2016.
John Thistle wins 2016 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize
Resettling the Range: Animals, Ecologies, and Human Communities in British Columbia is awarded UBC Library’s annual book prize.
UBC Library celebrates Convocation 2016
Commemorate a UBC graduate with personalized bookplate while supporting the Library.
Rare medieval manuscripts acquired
Learn how the Library’s new acquisitions are enhancing teaching and learning at UBC.