 Turning the Pages
 - Online gallery of rare and antique volumes from the British Library. View detailed, magnified multimedia reproductions of Jane Austen's manuscripts, Lewis Carroll's illustrations for the original Alice in Wonderland, sketches by Leonardo, and other book treasures.- Gutenberg Digital
- View the Göttingen copy of the Gutenberg Bible, the Model Book and the Helmasperger Notarial Instrument.
- Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
- Online exhibit of the calendar images from the classic medieval book of hours.
- Special Collections, University of Virginia@
- Vatican Exhibit: Rome Reborn
- The Library of Congress presents some 200 of the Vatican Library's most precious books, manuscripts, and maps.
- Special Collections, University of Pennsylvania (6)
- Petals on a Wet Black Bough: American Modernist Writers and the Orient
- Exhibit of books and manuscripts from 19th and 20th century American modernists influenced by the Orient.
- Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era
- Exhibit of covers and artwork from the 1920s and 1930s, emphasizing the post-1917 aesthetic quality, linguistic variety, and thematic diversity.
- Universal Library: Antique Books
- Carnegie Mellon's project presents full scans of antique and rare books.
- Children's Literature: Chiefly from the Nineteenth Century
- Archived exhibit of children's books from the nineteenth century, including primers, alphabet books, and storybooks.
 Irish Script On Screen - Meamram Páipéar Ríomhaire
- Creating digital images of Irish manuscripts to provide exposure to Ireland's cultural heritage and contribute to the conservation of these valuable books and documents.- English Emblem Book Project, The
- Images of engravings, wood blocks, and etchings from emblem books, presented for the study of both daily and intellectual life in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century
- Exhibit of colour illustrated books from the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library.
- Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629)
- Presents Renaissance editions of Dante's Divine Comedy from the John A. Zahm, C.S.C., Dante Collection at the University of Notre Dame, together with selected treasures from The Newberry Library.
- Gutenberg and Beyond: Books, Libraries, and Changing Technology
- Focuses on the role of changing technology in the history of books and libraries.
- Alciato's Book of Emblems
- Online edition of the 1531 collection of Latin emblem poems.
- Palaeography
- Tutorial on how to read handwriting found in documents from 1500-1800. From The National Archives.
- John Hay Library - Brown University@
- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
- Electronic facsimile of the original edition, published in Venice in 1499.
- Illustrated and Published Works of John Vassos
- Descriptive bibliography of the illustrated and published works of John Vassos, 1927-1946. Contains reviews of his work and publishing history.
- 4,000 Years of Miniature Books
- Collection includes thumb bibles, mini libraries, almanacs and calendars, and volumes from the Near and Far East.
- Italian Futurist Book
- An illustrated essay by Maurizio Scudiero on the history and significance of Futurist books.
- Posner Family Collection
- Showcasing the rare books and art collected by Henry and Ida Posner.
- Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue
- Features the type and watermarks used by William Stansby in the printing of The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, 1616. A project of the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at UVA.
- Aureum Opus: Five Centuries of Illustrated Books
- Available to view both online and at the Frederic Marès Museum in Barcelona, Spain.
- Private Passions, Public Legacy: Paul Mellon's Personal Library
- Exhibit of rare books, manuscripts, and maps from the personal library of the noted Virginia philanthropist.
- Paper, Leather, Clay & Stone: The Written Word Materialized
- Focuses on the visual and tactile aspects of the written word, from stone tablets to the modern printed book.
- Books Go To War
- Exhibit, with images and history, of the special editions of popular books used by the Armed Services in WWII.
- Landmarks of American Nature Writing
- Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, manuscripts, engravings, and photographs related to the literature of Western Virginia nature writing.
- Ethiopian Manuscript Prayer Book
- Explore an Ethiopian manuscript book from cover to cover. Includes images of each page, description of the book, and links to more resources.
- Le Roi Charles V et Son Temps
- From La Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
- Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
- Online version of Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities printed in the mid-1570s. From The University of Chicago Library.
- The Mapas Project
- Collection of colonial Mesoamerican pictorial manuscripts that show the territories or landscapes of New Spain's indigenous communities. From the University of Oregon.
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