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The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is the largest rare book library in Canada, holding over 800,000 books and 6,000 linear metres of manuscript material.

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library


    • Feb 14, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    Strength In Numbers - Case 1 - Early CanLit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 3:14


    Curator John Shoesmith on case 1 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers; The CanLit Community, which focuses on early Canadian literature, including the Confederation Poets and Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.

    Strength In Numbers - General Introduction To The Exhibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 3:04


    Curator John Shoesmith provides a brief overview of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community.

    Strength In Numbers - Introduction To The Fisher's Literary Archival Holdings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 2:01


    Curator Natalya Rattan on the Fisher Library's literary archival holdings, and how they are at the centre of the library's exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community.

    Strength In Numbers - Case 2 - Juvenilia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 1:55


    Curator Natalya Rattan on case 2 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on the juvenile and teenage works of some of Canadian writers, including Lawrence Hill and Margaret Atwood.

    Strength In Numbers - Cases 3 And 4 - Drafts and Edits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 2:47


    Curator Natalya Rattan on cases 3 and 4 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on writers' drafts and the editing process.

    Strength In Numbers - Case 5 - Publishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 3:39


    Curator John Shoesmith on case 5 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers; The CanLit Community, which examines the role of publishing, with a particular focus on self publishing.

    Strength In Numbers - Case 6 - Illustration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 1:55


    Curator John Shoesmith on case 6 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on illustration, both in books and on dust jackets and bindings.

    Strength In Numbers - Case 7 - The Publishing "ecosystem"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 2:04


    Curator John Shoesmith on Case 7 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which looks at the publishing "ecosystem." It also examines the author Arthur Hailey.

    Strength In Numbers - Case 8 - The Handmaid's Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 2:12


    Curator John Shoesmith talks about case 8 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale

    Strength In Numbers - Case 8 - Drafts Of The Handmaid's Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 1:06


    Curator Natalya Rattan talks about the first draft of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, on display in the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community

    Lumiere Press - About Michael Torosian

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 1:36


    Michael Torosian talks about his life as a photographer, and the role books play in the art of photography.

    Lumiere Press - Origins Of The Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 2:39


    Michael Torosian talks about the founding of Lumiere Press, and how he learned to make books.

    Lumiere Press - The Focus On 20th Century Photographers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 2:33


    Michael Torosian talks about how Lumiere Press books focus on 20th century photographers, an often under-neglected subject among artists.

    Lumiere Press - Filling A Void

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 2:31


    Michael Torosian talks to how the Lumiere Press publications fill a particular void with respect to photography books.

    Lumiere Press - The Lumiere Press Aesthetic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 3:53


    Michael Torosian speaks to the particular aesthetic he brings to the Lumiere Press books.

    Lumiere Press - Approach To Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 1:45


    Michael Torosian talks about how approaches the research for his books.

    Lumiere Press - The Archives And Exhibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 4:18


    Michael Torosian talks about maintaining the archive of Lumiere Press, the importance of donating it to the Fisher Library, and how it's being used in the exhibition.

    Lumiere Press - The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 1:41


    Michael Torosian speculates on the next few years of the press, and the number of projects he hopes to complete.

    Lumiere Press - Final Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 2:30


    Michael Torosian provides some final thoughts about his life as a bookmaker and artist.

    Uncovering the Book - Final Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 2:15


    David Fernandez summing up the exhibition, with some final thoughts about Greta Golick.

    Uncovering the Book - Maclean Hunter Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 2:59


    Marie Korey guides visitors through the material in the Maclean Hunter Room.

    Uncovering the Book - Cases 7 And 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 2:34


    Marie Korey guides visitors through Cases 7 and 8.

    Uncovering the Book - Case 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 1:57


    Marie Korey guides visitors through case 6

    Uncovering the Book - Case 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 2:40


    Marie Korey guides visitors through case 5 of the exhibition.

    Uncovering the Book - Cases 3 And 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 3:20


    Marie Korey guides visitors through cases 3 and 4 of the exhibition.

    Uncovering the Book - Cases 1 And 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 1:27


    Marie Korey guides visitors through cases 1 and 2 of the exhibition.

    Uncovering the Book - Exhibition Layout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 4:02


    David Fernandez describes the basic layout of the exhibition and its themes.

    Uncovering the Book - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 3:44


    David Fernandez provides an introduction to the exhibition Uncovering the Book, along with information about Greta Golick.

    Nature on the Page - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:24


    Nature on the Page - Introduction by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - The Collection and the Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 2:41


    Nature on the Page - The Collection and the Research by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 1 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 5:04


    Nature on the Page - Case 1 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 2 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:48


    Nature on the Page - Case 2 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 2 - Ecology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 2:40


    Nature on the Page - Case 2 - Ecology by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 3 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:52


    Nature on the Page - Case 3 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 3 - The Microscope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 1:34


    Nature on the Page - Case 3 - The Microscope by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 4 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:20


    Nature on the Page - Case 4 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 4 - Cook's Catalogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:39


    Nature on the Page - Case 4 - Cook's Catalogue by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 5 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 4:32


    Nature on the Page - Case 5 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 6 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:31


    Nature on the Page - Case 6 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 6 - Nature Prints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 1:41


    Nature on the Page - Case 6 - Nature Prints by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 7 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:12


    Nature on the Page - Case 7 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 7 - Teaching of Botany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 1:27


    Nature on the Page - Case 7 - Teaching of Botany by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 7 - Visual

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:13


    Nature on the Page - Case 7 - Visual by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Case 8 - Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:53


    Nature on the Page - Case 8 - Overview by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Maclean Hunter Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 6:30


    Nature on the Page - Maclean Hunter Room by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    Nature on the Page - Some Final Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 3:37


    Nature on the Page - Some Final Thoughts by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

    De Monstris Exhibition - Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 0:53


    Curator David Fernandez guides listeners through the fifth part of the exhibition: On Monstrous Stories (Maclean Hunter Room).

    De Monstris Exhibition - Parts 3 And 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 2:03


    Curator David Fernandez guides listeners through the first two parts of the exhibition: On Monstrous Nature(Cases 5 and 6) and On Monstrous Bodies(Cases 7 and 8).

    De Monstris Exhibition - Parts 1 And 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 2:28


    Curator David Fernandez guides listeners through the first two parts of the exhibition: On Monstrous Peoples (Cases 1 and 2) and On Monstrous Encounters (Cases 3 and 4).

    De Monstris Exhibition - Introduction & Themes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 4:49


    Curator David Fernandez introduces listeners to the exhibition, De monstris: An Exhibition of Monsters and the Wonders of Human Imagination. He discusses the genesis of the exhibition and some of its broader themes.

    Mixed Messages - Nathalie Cooke Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 3:00


    The co-curators of Mixed Messages: Making and Shaping Culinary Culture in Canada guide visitors through the exhibition. The exhibition runs from May 22 to August 17, 2018 at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.

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