Japanese Picture Books in Book Arts Gallery
Books from George Cash's collection in the Mortimer Rare Book Room are on exhibition. Neilson Library, Level 3, January - February 2005.
This image shows a woman forming a sheet of paper by dipping a mold, or screen, into a vat of paper pulp. It is from Tachibana Minko’s Saiga Shokunin Burui (published 1916-1917), a craftsmen album containing images and descriptions of various crafts.
This is one of a group of Japanese picture books on display, a gift of the estate of George Brower Cash to the Mortimer Rare Book Room.
Visit the Mortimer Rare Book Room's web page on exhibitions for details.
Book Arts Gallery
Neilson Library level 3
January - February, 2005
Interterm Gallery Hours
| Days | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday - Thursday | 8 am - 9 pm |
| Friday | 8 am - 6 pm |
| Saturday - Sunday | 1 - 5 pm |
| January 17 | CLOSED |
Detailed hours information for January and the spring semester is provided in the "General Information" section of the libraries' website: http://www.smith.edu/libraries/hours.
Contact
Barbara Blumenthal, MRBR Assistant
Neilson Library, Smith College
(413) 585-2906
bblument@smith.edu
