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Rare Books & Special Collections

Items from the Mayer Rare Book Room currently on exhibit

When items from the Mayer Rare Book Room are on public display, this box will list details.

Images of Items from the Mayer Rare Book Room

Bible. Belgium. c1220-1235. glosses.

Bible. Belgium. c1220-1235. glosses.

Psalter. France. leaf. 1290.

Psalter. France. leaf. 1290.

Psalter. Germany. leaf. 1510.

Psalter. Germany. leaf. 1510.

Book of Hours. France. leaf. 1400.

Book of Hours. France. leaf. 1400.

Book of Hours. France. leaf. 1440.

Book of Hours. France. leaf. 1440.

Missal. Germany. leaf. 1450.

Missal. Germany. leaf. 1450.

Missal. Flanders, Belgium. leaf. 1460.

Missal. Flanders, Belgium. leaf. 1460.

Missal. Germany. leaf. 1500.

Missal. Germany. leaf. 1500.

Chronicles of England, leaf, 1515.

Chronicles of England, leaf, 1515.

Martin Luther. Commentary on St. Matthew. 1532.

Martin Luther. Commentary on St. Matthew. 1532.

Euclid. Elements. 1st English language edition. 1582

Shakespeare. First Folio. leaf. 1623.

Shakespeare. First Folio. leaf. 1623.

Thomas Paine. Common Sense. UK. 1792.

Ships document. USS United States. 1805. Signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

Ships document. USS United States. 1805. Signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

William Blake. Chaucer's Pilgrims. print. 1810.

William Blake. Chaucer's Pilgrims. print. 1810.

Charles Dickens. Bleak House, 1853. signed.

Japanese military documents. Invasion of Manchuria. 1931

Japanese military documents. Invasion of Manchuria. 1931

Albert Einstein. letter, 1939. Signed.

Albert Einstein. letter, 1939. Signed.

Martin Luther King. Where Do We Go From Here. 1968. signed.

Martin Luther King. Where Do We Go From Here. 1968. signed.