We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit at the Special Collections Research Center: Brothers and Uncles, Kings and Typecutters: Five generations of Estienne printing in Michigan Collections (1512-1625). Curated by SI student Sara Brooks, this extraordinary exhibit explores the evolution of the printed page through the lens of the Estienne dynasty, a remarkable family of scholar-printers active in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Estienne family of printers is among the most renowned and long-lasting printing houses of the era. Family links and investment in scholarly training helped them to sustain a business in the print trade for six generations in France and Switzerland.
The Special Collections Research Center holds nearly 80 imprints dating from the first years of the sixteenth century into the reign of Louis XIV. View nineteen examples chosen to show the breadth of the Michigan Estienne collection in an era of amazing change.
October 14 - December 12
Special Collections Exhibit Space
Hatcher Library South, Sixth Floor, Room 660J