Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this featurette, bibliophile and acclaimed author Alberto Manguel reveals his personal library wish list and explores some of the most precious items found in McGill's collections, highlighting, in particular, McGill's one-of-a-kind 1618 Feather Book from Milan.
For more information about McGill's rare and special collections visit mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaar
With thanks to Alberto Manguel for his participation in this video series related and on-site conversation series in the fall of 2019 mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaar/events/mcgill-conversations-alberto-manguel
Production & Video Editing
For McGill Multimedia Services:
- Elena Petkovic, Associate Multimedia Producer
- Frank Roop, Video Producer
Produced by McGill Library staff members from ROAAr, Digital Initiatives and Communications units.
Additional materials featured (in order of appearance):
Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1897. Children’s Literature Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections
Shakespeare's sonnets. Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head, 1921.
Colgate History of Printing Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections Colgate 6 S53 S53 S66 1921
Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685.
Shakespeare Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections folio PR2751 A4 1685
Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1925.
Rare Books and Special Collections
Minaggio, Dionisio. [The Feather Book]. Milan, 1618.
Blacker-Wood Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections
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This video is licensed under a CC-BY-NC license
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In this featurette, bibliophile and acclaimed author Alberto Manguel reveals his personal library wish list and explores some of the most precious items found in McGill's collections, highlighting, in particular, McGill's one-of-a-kind 1618 Feather Book from Milan.
For more information about McGill's rare and special collections visit mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaar
With thanks to Alberto Manguel for his participation in this video series related and on-site conversation series in the fall of 2019 mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaar/events/mcgill-conversations-alberto-manguel
Production & Video Editing
For McGill Multimedia Services:
- Elena Petkovic, Associate Multimedia Producer
- Frank Roop, Video Producer
Produced by McGill Library staff members from ROAAr, Digital Initiatives and Communications units.
Additional materials featured (in order of appearance):
Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1897. Children’s Literature Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections
Shakespeare's sonnets. Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head, 1921.
Colgate History of Printing Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections Colgate 6 S53 S53 S66 1921
Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685.
Shakespeare Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections folio PR2751 A4 1685
Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1925.
Rare Books and Special Collections
Minaggio, Dionisio. [The Feather Book]. Milan, 1618.
Blacker-Wood Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections
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This video is licensed under a CC-BY-NC license
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ca
