Exhibition: David Wilson Library Special Collections

New Special Collections Exhibitions
From The David Wilson Library, University of Leicester

How have children’s books changed over the years? Developments in printing processes have meant a movement from black and white woodcuts (such as William Caxton’s Aesop’s Fables in 1484) through to modern full-colour illustrations.

This exhibition, based on the Higson Collection, concentrates on the Nineteenth Century with examples from British publishers and writers.

It reflects the ethos of the times: the Darton family’s desire to educate children, Henty’s adventure stories for boys and the distinctive illustrations of Kate Greenaway.

See it all in the Special Collections Exhibition Cases in the basement of the David Wilson Library.

Also, on the 3rd floor of the David Wilson Library is an exhibition looking at Darwin's Origin of Species 150 years on.

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