Law’s Picture Books: The Yale Law Library Collection

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 12:00am to Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 12:00am
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10am - 5pm, Monday - Saturday

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For the past decade, over a thousand illustrated law books have been assembled in the Yale Law Library by its Rare Book Librarian, Michael Widener, spanning eight centuries and four continents. A major exhibition of the collection, entitled “Law’s Picture Books: The Yale Law Library Collection,” goes on display September 13-November 18, 2017 at the Grolier Club in New York City, curated by Widener and legal historian Mark S. Weiner. In challenging the stereotype of legal literature as a dreary expanse of dry text, “Law’s Picture Books” will surprise and delight both book lovers and the legal community. A 220-page, full color catalogue of the exhibition is available from Talbot Publishing, https://www.lawbookexchange.com/pages/books/66856.

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General Public

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