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Dear Colleagues, Our new exhibition ‘Parlez-vous français? Celebrating France & the French’ begins in the de Beer Gallery, Special Collections, Central Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ, today, 15 September 2017. This exhibition offers a variety of books and manuscripts, ranging from early printings in French, some on vellum (1524); books on the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King; plays by dramatists like Corneille and MolieÌre; and works by Voltaire, including an original letter of 1752, to French food and fashion; works of a scientific nature; travel; novels by Rabelais, Hugo, and Camus; and poetry by Baudelaire and Apollinaire. In addition, there are maps of France (1816), Paris (1855), and smaller towns, and a suite of engravings of New Zealand birds drawn by French artists. Except for a few items from private collections, all of the materials on display are from Special Collections. The exhibition provides us with an opportunity to make known to everyone all the French language books that are in Special Collections. It has also helped forge links with the French Department; the Honorary Consulate (Dunedin; Dr Christiane Leurquin); the Alliance Française Dunedin; and other Francophiles. The exhibition runs to 8 December 2017. Venue: de Beer Gallery, Special Collections, 1st floor, Central Library, University of Otago Hours: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday Please spread the word. And on request, we will happily supply an e-poster and the hand list of what is on display. Cheers Donald ** Dr. Donald Kerr Special Collections Librarian University of Otago P.O. Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Phone: (03) 479-8330 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> University of Otago Centre for the Book: https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/cfb/ Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand http://bsanz.org/ Supporter of Dunedin’s UNESCO City of Literature status Check out our FB on: https://www.facebook.com/otagospecialcollections/ ** Current Exhibition: Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. 16 June to 8 September 2017 http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/SpecialCollections/exhibitions.html ** ‘Happy, intense absorption in any work, which is to be brought as near to perfection as possible, this is a state of being with God, and the men who have not known it have missed life itself.’ - D. H. Lawrence _______________________________________________ NZ-Libs mailing list Send postings to [log in to unmask] Messages to [log in to unmask] will NOT be read by a human being! More info (including unsubscribe) at http://lists.vuw.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nz-libs