Visual material
Object types in Special Collections
Items might often be illustrated, or incorporate elements of graphic design. Although these are sometimes kept as separate collections, they can more often be found throughout collections. These might include posters, marketing material, book illustrations etc. Illustration and design can be seen as evidence of material culture, and as such can help us understand contrasting receptions and interpretations of text or can be studied in terms of the history of design and illustrations itself.
Art work can be found throughout collections: from amateur, often anonymous unexpected illustrations which can make text based material come alive, to pieces of work by named artists, which can relate to University Art Collection holdings.
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