tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31307179940039299812012-02-04T23:53:56.116-07:00Highlights from the arts-related resources, unique collections, events and services at the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library.Greg Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329183175391422550noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130717994003929981.post-66860926670876114432011-09-01T10:40:00.008-06:002011-09-07T17:16:40.282-06:00

As this article in the Deseret News attests, you can't stop artists from manipulating the world around them for their creative outlet. The Espresso Book Machine at Marriott Library is yet another example of technology and materials repurposed to create new forms of art. The recently approved Book Arts certificate at the University of Utah, lead by the Library's Book Arts Program, will greatly

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The ancient Romans were the dominant political, military, and cultural presence in the Mediterranean and most of western Europe for thousands of years. At the height of the Roman Empire their borders reached from Spain to Armenia and England to Egypt. Their legacy is still with us today in countless ways. One of their major contributions was to language and writing. The Romans were builders.

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Not long after the Sumerians began writing, other systems of writing were beginning to develop all over the world. Civilizations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas were using their indigenous materials to preserve their own records and thoughts.Over 4,000 years ago along the banks of the Nile River the Egyptians began to write. They used a picture system that is now called hieroglyphics. Most of

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The history of books and writing begins 5,000 years ago when the development of sustained agriculture allowed nomadic tribes to remain in one place. As agriculture grew to support larger and more diverse populations, records became necessary to keep track of resources, experiences and observations.One of the first agricultural based civilizations was Sumer. Cuneiform, meaning wedge-shaped, is

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The story of the book is the story of human existence. Books are found in every part of the world. Whether they are in the form of clay tablets or printed pages they hold the secrets of the past. The Rare Books Division of Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library preserves this past for the benefit of present and future generations. The Marriott Library holds over 60,000 items are

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The Katherine W. Dumke Fine Arts & Architecture Library is housed within the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. We cater to patrons from the College of Fine Arts and the College of Architecture + Planning. Members of the community are most welcome to make use of our facility and resources, as well.Our permanent library location is currently under renovation--due to reopen in

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Here at Uphemera, you'll find posts featuring a sampling of arts-related resources and events at the University of Utah's Marriott Library.Staff members from Marriott Library's Special Collections Multimedia Archives, Rare Books, Book Arts Program, and the Katherine W. Dumke Fine Arts and Architecture Library will be contributing posts about books, images, films, ephemeral items, exhibitions and

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