Lewd and scandalous books: an exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Rare Books Collection 14 July - 30 September 2010


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Lewd and scandalous books: an exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Rare Books Collection 14 July - 30 September 2010

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Description

The exhibition was held in the Rare Books Exhibition space, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Monash University from 14 July - 30 September 2010 Opening address given by Dr. Patrick Spedding, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University. The Lewd and scandalous books exhibition was held in conjunction with the 2010 Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Conference, To deprave and corrupt: forbidden, hidden and censored books. This exhibition contains literary and visual material that was restricted or suppressed and circulated for more than two centuries in small numbers, in privately printed and clandestine editions.

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English

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16p.

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Text - Monash University Library CC-BY 4.0. Images - Copyright Not Evaluated

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https://repository.erc.monash.edu/files/upload/Rare-Books/Exhibition-Catalogues/rb_exhibition_catalogues_2010_002.pdf

Citation

Spedding, Patrick et al., “Lewd and scandalous books: an exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Rare Books Collection 14 July - 30 September 2010,” Monash Collections Online, accessed September 22, 2023, https://repository.erc.monash.edu/items/show/13374.

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