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Hi Peter,

I still have a bunch of those University Prints kicking around here.
Other libraries at the University of Toronto have the catalogs for different sets:

Student series K: Mediaeval art;
University prints. Series C. Later Italian art; 500 plates to accompany Outlines for the study of art, volume II;
University prints. Series B. Early Italian art; 500 plates to accompany Outlines for the study of art, volume I;
The University prints. Student series D. Art of the Netherlands and Germany; five hundred reproductions illustrating the Flemish, Dutch, and German schools of painting, from the early fifteenth to the eighteenth century; German sculpture from the eleventh to the seventeenth century.

If you have the room, I would accept the donation.  Like the Carnegie Art Sets (a topic which I am researching), I think these early teaching aids have the potential for interesting research projects down the line.

My 2 cents.

Cheers,

Margaret


On 4/3/2013 3:46 PM, Peter P Blank wrote:
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Greetings all,

Back in the day of mounted image study sets, slides, etc., there was an extensive reproduction series published by University Prints of Cambridge, Mass. I don't believe they were ever associated with Harvard in any way, just happened to be in Cambridge. As I recall, each print was about 4"X6". Small, easy to store on a shelf, in portfolios/sets on a particular topic. The series had an alpha arrangement ("The University prints. Series L. Woodcuts & engravings") and covered architecture, painting, prints, sculpture, and probably dec. arts. Possibly thousands published (I've heard ~6,600 individual prints mentioned).

Does anyone know any more history about this series? Was this series ever offered as microform or as a digital set? University Prints seem to be long gone, but I suspect the collective memory has the skinny on this.

We've been offered a "full" set, and I am wondering why I should bother taking it.

Any and all thoughts welcome.

Regards,
Peter Blank

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