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25 August, 2015
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Bound to Please: The Iconic Victorian Binding in an Era of Industrialisation and Mechanisation
Date/Time: Monday, 10 August 2015 - Saturday, 10 October 2015, all day
Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1
Cost: Free: All Welcome
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The Victorian era (1837-1901) was an exciting time. Rapid and unregulated industrialisation brought with it tremendous social and political change and saw technological advancements in nearly every sphere. Book binding was no exception.
This fascinating exhibition explores the evolution of the book as it transitions away from the traditional methods of hand-binding towards the exquisitely gilt-blocked, machine-sewn and mass-produced publishers' cloth binding.
Curated by Lee Hayes, this stunning selection of books from both the Rare Books & Special Collections Library and the curator's own personal collection will be on display until 10th October 2015.
Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224
Research Tuesdays: Hard Data
Date/Time: Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location: The Braggs lecture theatre
Cost: Free event. All welcome
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The fascinating ecological and environmental insights being revealed by marine organisms' hard body parts.
Although marine waters present a challenging research environment, the remarkable data obtained there by the University of Adelaide's Professor Bronwyn Gillanders and her team has proven well worth the effort.
Studying the hard structures of marine organisms, such as teeth and bones, the team has successfully used the information gained to cast light on important ecological and environmental questions.
For example:
- seal teeth are being used to reconstruct historical climate-growth relations, and subsequently predict future biological responses to environmental change
- fish ear bones preserved in archaeological middens are revealing Indigenous fishing habits
- trace elements within sharks' vertebrae are being used to inform fisheries management.
In this, her Inaugural Lecture, Professor Gilanders will explain how.
Contact: Jessica Douglas, Email: jessica.douglas@adelaide.edu.au, Research Marketing Coordinator, Business: 08 8313 0884
