Visit Special Collections at the de Beer Gallery, University of Otago Library, before 9 March to see Moving to the Left: the Art and Development of the Frontispiece:

What is a frontispiece? When did they first appear in print? Where do they sit in relation to the rest of a book’s contents? These are just some of the questions that this exhibition addresses with the help of examples from the printed books in Special Collections, University of Otago.

The de Beer Gallery is open Monday to Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. It is located on the First Floor of the Central Library, 65 Albany Street, Dunedin.

Click here for more information on this and other exhibitions or to contact Dr Donald Kerr, Special Collections Librarian.