This month we have on display a manuscript and two books that feature in common, wooden covers.
In this track listen and learn from Senior Librarian Heritage Renée Orr as she talks to the three items on display for April.
Come see for yourself Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case in the Reading Room Level 2 Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library.
Ben Verhoeven and Gaylord Schanilec. Sylvæ : fifty specimens printed directly from the wood with historical anecdotes & observations. Stockholm, Wisconsin: Midnight Paper Sales, 2007.
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Eric Craig. New Zealand Ferns. 1880s.
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Weddase Maryam. 17th century. (EASTMS: G.118)
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