This exhibition includes a sampling of the numerous works in Washington University’s Julian Edison Department of Special Collections that are of interest to those studying Ancient Greece and Rome. The University owns a collection of over 400 papyri from Greco-Roman Egypt, including both literary and documentary texts; early editions, including incunabula, of several ancient authors; important works by early Humanists; illustrated editions of mathematical and architectural works; editions of ancient authors from the library of Thomas Jefferson; and unusual responses to Greek and Roman literature by modern poets.
Credits
This exhibition was organized by Christie Peters, Classics Librarian and Head of Research & Liaison Services for Washington University Libraries, with contribution from Special Collections staff and Classics Department faculty.