Our Exhibitions

Painting of woman on horseback with other travelers
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Fore-Edge Paintings in the Lilly Library

An online exhibition of "vanishing" fore-edge paintings, which were first popularized in the late 18th century, often along the edges of books with fine binding
Image of travelers from Robinson Crusoe
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Daniel Defoe

An online exhibition featuring many of the pamphlets, books, and newspapers published by Daniel Defoe, the prolific English writer best known for his novel, The
Portion of book cover with butterfly and flowers
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The Fine Art of British Bookbinding

The British bookbindings featured in this online exhibition were commissioned in 1972 from twenty-three leading artists and craftspeople in Great Britain to sho
Illustration of Sherlock Holmes from "A Study in Scarlet"
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Bloomington by Gaslight

An online exhibition based on the 2000 Lilly Library Sherlock Holmes exhibition, featuring books and manuscripts relating to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary
Image of the anatomy of the arm from historical textbook
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Anatomia Animata

An exhibition focusing on medical books in the Lilly Library collection from the 17th century, the time of William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation o
A Victorian engraving of two middle class women and one working class woman. A doorman opens the door for a middle class woman.
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Off the Pedestal: Images of Women

The exhibition Off the Pedestal: Images of Women in Victorian Broadsides, Ephemera, & "Fast" Literature, highlights illustrations from the Lilly's London Lowlif
The word "Ulysses" printed in white text on a blue background
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Novel of the Century: James Joyce's Ulysses

An online exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, honoring the day on which the entire action of James Joyce's Ulysses takes place, June 16.
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