Upcoming Friends of the Library event - a woven Book of Hours
Early computer science applied to weaving in silk
A Friends of the Library Discovery Event
Don鈥檛 miss the presentation and display of this amazing book artifact from the Barr Smith Library.
For the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle world fair, bookseller and publisher A. Roux of Lyon, entered his award winning Livre de Pri猫res tiss茅 d'apr猫s les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVI siecle. This is no ordinary book - it was fabricated from silk threads woven on a . The Jacquard Loom, patented by in 1804, used the concept of punched cards to control the weaving operation. Considered an important step in the history of computing, it is known to have inspired 's .
Event details
When: Monday 5 August 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, tea and coffee from 11:45 pm
奥丑别谤别:听Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library Level 3 - LOCATION UPDATED!
Cost: $15 per person (incl GST). Students free. Proceeds support the Library.
Bookings:
The woven Book of Hours will be on display.