Original Publication, 2011

This exhibition was created by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Exhibition Curator: Laurent Ferri, with the assistance of Evan Earle, Daniel McKee, Eisha Prather, and Xiang Zhai.

Exhibition Coordinator: Eisha Prather

Exhibition Management: Katherine Reagan

Graphic Design, Web Design & Development: Kenneth Williams

Exhibition Preparation and Conservation: Cornell University Library Department of Preservation and Collection Maintenance - Michele Brown, Roger Clearwater, Pat Fox, Michele Hamill, and Joan M. Brink

Events Management & Publicity: C.J. Lance, Gwen Glazer, Lynn Bertoia, Carla DeMello

Digital Imaging and Support: Cornell University Library Digital Consulting and Production Services - Rhea Garen and Danielle Mericle

Installation: Cornell University Library Facilities - Ron Clark and Adam Spry

Sponsorship: This exhibition is made possible through the Stephen E. and Evalyn Edwards Milman Fund.

Thank you to Prof. Annetta Alexandridis and the team in charge of the Cornell Plaster Cast Collection; Prof. María Antonia Garcés; Ali Houissa, Bibliographer for Middle East & Islamic Studies in Cornell Library; Margaret Nichols, in the Division of Rare Books and Manuscripts; Prof. Michel Pastoureau, author of "Les Animaux célèbres," Paris: Bonneton, 2001, et Arléa, 2008; Andrew Weislogel, Associate Curator at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; Liren Zheng, Curator of the Wason Collection in Kroch Library; Prof. Magnus Fiskesjö.

"Colophon," 2011

This Web site was hand-coded using XHTML 1.1, CSS2, and JavaScript 1.5 standards on a Mac Pro computer running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher, using the latest available version of Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Safari.

Collection items were digitized by the Cornell University Library’s Digital Consulting and Production Services staff. Adobe Photoshop CS3 was used to resize and optimize derivative JPG and GIF image files from the original collection images, and to create additional Web site graphics. Please see the credits for a full listing of individuals involved with the creation of this Web site.

The fonts used in all illustrative graphics are Lithos Pro and Rockwell Extra Bold. The text font set is Verdana, Arial, sans-serif.

Updated Website, 2025

This online exhibition was migrated from Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpages to the CUL Online Exhibitions site in 2025.

Website Migration and Development: Emily Toner, Cornell University Library Information Technology

Curatorial Updates and Consultation: Laurent Ferri, Curator of the pre-1800 Collections