Meet a Rare Book - Johnson and Boswell in the Hebrides
In this episode, we return to the friendship between Samuel Johnson and James Boswell by focusing on a trip the pair made to Scotland. Georgia explain...
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Welcome to Ngā Pātaka Kōrero Auckland Libraries podcast page! Catch up on author talks, events and concerts, and hear more in-depth commentary from the curatorial team behind our taonga treasured collections and exhibitions.
Meet a Rare Book - Mutiny On The Bounty
Over the past 200 years, much has been written about the infamous mutiny on the Bounty. Listen to Georgia tell the whole grim story, from the events o...
Meet a Rare Book - Mary Wollstonecraft
Listen to learn about Mary Wollstonecraft’s groundbreaking book of feminist philosophy, her brave and unconventional lifestyle, her political writing ...
Meet a Rare Book - Anson and Cook
In the eighteenth-century, accounts of maritime exploration were a popular genre in book publishing. This episode features two voyages that captured t...
Meet a Rare Book - Johnson and Boswell
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell were two figures of eighteenth-century literature who wrote highly influential works. Listen to Georgia explore Johns...
Meet a Rare Book - Horace Walpole
In this episode, we get up close and personal with Horace Walpole: prime minister’s son, writer, and patron of the arts. Georgia first discusses a boo...
Meet a Rare Book - Hand Colouring
One of the most valued attributes of a scientific illustration in the eighteenth-century was colour, which at that time was painstakingly applied by h...
Meet a Rare Book - Gardening
In the eighteenth-century, exotic plant species were arriving in England from all over the world, but prospective gardeners faced the challenge of gro...
Meet a Rare Book - Engraved books
Illustrating early books could be difficult and time-consuming, but could also produce stunning results. In this episode, we delve into the delicate p...
Meet a Rare Book - Medieval Manuscripts
Listen to Georgia Prince talk about one of Auckland Libraries particularly beautiful medieval manuscripts, the Besancon missal, created in 1470. Disco...