Dive into the Margarita Philosophica (Pearl of Philosophy) (1517): a book of great age, fascinating illustrations, diagrams and maps, a wealth of information, and many marks of use.
We provide many opportunities to welcome Indigenous visitors. Koorie Heritage Trust's Family History service 19 November 2015 L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton. Photo taken by Ian Smith.
To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the National Library provides a photographic service. Items are each photographed once, by the Library’s Photographic Section, and copies of the photograph are available for purchase and for use in publications, films and videos. If you need a moving, rather than a still image, you may request permission to film Pictures material. Some items which are particularly fragile, in use in an exhibition or have particular access restrictions, may not be filmed.