Subject guides

The wealth and variety of the Gibson Library collections can be daunting. Library users new to the collection or new to a subject area may find it difficult to know where to start.

Find out more about the fantastic collections in these subject guides.

A close-up of a person turning the large, illustrated pages of an antique volume resting on a wooden reading desk.

An antique 17th-century engraving of "The Turkish Empire" map, detailing the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Red Sea with historical regional names.

Atlases

A vintage botanical illustration by Elizabeth Twining showcasing Ericaceae family plants, featuring vibrant magenta rhododendrons, pink mountain laurel, and strawberry-tree fruits

Botanical Illustrations

Fairy Tales

The printed title page of the seventh edition of "Cary's New Itinerary," an antique travel guide detailing the great roads of England, Wales, and Scotland.

Gazetteers

Ghost Stories

A stylised black-and-white bookplate illustration of a nesting hen and five chicks, with a tag in the hen's beak reading "THIS HEN BELONGS TO:".

Great Bardfield Artists

Illustrated Books

Maps

Morris Dancing

$An antique engraving of a fractured Roman stone altar block bearing a Latin inscription starting with "COH V GALL" on a white background.$

Roman Britain

Saffron Crocus

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