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New Digital Collection: The War of 1812 in the Collections of the Lilly Library
Exhibitions:
The Grolier Hundred, Main Gallery, April 22-August 24, 2013
Reception:
Opening reception for Grolier Hundred exhibition, Thursday, May 9, 5:00 p.m., The Lilly Library
News: Copies still available: Gilding the Lilly, A Hundred Medieval and Illuminated Manuscripts in the Lilly Library
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