This site features a number of online exhibitions curated by Special Collections staff and Queen's academics. Topics include Thomas Moore, Children's literature, Somerville & Ross and Sir Robert Hart. 

The creation of exhibitions to accompany our unique collections is an ongoing process and new exhibits will be added regularly.

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Scene from the ballet Lalla Rookh, staged at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in June 1846.

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Image of a scene from the ballet Lalla Rookh (London Her Majesty's, 1846) , music by Cesare Pugni, choreography by Jules Perrot.
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Human osteology comprising a description of the bones with delineations of the attachments of the muscles : the general and microscopic structure of bone and its development

Holden, Luther, 1815-1905. Human Osteology, Plate XVIII.jpg

Plate XVII (Frontal bone)
Plate XXVII (Vertebrae)
Plate XXXVIII
Title page
Title page fold out skeleton
Title page with fold out skeleton…

Human osteology comprising a description of the bones with delineations of the attachments of the muscles : the general and microscopic structure of bone and its development

Holden, Luther, 1815-1905. Human Osteology, Inside Cover with Dedication.jpg

Front cover: Queen's College crest on book
Inside cover and provenance notes
Plate L: Humerus (anterior view)
Plate LI: Humerus (posterior…

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