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In cultures around the world, fish play an integral part in daily life as food, objects of study and recreational pursuit, and as characters in stories and parables. Over the last several years, I have built the portion of my collection that…

This photo provides a close-up of a few of the fish and some of the illumination work in this circa thirteenth-century leaf from the “Laughing Carp” psalter broken and distributed by Otto Ege. This is the oldest item in my collection.

This gorgeous thirteenth-century leaf was once part of a “Laughing Carp” psalter, named for the charming line fillers drawn as fish with various expressions. This manuscript was broken by biblioclast Otto Ege and was included in his Fifty…

Acquired in honour of Jan Reimer

Acquired in honour of Randy Gregg

Acquired in honour of Murray Sinclair

Acquired in honour of Dr Connie Varnhagen

Acquired in honour of Dr Lorne Tyrrell

Acquired in honour of Dr Donna Strickland

Acquired in honour of Rochard Smith