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Title: 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
Identifier/Call Number: SC0399
Contributing Institution:
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.75 Linear feet
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1985-1996
Date (inclusive): 1978-1996
Summary: Collection includes Knuth's research notes, drafts of the manuscript and readers' comments, correspondence with Hermann Zapf,
artistic co-worker, correspondence with illustrators and publishers, artwork, proofs, and "exabyte" computer tapes of the
artwork, text, and fonts used in the book. Also included is correspondence, exhibit texts and records, photographs, ephemera,
financial records, and clippings, 1991-1996, pertaining to the traveling exhibit of artwork from the book, designed and organized
by Jennifer S. Knuth.
creator:
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Donald E. Knuth, 1991 and 1996.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated (SC0399). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Professor of computer science at Stanford University.
Collection includes Knuth's research notes, drafts of the manuscript and readers' comments, correspondence with Hermann Zapf,
artistic co-worker, correspondence with illustrators and publishers, artwork, proofs, and "exabyte" computer tapes of the
artwork, text, and fonts used in the book. Also included is correspondence, exhibit texts and records, photographs, ephemera,
financial records, and clippings, 1991-1996, pertaining to the traveling exhibit of artwork from the book, designed and organized
by Jennifer S. Knuth.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Knuth, Jennifer S.
Stanford University. Dept. of Computer Science--Faculty.
Zapf, Hermann.
Bible--Commentaries.
Bible--Study.
Calligraphy.
Illustrations.
Museum exhibits.