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VIC199: Thinking with Things


The Library Catalogue

Below are some subject headings you may find useful when researching your chosen item in the catalogue.

Select “Subject” from the drop-down menu when using these terms.

Subject search option in the library catalogue

If your searches retrieve results that are broader than your specific topic, try adding a key term in the search box and check the “Search within” option.

Quipu

  • Quipu

Also, try searching for “khipu” as a keyword

Mexican codices

  • Manuscripts, Mexican
  • Manuscripts, Mixtec
  • Picture-writing
  • Codex Nuttall

Cuneiform clay tablet

  • Cuneiform
  • Cuneiform inscriptions
  • Cuneiform tablets
  • Clay tablets
  • Tablets (Paleography)

Papyrus scrolls (fragments)

  • Books—History
  • Papyri
  • Papermaking
  • Manuscripts (Papyri)
  • Scribes
  • Scrolls

Tunnel books

  • Tunnel books

You may find information on tunnel books by searching for a broader subject such as “Artists’ books” or “Toy and movable books.”

Hornbooks

  • Hornbooks

To retrieve more results, try a keyword search using the hyphenated term (horn-book) or as two words (horn book).

Myriorama

  • Myriorama

created by: Colin Deinhardt | updated: 3 March 2020