Short Introduction
The British Library contains well over 150 million items within its holdings. These holdings not only incllude books, but also 'manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents'. (http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/facts/index.html)
In relation to Muybridge, the collection contains a bound 1887 set of 'Animal Locomotion' plates, as well as 1891 copies of 'Animal Locomotion'; an 1893 copy of 'Descriptive Zoopraxography' on microfilm; an 1899 'Animals in Motion' volume, and 2 copies of the 1901 'Human Figure in Motion', one of which is abridged.
Past Exhibitions
Points of View:Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs. 30 October 2009 - 7 March 2010.
Online gallery still holds information at http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/pointsofview/index.html.
Rights & Reproduction Information
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Online Presence
British Library Integrated Catalogue
Collection Items:
Publications
Other: 1
Books by Muybridge: 8
Books concerning Muybridge: 35
Address:
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB United Kingdom
Location #2
The British Library
Boston Spa
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 7BQ
UK
Location #3
British Library Newspapers
Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5HE
, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 0870 444 1500
Website: www.bl.uk
Email: Customer-Services@bl.uk
Lead Contact:
General contact(Customer-Services@bl.uk)
Open Hours:
St Pancras Opening Times:
Science, Humanities and Social Science Reading Rooms:
Monday 10.00 - 20.00,
Tuesday-Thursday 09.30am - 20.00,
Friday and Saturday 09.30 - 17.00
Maps, Rare Books and Manuscripts:
Monday 10.00 - 17.00, Tuesday-Saturday 09.30 - 17.30
Closed Sundays and UK bank holidays.
Further details can be found at: http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/stp/opening/index.html/
Boston Spa Opening Times:
Monday-Friday: 09.00- 16.30,
Saturday/Sunday: Closed
Further information can be found at
http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/bsp/index.html
Colindale opening times:Monday - Saturday: 10.00 - 17.00*
Sunday & English Public Holidays: Closed
Further Information can be found at http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/colindale/index.html
Accessibility of Muybridge Collections to Public:
All readers must register at the British Library to view items.
Items will be available to view within 70 minutes, 6 hours or 48 hours depending on location.
Rare Books must be viewed in the rare books reading room.
No books may be taken away from the library.