Fiat lux: the University of California
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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adams, Ansel 1902-1984 (Author), Newhall, Nancy Wynne 1908-1974 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Berkeley] [University of California Press] [2012]
Edition:2012 facsimile edition of the centennial publication
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Item Description:"Commissioned in observance of the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the University of California, Fiat Lux celebrates that event with a perceptive, artistic statement about the University itself, and about its reach into the lives and surroundings of the people it serves"--Page 4 of cover
"For Fall 2012, the Fiat Lux project by Ansel Adams and Nancy Newhall has been chosen as the centerpiece for UC Berkeley's On the Same Page program, an annual project by which all incoming students experience a common curriculum. We're providing a facsimile reprint of this book ... to each new student and every faculty member on campus in order to catalyze conversations about the images and the University this book represents.
"This book is a facsimile edition of a centennial publication printed in 1967. The original edition was designed by Nancy Newhall and Adrian Wilson. The type is the University of California Old Style designed by Frederic W. Goudy especially for the University and set by the University of California Printing Department. This facsimile edition was printed by Thomson-Shore, Inc., under the auspices of the University of California Press, with assistance from the Center for Digital Archaeology."--Colophon
Physical Description:192 pages illustrations, portraits 35 cm

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