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Louise Anemaat on the unseen art of the First Fleet

Watch Louise Anemaat present the 2019 Foxcroft Lecture on early-colonial artworks acquired by the State Library of NSW in 2011.

1 Mar 2019 Duration: 52:14

Jean-Dominique Mellot on policing the Parisian book trade

Presenting the 2018 Foxcroft Lecture, hear Jean-Dominique Mellot discuss police surveillance of the Parisian book trade in the 1750s.

28 Jun 2018 Duration: 59:36

Rosamond McKitterick on Roman authority in early medieval Europe

Watch Rosamond McKitterick deliver the 2017 Foxcroft Lecture, on the importance of Roman texts in medieval culture and intellectual life.

7 Feb 2017 Duration: 50:56

Patrick Spedding on banned books exposed

Watch Patrick Spedding's 2016 Foxcroft Lecture on the history of private case collections, filed by libraries as 'dangerous' books.

18 Jul 2016 Duration: 54:49

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