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Víglundar saga is one of the latest of the Icelandic family sagas (Íslendinga sögur), but its style is heavily influenced by the chivalric sagas (riddarasögur) such as Tristrams saga. It tells the story of the love between Víglund and Ketilríð, and…
This database of late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century theatre posters represents a small portion of the holdings at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Sample posters wer…
Fifteen titles of Edo-period (1600-1868) Japanese woodblock-printed books are included in this online collection. The books are predominantly pictorial, with illustrations designed by artists such as Nishikawa Sukenobu, Katsushika Hokusai, Kono Bai…
Hailed by the Journal of Folklore Research as "A landmark presentation of traditional music of the Upper Midwest," the hardcover edition of James P. Leary's Folksongs of Another America included five CDs and a DVD, received a Grammy nomination for …
This collection of slides represents the history of early children's literature in the United States and England. They are primarily covers and illustrations of children's books between the 15th and early 20th century. The slides were originally ta…
A collection of materials from field work conducted in 1989 that focused on two dozen Wisconsin folk musical instruments, their makers, and the represented ethnic and musical traditions (e.g., lumberjack, Woodland Indian, Norwegian, Puerto Rican, H…
Since its founding in 1981, the Center for the Study of the American Constitution (CSAC) has sought opportunities to disseminate knowledge acquired through editing The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution to a broader audienc…
This collection contains photographs of art objects from the permanent collection of the Chazen Museum of Art. High resolution images for works in copyright are available to the UW-Madison community for research and instruction purposes.