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Nolan A. Moore, III |
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Wenzelsbibel |
Ptolemy's Ulm |
| The Heritage of Print Collection, Nolan A. Moore III's rare printing treasury, is a beautifully displayed and fascinating walk through history. Among the nearly 1,000 items are ancient cuneiform writings, a 200 year old wooden common press (the only type of printing press used for nearly 400 years), and first editions of famous works such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, Galileo's Dialogue, and Joyce's Ulysses. |
| Visitors can peruse more than 100 rare, original printed pieces of amazing variety - both secular and religious. Everything from the first American comic strip character to Shakespeare's second folio; from ancient maps to illuminated manuscripts; from the first illustrated edition of Milton's Paradise Lost to a rare copy of Mien Kampf. |
| Beginning with replicas of cave art, Anasazi petroglyphs and Sumerian cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing, the collection documents the record of the human race through written communication. It was Nolan Moore's life interest to collect these rare pieces from all over the world and share them with others, endowing posterity with samples of the communication that shaped the course of history. Come and see the Moore collection at Midwestern State University's Moffett Library. |
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Cuneiform Writing |
Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Oetelius' Maps of the World |
Mein Kampf |
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| A native Wichitan, Moore attended Midwestern State University for two years before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1967, practicing as an attorney for a short period. In 1968, he began his 27 year career as association executive of the Printing Industries Association of Texas (PIA-Texas), where he won local and national recognition and awards for his innovation and management, as well as for his multi-media, film and video creations. |
| Moore was an avid collector of rare printed pieces which chronicled the entire history of man's efforts to communicate through print. His collection includes such rarities as a first edition King James Bible (1611), the first newspaper printed in the United States and Shakepeares Second Folio. Some of the more eclectic pieces from the collection include the 1952 Marilyn Monroe calendar, fruit crate labels, Victorian greeting cards and an Egyptian coffin fragment from the Saite period (664-525 B.C.). |
| Moore also collected pieces from the most famous and respected presses throughout history with works by such printing luminaries as Gutenberg, Kelmscott, Caxton, Aldine, and Bangs. |
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King James Bible |
1952 Marilyn Monroe |
Fruit Crate Label |
Illustrated Chaucer |
