Art of the book

A close-up, black-and-white studio photograph showing the underside construction details of the mechanical spider. The image reveals metal plates, small hexagonal nuts, and wire attachments used to construct the legs and attach them to the body. A separate, textured, cast-metal piece—resembling a cephalothorax or head—lies detached on the surface below the main assembly.

Discoveries and Reflections of my Special Collections Assistantship, by London Fowler
Jun 17, 2026

Friday, May 15th, marked the end of my term working as a Graduate Assistant in Belk Library’s Special Collections Research Center this Spring, and I...