To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
There are some samples, early samples from the 1300s
Please log in to add to collections.
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

There are some samples, early samples from the 1300s, but, um, what I decided to do is to...

There are some samples, early samples from the 1300s, but, um, what I decided to do is to show you some of the highlights

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.207
There are some samples, early samples from the 1300s,
00:00:04.208 --> 00:00:06.666
but, um, what I decided to do
00:00:06.667 --> 00:00:08.291
is to show you some of the highlights.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
02:22:56
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
The first print is Albert Dürer, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
The first print is Albert Dürer,
Dürer used to sell these outside - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Dürer used to sell these outside
This is a kind of newspaper - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
This is a kind of newspaper
It's telling a story about the king of Portugal - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
It's telling a story about the king of Portugal
In 1515, a rhinoceros, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
In 1515, a rhinoceros,
And that rhinoceros arrived to, uh, to Lisbon, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
And that rhinoceros arrived to, uh, to Lisbon,
But when the rhinoceros was going to Rome, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
But when the rhinoceros was going to Rome,
There was a very strong storm in the Mediterranean, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
There was a very strong storm in the Mediterranean,
Dürer was in Nuremberg, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
Dürer was in Nuremberg,
People were buying these things, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
People were buying these things,
Dürer never saw the rhinoceros - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Dürer never saw the rhinoceros
The next one I'll show you, you know, it's a Rembrandt. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
The next one I'll show you, you know, it's a...
It's after his wife died, Saskia. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It's after his wife died, Saskia.
Before that time, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Before that time,
And you see the print before, he's very joyful, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
And you see the print before, he's very joyful, you...
Some people think that this print - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
Some people think that this print
Come on, big smiles. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Come on, big smiles.
61% of the library's expense funding - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
61% of the library's expense funding
It's obvious, we want to engage our elected officials, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
It's obvious, we want to engage our elected officials,
My good friend, Councilmember Andy King, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
My good friend, Councilmember Andy King,