This event is in the past.It took place on February 10, 2026 at Bowes Art & Architecture Library.

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Fine Arts Exhibition
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Doctor Syntax: A Regency Icon

January 29 at 9am - February 10

At Bowes Art & Architecture Library

Stanford

📚Student-created critical edition won MLA Prize
🐴Picturesque hunting on a rawboned nag
📞Non-Stanford visitors call 650-723-3408 for access

Meet Doctor Syntax, the scrawny clergyman who outsold Jane Austen in Regency England. This rare books exhibit showcases the world's largest Doctor Syntax collection, featuring Rowlandson's illustrated editions and quirky spinoffs.

Rare books exhibition
Regency literature
Free admission
Academic library