Skip to main content
M:S4:9 4
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 2 hours, 1 minute ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

The transit of Venus
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

The transit of Venus

by Shirley Hazzard

Two Australian sisters seek their fortunes in post-war England. The narrative contrasts the adventurous Caro's experiences with love and passion against her sister Grace's pursuit of fulfilment through marriage.

Accession 23418 ISBN 0333277511 Publisher MacMillan
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
The transit of Venus spine
The transit of Venus cover
Live
The transit of Venus live spine
No live
The transit of Venus spine The transit of Venus live spine
The transit of Venus cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Astronomy Communication Literature
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-10 16:09
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:S4:9 4 Current vertical
1 week, 5 days ago
M:S4:8 3 vertical
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Book Location
Updated 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 01:39 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
The transit of Venus
vernon_id
33943
accession_no→ accession_number
23418
vernon_slug
the-transit-of-venus-shirley-hazzard

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0333277511

Descriptive

production_date
1980
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Shirley Hazzard
tags→ tags
Literature, Philology, Inner planets, Planets, Solar system, Fiction, Novels, Venus (Planet) -- Transit
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
40355

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "the-transit-of-venus-shirley-hazzard"
"opacObjectId": "33943"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "40355"
"cssColors": [4 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a52a2a"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 30.09
"colorName": "brown"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 59
"formattedColorName": "brown"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f5deb3"
"hue": 39
"rank": 2
"presence": 61.13
"colorName": "wheat"
"lightness": 83
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 77
"formattedColorName": "wheat"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.44
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a0522d"
"hue": 19
"rank": 4
"presence": 4.59
"colorName": "sienna"
"lightness": 40
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 56
"formattedColorName": "sienna"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a73226"
"hue": 5
"rank": 1
"presence": 30.09
"lightness": 40
"saturation": 62
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "e9c378"
"hue": 39
"rank": 2
"presence": 61.13
"lightness": 69
"saturation": 71
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "422610"
"hue": 26
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.44
"lightness": 16
"saturation": 60
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "b87650"
"hue": 21
"rank": 4
"presence": 4.59
"lightness": 51
"saturation": 42
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8b6930"
"hue": 37
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.38
"lightness": 36
"saturation": 48
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "efdbb1"
"hue": 40
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.24
"lightness": 81
"saturation": 65
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a19666"
"hue": 48
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.14
"lightness": 51
"saturation": 23
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 93.0
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 82.66
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 11006
"score": 75.61
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Art"
"imageLabelId": 4
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 12694
"score": 73.87
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 73.38
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 5931
"score": 69.57
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Illustration"
"imageLabelId": 25
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 2836
"score": 67.63
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "History"
"imageLabelId": 80
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 4262
"score": 62.74
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Fiction"
"imageLabelId": 91
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 2523
"score": 57.45
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Metal"
"imageLabelId": 9
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 164
"score": 57.27
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Flesh"
"imageLabelId": 276
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/25769/572ebddb2689f29fc20bc72d5492a2806447014b.jpg"
"width": "541"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/25769/572ebddb2689f29fc20bc72d5492a2806447014b.jpg"
"width": "270"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/25769/572ebddb2689f29fc20bc72d5492a2806447014b.jpg"
"width": "24"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/25769/572ebddb2689f29fc20bc72d5492a2806447014b.jpg"
"width": "101"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/25769/572ebddb2689f29fc20bc72d5492a2806447014b.jpg"
"width": "51"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/25769/572ebddb2689f29fc20bc72d5492a2806447014b.jpg"
"width": "811"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "23418"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "The transit of Venus / Shirley Hazzard"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "The transit of Venus / Shirley Hazzard"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Hazzard, Shirley"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1980"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1980-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1980-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "MacMillan"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0333277511"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "823.914 HAZ"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Novels/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Novels/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Venus (Planet) -- Transit/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Venus (Planet) -- Transit/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "shirley-hazzard"
"title": "Shirley Hazzard"
"relatedRecordId": "35826"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes