medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
You're right, John. The University of Cardiff has expressed great
interest in acquiring the collection, and they would have the
facilities required for conservation (and use -- let's not forget
that it's more likely such works would be used in a university than
in a public library).
George
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George FERZOCO
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On 4 Sep 2008, at 18:18, John Briggs wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> George FERZOCO wrote:
>>
>> Cardiff City Council is well advanced in plans to sell many of its
>> rare books, including a number of incunabula. For more information
>> (and on how to protest), visit:
>>
>> http://lampeterlibrary.blogspot.com/2008/09/cardiff-book-sale.html
>> or
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7593883.stm
>> or
>> http://archiv.twoday.net/topics/English+Corner/
>>
>> I have consulted the online version of the library's catalogue, but I
>> am unable to see how many incubula they presently have, or what the
>> titles are.
>
> It's inevitable really - local authority libraries nowadays just
> don't have the funding, staff or expertise to handle rare books.
> The campaign should be to ensure that such items are *transferred*
> (not sold) to an appropriate university or national library.
>
> John Briggs
>
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