medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> The subject line repeats the first sentence in an article in today's
> New York Times, concerning what Sotheby's is calling its sale of 'the
> finest private library of Hebrew books and manuscripts in the world'.
>
> The story is at:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/books/12hebr.html?
> th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all
>
> Best wishes,
> George Ferzoco
Oh wow. I'd personally like to see it go to University College London but
they haven't the resources.
BTW, did anyone else see the documentary on BBC4 tonight about the libraries
of Timbuktu ? Some of the MSS shown were mind-bogglingly beautiful - and
some in a parlous condition!
Brenda.
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