Dear all,
I am the author of the popular book on famous library
superlatives, "Library World Records". While finishing up a brand new
second edition of the popular book last month, (due for publication in the
U.S. by McFarland in 2008), I came up with a great new idea for a new book
project. The new book's theme will be on the most fascinating ancient
books and manuscripts in the world. Today there are so many extant
examples of ancient inscriptions, manuscripts made from papyrus,
parchment, vellum and paper, and incunabula that have had tremendous
influence on humanity.
I would like my new book idea to explore 250 of the most fascinating
ancient books, manuscripts and incunabula around the world. Rather than
embarking on an eccentric Indiana Jones styled mission searching the globe
for fascinating literary treasures to "liberate" bring home back to
England and write about (then send them to a museum or library eventually
as Indy always does), I prefer to use 21st century technology to aid me in
my global quest.
I would thus like reader's of LIS news to send me any information on a
fascinating, intriguing, fabulous or rare ancient inscription, or
manuscript made from papyrus, parchment, vellum and paper, or incunabula,
they have come across or discovered by chance or heard about.
Further details of how to send me such information for the book project
can be found here:
http://www.lwrw.info/The_Quest.htm
Thank you all.
Godfrey Oswald,
Library World Records
London, U.K.
http://www.lwrw.info
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