Can't the custodianship agreement be used to to prevent the sale taking
place until 2014? Has the University sought legal advice on this?
Peter
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On 19/07/2012 10:09, Katie Birkwood wrote:
> Another sad tale of the dispersal of a historic collection. Quoted
> from the University of Kent's press release
> (http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/stories/mendham-collection/2012):
>
> "The Mendham Collection, which is owned by the Law Society of England
> and Wales, contains about 5,000 invaluable items including medieval
> manuscripts, rare books and unique copies of some of the earliest
> books to have ever been printed. It has been held under the
> custodianship of the University and Cathedral for nearly thirty years.
>
> Despite an agreement that Cathedral and the University will retain the
> custodianship of the Collection until the 31 December 2013, the Law
> Society has given notice of its instruction to Sotheby's to remove the
> most valuable items on 18 July 2012 as part of a fundraising drive."
>
> The most valuable books were boxed up and taken away yesterday,
> according to Dr Alixe Bovey. See http://twitter.com/alixebovey for
> pictures from yesterday and updates on media coverage.
>
> Katie
>
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