The origins of the special collections in Rennes are shared by two universities. Today, each of the libraries of the Université Rennes 1 (Law-Economics-Business; Medicine; Science) and Université Rennes 2 (Humanities-Social Sciences) holds a part of this collection. The division by discipline was implemented in the second half of the 20th century and was determined … Leggi tutto
By Abby-Eleonore Thouvenin | In 1915, the library of eminent classics scholar, Sir James Donaldson, was bequeathed to the University of St Andrews, where he had served as Senior Principal of the University. One of the thousands of books gifted to the University was written by Chrysoloras (1355 – 1415), a Byzantine teacher who taught … Leggi tutto
By Arthur der Weduwen | Over the past few years the USTC team has embarked on a campaign to extend its coverage of European print by searching for the most elusive of books: those that do not survive in a single copy today. This is a quest that is not uncontroversial; but it is one that … Leggi tutto