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Adventures in the Seminary Library Land
- Author(s):
- Karlfried Froehlich (see profile)
- Date:
- 2013
- Subject(s):
- Church history, Library education, Archives--Study and teaching, European literature, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, Library science, Humanism
- Item Type:
- Presentation
- Meeting Title:
- Theological Library Month Lecture 1993
- Meeting Org.:
- Princeton Theological Seminary Library
- Meeting Loc.:
- Theron Room of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library
- Meeting Date:
- October 15, 2013
- Tag(s):
- Printing History, Manuscripts, Treasure Hunts, Library and Archival Studies, Book culture, Early modern European literature, Biblical studies, Librarianship
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/arh8-9b03
- Abstract:
- This presentation highlights some treasures of Princeton Seminary’s Wright Library: Manuscripts of a 12th century Greek Gospel Lectionary and of a lovely 16th century Schwenckfelder sermon collection, an early 1540 print of the Zurich Bible and a reprint of the 1534 Luther Bible owned by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a copy of the first printed edition of the biblical Glossa Ordinaria 1480/81 in four volumes, and a 1542 volume of Heinrich Bullinger’s Gospel commentaries. It closes by discussing the strange fate of a 1528 Erasmus edition of Augustine’s writings with a large trove of contemporary handwritten marginalia which was offered to the Seminary for a price of 1 Million Dollars.
- Notes:
- The author describes significant treasures with which he worked and surprising discoveries he made during twenty years of being a faithful and enthusiastic user of one of the world's best theological libraries, Princeton Seminary's Wright Library, sharing his experiences with a lighthearted touch. The lecture can be watched on line at https://library.ptsem.edu/podcasts/froehlich-2013-lecture-podcast
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- Status:
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- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
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