Imagining the World: Unexplored Global Collections at Columbia
Monday,
April 4, 2016
9:00 AM -
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:45 PM
Friday, June 24, 2016 4:45 PM
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TwitterA new exhibition--open to the public-- offers researchers an opportunity to view a sampling of the rare and the unusual in Columbia’s Global Studies
collections.
The items on display until June 24, range in date from 1454 CE to 2014
CE, in a variety of formats, including books, manuscripts, maps,
photos, posters, scrolls, sheet music, stamps, and typescripts, and
encompassing more than 19 languages or scripts: Arabic, Czech,
English, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Malayalam,
Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tamil, Ukrainian,
Urdu, and Wolof. This small exhibit represents only a fraction of
what is collected by the Libraries to support global studies research
and teaching.
Opening reception, with refreshments, to celebrate the
exhibition will be held in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 5:30-7:00pm, and will feature a presentation by guest speaker Dr. Avinoam Shalem.
collections.
The items on display until June 24, range in date from 1454 CE to 2014
CE, in a variety of formats, including books, manuscripts, maps,
photos, posters, scrolls, sheet music, stamps, and typescripts, and
encompassing more than 19 languages or scripts: Arabic, Czech,
English, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Malayalam,
Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tamil, Ukrainian,
Urdu, and Wolof. This small exhibit represents only a fraction of
what is collected by the Libraries to support global studies research
and teaching.
Opening reception, with refreshments, to celebrate the
exhibition will be held in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 5:30-7:00pm, and will feature a presentation by guest speaker Dr. Avinoam Shalem.
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