{"id":6464,"date":"2017-05-12T15:25:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T19:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=6464"},"modified":"2017-05-12T15:26:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T19:26:36","slug":"new-rare-books-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=6464","title":{"rendered":"New Rare Books in the Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Example of four flap enclosures for rare books and pamphlets.<\/p><\/div>\n

For a brief period Wednesday, normal activity came to a halt in the Special Collections Research Center. Our fabulous Cataloging & Metadata Librarian, Friedgard Cowan, brought down a cart packed with\u00a0recently cataloged rare books from Technical Services. When a rare book is donated or acquired, it is first cataloged in Technical Services, so that it will be accessible to researchers through our online Catalog. After it’s cataloged, the rare books are brought to the Research Services Coordinator in the Special Collections Research Center, so that we may assess any preservation needs it may have before shelving it in the stacks. Books in more fragile condition require an enclosure, like a phase box or four flap folder, before being able to be shelf-ready.\u00a0Once it is determined that the book is “shelf-ready,” it is shelved in our closed stacks–ready to be pulled for the researchers who need it!<\/p>\n

Seeing the “new to us” rare books is always exciting. So here, making their Special Collections Research Center debut:<\/p>\n

First, an addition to our Decorated Bindings Collection! Elizabethan Songs “In Honour of Love and Beautie”\u00a0<\/em>Collected and Illustrated by Edmund H. Garrett, published in 1891.<\/p>\n

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Elizabethan Songs “In Honour of Love and Beautie”<\/em> Collected and Illustrated by Edmund H. Garrett, published in 1891, PR 1207 .G3 1891<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Elizabethan Songs “In Honour of Love and Beautie”<\/em> Collected and Illustrated by Edmund H. Garrett, published in 1891, PR 1207 .G3 1891<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

In fact, music seems to be the theme of these recently cataloged books. From 1935, we have a first edition vocal score, “Songs from Top Hat,” with words and music by Irving Berlin. Songs included in this piano-vocal score include classics like, “Cheek to Cheek,” “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails,” and “No Strings (I’m Fancy Free).”<\/p>\n

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Songs from “Top Hat”, Lyrics and Music by Irving Berlin, published 1935, M 1508 .B465 T66 1935<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, an early musical manuscript: plainsong!<\/p>\n

Can you see the grotesque face in the initial below?<\/p>\n

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Vellum Manuscript Leaf from a Choir Book in Latin<\/em>, produced in the late 15th\/early 16th century in Italy, M2147 XVI .M4<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Special Collections Research Center’s Manuscripts and Archives Librarian, Liz Beckman, admiring the vellum manuscript leaf:\u00a0Vellum Manuscript Leaf from a Choir Book in Latin<\/em>, produced in the late 15th\/early 16th century in Italy, M2147 XVI .M4<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

You can find these items and many more in our rare books collection.\u00a0To search the rare books collection for interesting items from our collection, search the Mason Catalog<\/a>, click on \u201cSet Limit\u201d and limit by the location \u201cFenwick Special Collections.\u201d<\/p>\n

E-mail\u00a0us at speccoll@gmu.edu or call 703-993-2220 if you would like to\u00a0schedule an appointment, request materials, or if you have any questions. Appointments are not necessary to view collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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