Download or read book Treasures of St Andrews University Library written by Norman H. Reid and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Copies of the book, priced �15.00 (plus p&p) are available direct from��St Andrews University Library The collections which have gathered within St Andrews University Library are outstanding. Books from the dawn of European printing to contemporary fine imprints, including the fruits of over a century's status as a Copyright Deposit Library; manuscripts representing the breadth of human activity from the dawn of Christendom to modern times; an astonishing photographic archive, based on the position of St Andrews as one of the crucibles of early photographic development, which now contains almost 750,000 images taken in Scotland and across the globe between 1840 and the present day; and the university's own institutional archive, a living collection which documents the rich life of the institution from its foundation. This volume presents 50 selected items from across the collections, each accompanied by a short explanatory essay by an expert in the field. It also features an introductory essay outlining the history of St Andrews University Library from its beginnings in a few mediaeval cathedral book presses to the modern hub of learning within an institution of international academic reputation. "Scholars, staff and students at the University of St Andrews are extraordinarily privileged to have such precious resources to draw on as we make our own contributions to our academic community here in Scotland and beyond. I hope that this book will, in its turn, prove a source of inspiration and delight to its readers." (Louise Richardson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor) Edited by Norman H. Reid with Marc Boulay, Rachel Hart, Elizabeth Henderson, Moira Mackenzie and Maia Sheridan Specifications: hardback/softback, 250 x 210 mm, 160 pages, ISBN:��978 1 906507 15 2, publication: November 2010 ��