Ben A. and Sylvia S. Smith American Geography
and Social Studies Education Collection
Charles W. Stratton Music Collection
Cookery Collection
Manuscript Cookery Collection
An outstanding example among the volumes housed in the Rare Books Department
is Diderot's acclaimed Encyclopedie (1751- 1780). The
35 volumes of this work are a monument in the history of European thought and
had considerable influence in establishing widespread uniformity of terminology,
concept, and procedure in all fields of science and technology.
One of the oldest books in the department is Missale Ordinis Sancti Benedicti (1498). Known as the Drach Missal, it is a superb example of early printing and bookbinding.
Please do not contact Rare Books for book values or appraisals. Visit the RBMS Guide: Your Old Books.
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