So Professor Dr. Michael Embach of Stadtbibliothek in Trier Germany (with GB Hubay #11) accepted Addendum, Edition 7! And he told me its catalog number was 14 Kgf 1. I am so pleased to learn of its new address.
Month: July 2014
Edition 16, pending review at Bibliotheque Municipale St.Omer, France
I had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Reny Cordennier at the bibliotheque in Saint Omer. As it is a public library, and as France has strict rules on the separation between church and state, the Addendum needs to be evaluated (to determine it doesn’t belong to a state defined sect, e.g. Scientology, etc.) for it to be included in their…
Addendum, Edition 15 left for Rene Plisnier at University of Mons
Had a rainy trip to Mons where I left edition 15 to addend Gutenberg Bible Hubay #1. Assunto Bianchi will pass it on to Rene Plisnier who is retired but will review it for their collection when he returns to the office.
Addendum Ed. 13 in review by Dr. Halle and Dr. Pfeil of Landes – und Murhardsche Bibliothek — Kassel Germany
Had a lovely conversation with Dr. Salina Braun who was able to receive me on Friday morning at Landesbibliothek in Kassel. Gutenberg Bible with Hubay #12, vol. 1 is stored in their Landes-und Murhardsche Bibliothek. She will share Addendum #13 with Dr. Halle and Dr. Pfeil to review. In return, I was given a hard copy book with the ‘hilabraht’…
Heart warming visit to Goettingen. Edition 14 accepted.
I did way too much Friday. But most notably I learned about Goettingen University and their holdings from the endearing Helmut Rohfling. How a simple facsimile of the first ever math book that also displays geometry figures can make me cry, is bewildering. But I was overcome by gratitude. Yes. Someone had to make the first mark. Euclid had to…
Edition 12 delivered to Biblioteka Seminarium Duchownego, steward of GB Hubay #28.
Today I had a great trip from Gdansk to Pelplin in search of Seminarium Duchownego. I was given a tour of the grounds by a very charming seminary student named Mark. Mark introduced me to the very warm Wincenty Pytlik, director of the museum. I caught him just before leaving on holiday to Germany. They will review my Addendum when…
Delighted to leave Edition 11 in the good hands of Dr. Overgaauw, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
Yesterday, a wonderful conversation with Dr. Overgaauw, Head of Manuscripts at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin with Gutenberg Bible Hubay #3. We talked about all sorts of things. He apologized that he could not show me their deluxe parchment version (the temperature in the library was too high to bring out their Gutenberg) as it would distort in the changing climate (I…
Addendum, Edition 10 left with Dr. Almuth Marker, special collections Leipzig Germany.
I had a wonderful visit with three employees all trying to help me translate my project at Universitatsbibliothek Leipzig. Also known as the Albertina. They are not sure that the Addendum meets their qualification for the catalogue but their eyes twinkled when they started seeing the word play. The library was destroyed in April 1945 and only rebuilt 1994-2000. It’s…
Edition #9 accepted by Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek in Fulda. Gutenberg Bible Hubay #4.
So I was able to meet briefly with the very pragmatic librarian Gerda Lobe-Roeder in Fulda who accepted Addendum edition #9 for inclusion in their catalogue along with Gutenberg Hubay #4.