The Bishop’s Books

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2011-01-21T22:40:02Z

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Cazes, Hélène

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This overview to the unique “Seghers Collection” will give an idea of the complexity and depth of a collection that gathers the classics of ecclesiastical and philological training and Renaissance and Early Modern books and also contains the accumulated donations of more than 150 years from the Catholic community on Vancouver Island.

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Dr. Helene Cazes will present a three-part public lecture series dedicated to UVic Libraries' very special collections, especially the "Seghers Collection", an unique collection of Bishop Charles John Seghers (1839-1886). Seghers, the second Catholic bishop of Victoria, arrived on Vancouver Island in 1864 and was murdered in Alaska in 1886. All lectures are from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. and take place in the Special Collections classroom, A003 - lower level, McPherson Library. These lectures will be audiotaped. January 17, 2011 The Bishop's Books February 7, 2011 Special Collections, Special Books, and Special Readers March 28, 2011 Plantiniana: Humanist Grafts in Special Collections

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Old Books in New Libraries

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