“Why do you need so many copies of the same work in your collection?” Such a question can be easily asked by any patron after finding in the library catalog that Rare Books houses 36 cataloged copies of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. It blows some people’s minds and raises questions: Why Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Rare but Numerous – ‘Imitation of Christ’ in Rare Books
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