Discovering a ‘Hidden’ Collection: Early Printed Books and Old Master Prints in the McGill Library Collected by T.W. Mussen
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https://doi.org/10.26443/fo.v13i.251Abstract
Thomas W. Mussen (1832–1901) was the rector of the Anglican Church at West Farnham, Québec from 1859 to 1901, and bequeathed his collection of old master prints and early printed books to McGill University. This article describes a special project undertaken by the author in order to reconstruct the collection that has long remained hidden from the research community. This article analyses the book collection under language (5 categories), place of publication (3), date of publication (7), and subject (8) and demonstrates the uniqueness of the collection by comparing it to the holdings of other Canadian libraries.
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Thomas W. Mussen (1832–1901) était le recteur de l’église anglicane à West Farnham, Québec de 1859 à 1901 qui a légué sa collection d’estampes et livres rares à l’Université McGill. Cet article décrit le projet spécial entrepris par l’auteur dans le but de reconstruire de sa collection longtemps cachée de la communauté de recherche. Cet article analyse la collection de livres en fonction de la langue (5 catégories), du lieu de publication (3), de la date de publication (7), et des sujets (8) et prouve le caractère unique de sa collection en la comparant aux fonds des autres bibliothèques canadiennes.
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