Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:48:28 +0100 From: "Inlibris" <office@inlibris.at> To: "'freebsd-advocacy'" <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: Antique books and manuscripts, off to Dubai Message-ID: <001401c83dc9$83c648b0$8b52da10$@at>
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Yesterday, a dozen heavy trunks with rare books, prints, and manuscripts = from the 15th to 20th centuries left Vienna, Austria, for Dubai in the = United Arab Emirates. Inlibris Gilhofer Nfg., dealers in rare books and = manuscripts, established in 1883 and regular suppliers to major national = libraries, universities, and museums worldwide for more than a century, = will be the only participating rare book dealer at the inaugural Dubai = International Fine Art and Antiques Fair. Our offer will include the most beautiful and valuable illustrated books = on natural history (including marine life, falconry, horsemanship, = birds, and flowers), history of civilization (including the most = comprehensive work on the 17th-century wars), science (including a = complete copy Diderot's Encyclopedie, formerly in the possession of = Napoleon's son-in-law, and the great classics of medicine and = pharmacology), and geography (including a perfect copy of an atlas = published in the late 15th century), as well as art and architecture = books from five centuries. Furthermore, we will be showing several = Arabic manuscripts (including an early 16th-century miniature Koran) and = an impressive collection of early Arabic printing (including the first = oriental manuscript to be reproduced in facsimile in 1676). Local = prints, maps, and historic photos will also be on view during the fair. Our illustrated catalogue describes some of these objects in greater = detail. Its digital version may be consulted on = http://www.rarebooksandautographs.com/content/english/bestand/auswahlkata= log.php Although the fair will be taking place in mid-december, reservations and = orders are already welcome now. Those of you interested in free = admission to the fair (opening on the 12th of December at the Dubai = Convention Center) or a private meeting with our staff please contact us = in advance via e-mail. Kind regards from Vienna, Hugo Wetscherek __________________________________ Antiquariat INLIBRIS, Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH www.rarebooksandautographs.com =20 INLIBRIS Ges.m.b.H. Rathausstrasse 19 A-1010 Wien =20 Tel.: (+43 1) 409 61 90 0 Fax: (+43 1) 409 61 90 9 =20 www.inlibris.at office@inlibris.at _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" __________ NOD32 2257 (20070511) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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