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“Turning Points” on display at John Hay Library
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A selection of works from Brown’s collections will be on display at the John Hay Library as part of an exhibition entitled “Turning Points: Bridging Intellectual Gaps Between the West and the Middle East in Early Modern Europe.” The rare items on display include Al-Makîn’s work: Tarîkh al-Muslimin, the first history of the Muslim religion written by a non-Muslim; Samuel Purchas’ Relations of the World and the Religions …, a seminal text in the study of Islam; and the first English language translation of the Koran by George Sale. The John Hay Library is open 9 to 6, Monday through Friday and 1 to 5PM on Sundays. For more information contact Hay@brown.edu. -
Providence Journal: Brown University Library unveils digitized version of 19th century panorama
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The Providence Journal has published an article highlighting the Brown Library’s work digitizing the Garibaldi Panorama, one of the largest paintings in the world.
“The crowd that first saw the 273-foot-long painting unfurled was likely crammed in a church hall somewhere in Nottingham, England. It would have been sometime in 1860, just after the painting, known as a panorama, or “moving picture,” was finished.
Like modern-day moviegoers, the audience would have paid their admission and taken their seats to see and hear the exploits of Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian who at the time was making headlines across Europe and the subject of the painting.”For the full text visit: http://www.projo.com/art/content/GARIBALDI_PANORAMA_12-10-07_1K84NF2_v43.1420d1b.html
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Extended Library Hours: Reading & Exam Period
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The Friedman Study Center is open continuously (24/7) until 5 pm on Friday December 21. From Thursday 12/6 until the end of exams, the Rockefeller Library is open 7:30 am – 2 am, Monday – Saturday and 10 am – 2 am Sunday. The John Hay Library, in addition to their regular hours (including 1 to 5 pm Sunday hours) will be open on Saturday 12/8 and 12/15, noon to 5 pm. All other campus libraries will maintain usual hours. Printed schedule available here.