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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1983)
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It is as though time has forgotten to enter the quiet room of well-preserved books. Here ‘live’ Whitman, Shakespeare, Dante and Petrarch, as well as many lesser known artists, historians, scientists and theologians. The librarian carefully picks up a huge, heavy volume that is in excellent condition for any book — especially one 900 years-old. If taken care of properly, the 900-year old book may live 1,000 years longer, says Manin Anioneui, ine rare book room librarian. This ancient volume is one of the oldest books of about 20,000 European and early American printed and manuscript books from the 11th to the 20th century. If the library is the heart of a university, then a rare book room is the heart of a library, Antonetti says. At first glance, the idea of having a rare book room that is largely devoted to preserv ing antiquated knowledge may seem frivolous, especially at a university whose primary concern is advancing modern research. Not so, says Antonetti. "You can’t have a good library without good special collections," he says Resear chers are most at home there and "only serious work" is done in a rare book room — in the sciences as well as the humanities, he says. Information tends to change as it passes from one edition to another. Often there are "hundreds" of errors and variations from an original text and a later edition, An ‘Not all old books are rare, nor all new books worth less,’ — Martin Antonetti tonetti says. So first-edition and manuscript books and documents are valuable to resear chers because their information has not been sifted through several editions. And without the perspective on all facets of civilization that a rare book room brings, a university education becomes merely vocational. The library is “well-known” for the sub jects it specializes in, Antonetti says. Among the library’s rare books are a "fine collection” of more than 150 children’s authors and illustrators from the 1930s and 1940s; papers of missionaries who brought Christianity to the Far East; and the Univer sity's specialization in papers of Northwest literature, politics, economics and religion. There are several criteria for classifying a book as rare, "Not all old books are rare, nor are all new books worthless," Antonetti says, a lot depends on the subject matter. A poorly printed edition of a 17th century minor poet won't be worth over $50. Yet a 20th cen tury book with enduring and scholarly value is valuable, he adds. To illustrate the point, Antonetti picks up a small pamphlet titled “In Defense of Terrorism," which was written by Leon Trot sky, the Russian intellectual and revolu tionary, in 1931. Although Antonetti con siders the pamphlet to be propaganda, he says its value lies in that it depicts attitudes which proceeded and foreshadowed World War II. The fact that the book was reprinted in English enhances its rarity. Because rare books are valuable, they are kept safely tucked inside two locked vaults in the library. If students or professors wish to closely examine a rare book, they can do so in the Special Collections depart ment of the library. The library prefers taking rare books from the vault only for specific research needs. The Rare Book Room is open from 8 a m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. y pizza PETE'S ITALIAN KITCHEN ALL YOU CAN EAT! SPAGHETTI SPECIAL WITH GARLIC BREAD TUESDAY ONLY 5 p m to 9 p m. nun umhl *2.75 Delivery Service 2673 Willamette mumoimw484-0996 OREGON ELECTRIC STATION Restaurant & Lounge Jazz Depot Tues. thru Sat. In the Jazz Room Specials on Oregon Wines AH Tonic Drinks $1.00 485-4444 5th A Willamette Downtown Eugene JOIN THE FUN!
