VCU Libraries has acquired a landmark in humanities scholarship -- the comprehensive collection of microfilm titles in the ongoing Early English Books project.
The books contained in this durable microfilm format represent the early centuries of printing in Great Britain, starting with late-Medieval publications and continuing into the 18th Century. The project to preserve these thousands of books, and make
them available through copies of the microfilm, was hastened by the Second World War, when bombing of key cultural institutions in England threatened the original books with permanent loss.
The University of Michigan organized American and British efforts to ensure the survival of books both famous and obscure, tracing the history of thought, literature, religious concerns, medical treatises and scientific explorations. Users of this extensive library on microfilm will be able to see the development of print culture, the nature of how books appeared in their own time and were involved in vigorous debate with each other, and hunt rare contributions to the complex world of the early modern era.
The acquisition of Early English Books on microfilm would not have been possible without the generosity of Virginia Tech, who made this donation to VCU Libraries due to duplication of resources. Early English Books has been at the forefront of groundbreaking humanities scholarship, and we hope that the microfilm of this rich resource of rare and important volumes will prove a significant wealth of material for researchers throughout the VCU community.
For additional assistance and instruction for Early English Books on microfilm, please consult John Glover, reference librarian for the Humanities, or Kevin Farley , collection librarian for the Humanities.
The books contained in this durable microfilm format represent the early centuries of printing in Great Britain, starting with late-Medieval publications and continuing into the 18th Century. The project to preserve these thousands of books, and make
them available through copies of the microfilm, was hastened by the Second World War, when bombing of key cultural institutions in England threatened the original books with permanent loss.The University of Michigan organized American and British efforts to ensure the survival of books both famous and obscure, tracing the history of thought, literature, religious concerns, medical treatises and scientific explorations. Users of this extensive library on microfilm will be able to see the development of print culture, the nature of how books appeared in their own time and were involved in vigorous debate with each other, and hunt rare contributions to the complex world of the early modern era.
The acquisition of Early English Books on microfilm would not have been possible without the generosity of Virginia Tech, who made this donation to VCU Libraries due to duplication of resources. Early English Books has been at the forefront of groundbreaking humanities scholarship, and we hope that the microfilm of this rich resource of rare and important volumes will prove a significant wealth of material for researchers throughout the VCU community.
For additional assistance and instruction for Early English Books on microfilm, please consult John Glover, reference librarian for the Humanities, or Kevin Farley , collection librarian for the Humanities.