The first “dive” of the Brechin Book Project is tomorrow!
I met with Archivist Caroline Brown last Friday and got a quick preview of what we’ll be seeing, feeling, etc. The collection is impressive, to say the least, and expansive in that it covers not just subjects theological, but everything from Anatomy to Botany to Politics and Society (as in the Tatler) of the day. And that’s the contents. There are many, many cloth bound books but equally many rather lovely (and some stunning) leather bindings together with coloured engravings that will make you go, “Ah!”
But I don’t want to jinx your experience with the Brechin Collection, by gushing any more. Here’s a photo of what sort of thing to expect.
(As we’re allowed limited amount of space for Media in this blog, hope that’s enough to whet your appetites.)
In news of the same vein, a few people have asked where we’re actually meeting tomorrow and how to find it. How to find Archives: Downstairs in the Tower Building. There are signs pointing you away from IT and toward Archives (left turn at bottom of stairs). Easy peasy.
Michele and Brenda are meeting the 11:00 crowd in the Library Coffee Shop at 10:30. If you can’t make that, you can go directly to the Archives reception at 11:00.
For the 12:00 batch, I thought it would be easy to meet in the Lobby at about 11:50 and go down together, but again, you can also turn up at the witching hour in the Archives themselves. For variety’s sake, I will be in the Tower Café from around 11:20 for anyone who want to meet up there first.
Finally, a wee reminder as to who signed up when:
11:00-12:00: Nicole, Hammy, Michele, Brenda, Chris, Kai
12:00-13:00: Loreta, Geraldine, Sue, Elaine, Rhoda, Jane, Ian, and Hannah.
Jeannie is the only person I haven’t heard back from.
Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow, if only in passing!
