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		<title>Bible of Omar ibn Sayyid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Omar Ibn Sayyid was a Muslim African slave who lived in the southern states in the early 1800s. He was likely the most educated slave in North Carolina, as well as the author of the only known slave autobiography written in a native language. Lastly, he is one of the best documented examples of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Emblemata</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Emblem books were popular during the 16th and 17th centuries. Woodcuts or engravings (the &#8220;emblems&#8221;) pictured moral tales or allegories, accompanied by a mottoor brief sentence. One of the most famous and influential of those creating emblem books was the Italian Andrea Alciati, a teacher at the University of Bouiges. His &#8220;Emblemata&#8221; were heavily influential [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bullard Book of Hours</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A book of hours was a private devotional book, a compilation of prayers and biblical texts to be read at the eight &#8216;hours&#8217; of the liturgical day beginning with Matins and Lauds in the very early morning and proceeding from Prime (about 6:00 AM) through Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers, and Compline. Each book of hours [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>William Patterson Cumming Map Collection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[William Patterson Cumming (1900-1989), Davidson College graduate of the class of 1921, and long time professor of English at Davidson College, was also an avid collector and historian of the mapping of North America. In fact, his interest in the history of the cartography of North America earned him a reputation as an international expert [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rare Book Room Use</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Location: Second Floor of the Library Capacity: 40 Room configuration: Conference Table and Chairs for 12 people + additional Chairs Equipment: Wireless Network Who can use the Rare Book Room? Preference will be given to requests that require the unique resources of the room. *Please note that it may occasionally be necessary to change or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bullard Book of Hours</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A book of hours was a private devotional book, a compilation of prayers and biblical texts to be read at the eight &#8216;hours&#8217; of the liturgical day beginning with Matins and Lauds in the very early morning and proceeding from Prime (about 6:00 AM) through Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers, and Compline. Each book of hours [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>General Collection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The General Collection of the Smith Rare Book Room contains a wide array of unique and interesting books. Of particular note is a parchment-bound edition of Seneca printed in 1492. This book is one of the library&#8217;s three incunabula, or books printed prior to 1501. The second is the Life of St. Thomas a Becket, a small book [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bibles and Encyclopedias</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Smith Rare Book Room is fortunate to have 3 copies of the Geneva or &#8220;Breeches&#8221; Bible. This bible was printed in 1615 and received its name from its translation of Genesis 3:7 which reads &#8220;and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves breeches.&#8221; Favored by Calvinists, the &#8220;Breeches&#8221; Bible won approval for use [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wilbur L. Fugate Collection of 100 First Editions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the Spring of 1992, Wilbur Lindsay Fugate, a graduate of Davidson College, class of 1934, and the University of Virginia Law School, donated his collection of one hundred first edition books to the E. H. Little Library. The collection includes works by eighty-three authors and represents the &#8220;best&#8221; in English and American literature. A [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Samuel M. Lindsay Collection on Robert Burns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Blodgett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In June 1958, the Reverend Samuel M. Lindsay, a longtime friend and supporter of Davidson College, donated his collection of Robert Burns poetry to the library. At the time, Reverend Lindsay&#8217;s collection was considered to be one of the largest and finest personal collections of Robert Burns poetry in America. Born in the same town [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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