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Film, Video Russian Imperial Bindings as Artifact and a Key for Reconstruction of the Imperial Libraries

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Title

  • Russian Imperial Bindings as Artifact and a Key for Reconstruction of the Imperial Libraries

Summary

  • The global social-political and cultural cataclysm at the beginning of 20th century in Russia eradicated the moral and spiritual basis for millions of people. The destruction of archives and private libraries, especially those of the Russian emperors and grand dukes, and the ensuing world-wide dispersal of books caused an unreliable "new" version of history to be written. These books, with their heraldic symbols, ex-libris plates, and marginal inscriptions, reveal a clear, extensive and true picture of the activities and intellectual pursuits of their original owners. In her talk, Dr. Gerasimova examines Russian imperial books once owned by Catherine the Great and Nicholas II, now a part of the LC Rare Book & Special Collections Division (John Batchelder and Yudin Collections), the Law Library, and Harvard University, and how they may be a basis for a virtual reconstruction of the Russian Imperial Libraries. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2010-05-19.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History

Notes

  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Dr. Ekaterina Gerasimova.
  • -  Recorded on 2010-05-19.
  • -  Kids, Families.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688466

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Russian Imperial Bindings as Artifact and a Key for Reconstruction of the Imperial Libraries. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-19, 2010. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688466/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2010) Russian Imperial Bindings as Artifact and a Key for Reconstruction of the Imperial Libraries. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-19. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688466/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Russian Imperial Bindings as Artifact and a Key for Reconstruction of the Imperial Libraries. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-19, 2010. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688466/>.