31/05/22

Exposició virtual "Malheridos. La huella del tiempo en las bibliotecas REBIUN"

The virtual exhibition "Malheridos. La huella del tiempo en las bibliotecas REBIUN" is part of the initiative of the Rebiun Bibliographic Heritage Group to publicise and disseminate the heritage collections of the libraries that are part of the Network.  

On this occasion, the exhibition does not focus on one type of document or its content, but rather takes a tour through the fragile and tortuous journey of books as a documentary support over time.

Censorship, natural disasters, malpractice and violence are the four sections that make up the structure of the exhibition, with examples of works in which it is possible to see the mark left by the different causes affecting them and the vicissitudes they have had to endure.

The Historical Library of the University of Valencia contributes three documents to this exhibition:

• A mutilated manuscript: Rommant de la rose (BH Ms. 387)
• A censored manuscript: Obres de mossem Corella (BH Ms. 728)
• A printed page affected by the Valencia flood of 1957: Tratado del socorro de los pobres (BH E/788)

This joint virtual exhibition has been held to coincide with the 3rd Conference on Bibliographic Heritage Management hosted by the University of Valencia. In addition, other local exhibitions have been organised with the same common thread:

• Malheridos: las huellas del tiempo en los libros. Biblioteca Histórica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• Malferits: l'emprenta del temps al CRAI Biblioteca de Fons Antic. CRAI Biblioteca de Fons Antic de la Universitat de Barcelona
• Malferits. L'empremta del temps a les biblioteques Rebiun. Biblioteca Històrica de la Universitat de València

30/05/22

3rd Conference on Bibliographic Heritage Management

The 3rd Conference on Bibliographic Heritage Management, organised by the REBIUN Bibliographic Heritage Working Group and the University of Valencia, was held on 26 and 27 May at the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia.

Nearly 200 registered participants from 68 institutions took part in the conference, which was designed to serve as a forum for debate among specialists on the various aspects of the management of heritage collections.

During these days, experts from different institutions presented a total of 3 conferences and 32 papers, which could also be followed via live broadcast.

19/05/22

Inauguration of the exhibition "Malferits. The footprint of time in libraries REBIUN"

On Thursday, May 19 at 11 am, the exhibition '' Malheridos. The footprint of time in the REBIUN libraries”, a project organized by the Vicerectorat d’Investigació and the Biblioteca Històrica that invites us to delve into the universe of books and learn about the various factors that threaten their survival and conservation.

The exhibition is held within the framework of the III Conference on Bibliographic Heritage Management organized by the REBIUN Bibliographic Heritage Working Group and the Biblioteca Històrica, which, on this occasion and on May 26 and 27, have their headquarters in the Botanical Garden.

The exhibition, curated by the restorers of the Servei de Biblioteques i documentació of the Universitat de València, Susana González Martínez and Mónica Pintado Antúnez, through a selection of more than fifty documents, including seven manuscripts and five incunabula, exhibit the main causes capable of altering its integrity, as is the case of the merciless action of censorship; the devastation caused by catastrophes; the effects derived from the degradation of the materials that make them up; the effect of biological agents, capable of producing its destruction; or the factor that most affects bibliographic and documentary heritage, the human factor.

The exhibition can be visited in the Sala Duc de Calàbria of the Biblioteca Històrica, in the La Nau Centre Cultural de la Universitat de València, until September 4, 2022.

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06/05/22

Agreement with the Fundación María Antonia Clavel in Chelva

Yesterday, 5th May, the collaboration agreement between the University of Valencia and the María Antonia Clavel Foundation was formalized, which aims to value and disseminate the bibliographic heritage of the University in society, as well as the study and dissemination of the history and culture of Chelva.

A library specialising in the region of La Serranía will be located in the future cultural centre of the Foundation, situated in the viscondal palace of Chelva. The Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació (Library and Documentation Service) will help to advise on the setting up of this library and will provide it with books from its collection. At the same time, other avenues of collaboration will be explored, such as the organisation of exhibitions and other activities to disseminate the University's bibliographic collections related to the areas of interest set out in the agreement.

The agreement was signed by the president of the Foundation, Gustavo Fombuena, and by the rector María Vicenta Mestre Escrivà. The signing was attended by María Victoria García Esteve, director of the Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació and María Jesús García Mateu, director of the Historical Lybrary. Librarians from the Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació with links to Chelva also participated.

During the event, the Biblioteca Històrica delivered several bibliographic copies, highlighting the monograph Chelva. Estudio Geográfico by José E. Pena Gimeno from 1974. The Foundation was also presented with two facsimile copies, one of the anonymous 15th century manuscript Llibre de Sent Soví and the other of the 16th century printed book De anima & vita Libri Tres by Joan Lluís Vives.

28/04/22

Loan of works for the exhibition "Josep Renau and the time of images"

The exhibition "Josep Renau and the Time of Images", organised by the Diputación de Valencia and curated by Enric Olivares, professor at the Department of Art History of the University of València, opens today 28 April at 19:00h in the Saló de Respecte of the Palau dels Scala.

The Historical Library is collaborating in the exhibition with the temporary loan of three works. On the one hand, two posters that belong to our collection of Civil War posters:

•  “11 febrero 1873: Un anhelo, 14 abril 1931: Una esperanza, 16 febrero 1936: Una victoria” (BH Cart.1/145) 
• “Campesino defiende con las armas al gobierno que te dió la tierra” (BH Cart.1/146)

From this period are possibly some of the best-known and most celebrated posters from Josep Renau's career.

The magazine "La Esfera: ilustración mundial" from 1929 (BH HP-22/A(1-3)) has also been loaned for the exhibition, as in addition to his poster production, the show will include other works by Renau, such as illustrations and book and magazine covers.

The exhibition can be visited until 10 July at the Palau dels Scala, headquarters of the Diputación de Valencia.