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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Book of Protection, In Syriac, 1800

0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter folder

The book of protection, in Syriac is a scarce and richly-illustrated miniature manuscript compendium of protective charms in Syriac. It contains prayers and incantations invoking saints and others for protection against fear, implements of war, sickness, lunacy, headaches, dogs, and the evil eye, wolves, snakes, scorpions, and much else.

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Book of Protection, In Syriac, 1800 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter folder

The book of protection, in Syriac is a scarce and richly-illustrated miniature manuscript compendium of protective charms in Syriac. It contains prayers and incantations invoking saints and others for protection against fear, implements of war, sickness, lunacy, headaches, dogs, and the evil eye, wolves, snakes, scorpions, and much else.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Caroline Brandt papers, 1964/2020

2.85 Cubic Feet 2 cubic boxes and 1 oversized flat file folder 4 Cassettes Three audio and one VHS cassettes. Two audio cassettes of Brandt lectures another of artist Valentine Poska. 37.6 Gigabytes 7 DVDS and 1 CD

This collection contains correspondence, clippings, newsletters, photographs, certificates, broadsides, catalogs, notes, lectures, appraisals, articles, DVDs, audio cassettes, and VHS tapes related to the Caroline Brandt's building of The McGehee Miniature Book Collection. The bulk of the collection is reference materials on the miniature books as well as appraisals documenting the collection and its value. Brandt spent most of her life building a collection of 15,000 miniature books, which now reside in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. The McGehee Miniature Book Collection, named after her first husband, C. Coleman McGehee, a UVA alumnus, came to the library in 2005.

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Caroline Brandt papers, 1964/2020 2.85 Cubic Feet 2 cubic boxes and 1 oversized flat file folder 4 Cassettes Three audio and one VHS cassettes. Two audio cassettes of Brandt lectures another of artist Valentine Poska. 37.6 Gigabytes 7 DVDS and 1 CD

This collection contains correspondence, clippings, newsletters, photographs, certificates, broadsides, catalogs, notes, lectures, appraisals, articles, DVDs, audio cassettes, and VHS tapes related to the Caroline Brandt's building of The McGehee Miniature Book Collection. The bulk of the collection is reference materials on the miniature books as well as appraisals documenting the collection and its value. Brandt spent most of her life building a collection of 15,000 miniature books, which now reside in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. The McGehee Miniature Book Collection, named after her first husband, C. Coleman McGehee, a UVA alumnus, came to the library in 2005.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Jack R. Levien papers, 1960/1999

0.8 Cubic Feet 2 document boxes
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