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Joachim Bouvet: the History of Cang-Hi, the Present Emperor of China
Joachim Bouvet was born in Le Mans, France, on July 18, 1656. In 1673, he entered the Society of Jesus in hopes going on a China mission. His wish was granted when King Louis XIV sent him and five other … Continue reading
Posted in Jesuitica, Rare books, Student Posts
Tagged Cang-Hi Emperor, Catholic Church--Missions, China, jesuit history, jesuits, Joachim Bouvet, mathematics, missionaries, Religion, science
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These are a few of our favorite things…
Have you always wondered just what is at the Burns Library that makes it so special? Do you wish that someone at Burns would just show you something they love? On Tuesday, February 15, 2017 – when love was still in … Continue reading
Athanasius Kircher: The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Would you rather be knowledgeable on a variety of topics, or an expert on just one topic? Today’s emphasis on academic specialization supports the latter—we rarely encounter someone with multiple PhDs in unrelated fields. Rarely do we go beyond the … Continue reading
From Jesuitica to Graham Greene: A Student Intern’s Experiences with Conservation
As a Boston College student who had participated in the creation of an exhibit in the John J. Burns Library and enjoyed a great many more, I was always baffled when fellow undergraduates were unaware of its presence on campus. … Continue reading
Posted in British Catholic Authors, Conservation, Featured Collections & Books, Rare books
Tagged boston college burns library, Boston College Conservation Lab, british catholic authors, Burns blog, burns blog boston college, burns library blog, ephemera, graham greene, jesuitica, jesuitica collection burns library, jesuits, john j. burns library blog
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Three Movable Books
This year, the Movable Book Society holds its eleventh biennial conference here in Boston, and the John J. Burns Library is providing a display of three items from our collection starting Wednesday, September 14th. The Hagadah li-yeladim – the … Continue reading
Graham Greene & Sherlock Holmes
Graham Greene’s private library contains various Victorian detective works. Of particular interest to Greene is the definitive Victorian detective, rather, the definitive detective, Sherlock Holmes. Greene possessed at least one copy of each case Holmes undertook with friend and biographer … Continue reading
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Tagged arthur conan doyle, boston college, british catholic authors, burns blog boston college, burns library blog, graham greene, greene, holmes, john j. burns library blog, sherlock, sherlock holmes
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The Muggletonian Collection
A radical Protestant sect with a quirky theology and a wonderfully unlikely name, the Muggletonian movement emerged in 1651 from the chaos of the British Interregnum, when two tailors – John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton – announced themselves to be … Continue reading
