Bibliomania: The Rise of Rare Book Collecting

How many books is too many books? Join Neil Weijer, UF Curator of Rare Books, as he follows compulsive nineteenth-century book collectors and authors who wrote about the new era of bibliomania. During this period, the actions of individual collectors came with public institutions and specialist scholars, and the resulting competition over books triggered a shift in thinking about what a library should be and whom it should be for.
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Thank you so much for this , it was an absolute treat .

[@UFlibraries]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind words.

[@glenntolle4544]

This was wonderful. Thank you!

[@eely225]

This was very informative and interesting. Thanks!

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We're glad you enjoyed it!

[@jayroland9481]

Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed your insight.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@saltojames]

A very nice Introduction!

[@UFlibraries]

Thank you so much!

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😊

[@analogue76]

Where's the other chapters?

[@UFlibraries]

The second video in this series is at ua-cam.com/video/3isvtFGvhTo/v-deo.html. We hope to add more in the future.

[@thomasceneri867]

How ironic: a vlog about book collecting in a state where they want to ban books and knowledge.

[@AugustDH]

Specifically which book cannot be acquired in Florida?

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@@AugustDH "The Wisdom of Joe Biden."

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I collect books you can call me. E=Mc2