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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 2nd August 1880, Edition 1 of 1, Page 562, 188 Fleet Street : August 2, 1880.

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      562 The Publishers' Circular Aug. 2 > L8...

      562 The Publishers' Circular Aug . 2 > l 88 ^ [

      188 Fleet Street : August 2, 1880.

      188 Fleet Street : August 2 , 1880 .

      Tartwa Rphe 1 Laced Philes ^ Burning And...

      TartWA rpHE 1 laced philes ^ burning and nnH as i t to of seems Rftftms the Professor possible to to be be more more destruction Mommsen than than prooaoie probable ' s of library manuscri tnat that has pts created in in and some some other no instances instances slig works ht anxiet , which this this y among will will can never biblio be to j- - i

      rep have been , the case . Whether the Professor had induced , the authorities , at the "V prove atican to the depar first t from time in m rule »^^ the ¦— wh history ich wo of uld the — , if — famous — they had collection acceded to is not his app at present lications known , have ; been but ¦» e broken ven VAA if the for

      famous losers l VAAW osers mm % KJ hv by V Papal X * the the A »*» V ^ ti fire re shelves , ana and several several have — ^ y not iamous famous suffered u ConunenLai ontinental , some of coiiecxions collections , j our own win will j ^ libraries aiso also be oe will deprived deprived j find *— —» . of 01 themselves ^^ w valuable valnaM XA , UaXH *

      losses losses works . include include The sympathy not nou , merely merely which his nis books dooks has naturall but out manuscripts manuscripts y been evoked representing representing for the long long Professor years years , of 01 whose toil toil , will will personal . if . i <>

      but expected the moral , lead to of efforts the misfortune to replace concerns some of his others treasures in addition , which were to the very princi inadequatel pal sufferer , y insured . The * which of lish librariesand the Bodleiarimistaken

      this readiness particular with has been some speciall our y Eng called in question — —entrust their ' s choicest possessions liberality in to ¦ ¦ distinguished authors cannot be w ^ r too - ^ r strongly condemned - —— - —— for even where a literary i worker has

      ¦ fcj WAXAkf c ^ Jl U ^ AAV ^^ W ^ V ^*» ^^ ^^ ^ . ^ ** *** ^^ ^ r ^* m ^*^*^ m ** r ^ ^^ ^ - ^ w-r — — - ^ £ j m g — - — ~ — — — - ^ , M ^^ ^^ ^^ ' " * ^^^ - — - w ^ ^^ ^ -w mmmm v ^^ ^ to ^* wmm W ™ ^^^ fc J _^^ % J B f § ^^ . M be the expected most urgen to t come need to of its » some rare hom t ome e to for $ do pur his poses w ork of i » compar or to pay i son an expert coll iii ation « to do h e it for y fa _ him . irly

      This ought to be a rule absolu proper tely without an exception , in regard to all public libraries and . indeed indeedthe the owners owners of 01 private private collections collections wouid would do do wen well to to come come to to the tne same same unalterable unalterahta , I

      chief securing determination libraries , , by the . of Another aid Europe of photograp . point To which g h ive y , rep effect has licas been to of any suggested some such of the b scheme y uni the que disaster there works must is possessed the be possibility a willing by the of j I !

      believe co fn-nTmrfl -operation . f be . inn far on on from the fh « part nart difficult of of the thft to secure Governments ( jrovernments if the 01 of heads the the respective resnective of the libraries countries countries took , which whinh the matter it if . would xrrmlri in hand , we i ™ | . expenses and prepared , , many some private satisfactory persons and would workable , doubtless plan willing of operation ly cons . ent To to meet subscribe the inevitabl for copi y es heavy , and ! the national

      thus reduce the outlay irom exchequers .

      The J^ ^^J^ ^^ ^ Accounts V ^^^^ ^^ ^^^»...

      The J ^ ^^ J ^ ^^ ^ accounts V ^^^^ ^^ ^^^»« ^ W ^ of ^^ ^» the ^ ^» ^^ ¦ actual * f ^^ ^^ ^ - » »*^ ^ losses ^ " ^^ " ^ ^^ " ^ incurre ^—— ^ — — — v— - ^ d — by - —¦ ^ » Professor i ™ - ^ ^^ - ^ « W ¦** - ^^ ^» Mommsen ^*»*«*« ^^ II I I ¦ W I I H n ^ ^^ ^« H » in «»^*» the ^ T *» A ^^ destruction ^* fc ^^ P ^ J W fl ^ fl , ^ J ^ Mm ^ -T f % ^ ^ of ^^ L his III Q i — . ~— ¦ •«*«¦•¦• ^ all hands 1 1 that *• ¦ v n m _

      library not-a sing differ le book materiall in his y , own but it collection is agreed escaped on the flames . they A corresponde have been nt very of severe the Times , and , j who •« 1- » ^ . professes « -v «« . i-t'f / -knn / -i « to 4-s \ speak av \ £± a ] r with Ixri + T * authority O 11 + li « -kTM + TT OQTTO : ' Of llT the + Vul unedited I 1 T » CkA l 4- £ is 3 inscri 1 HOrtirlr \ + tions lAT » n of yv-C the 4-T-. « < " /~ 1 n . «»> .. M

      Inscriptionum Latinarum , " the addenda , says to Vol . X . ( containing Lower p Italy , West ) are Corpus to be ! considered ( Lower Ital as destroyed East r ) the . " Greatl Columnar - ^ P » y damaged Militarise are -w- " ¦ the ( Sicil -v - > " Instrumentum W ¦ and ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦ vw Sardinia ) Domesticum of VolX " the of Vol " Index . IX . j

      ¦ Auctorum ^^ ^^^^ y y ^^^ k ^^ < J C ^> " y W of , WM ^ bi «« Vols i 4 ^^^ , » V . IX «^ ^^ . and *^ X ' *¦ ' » — . ^» , ^—^^ and ^^ -v ^ ^_» ^ the — —— — — — " Inscri — ptions — ^ y of Helveti *^^ w ^ v w ^»^»^^^ a " ^^ of ^« r V Vol ^^ ^ b . # . ^^^^ XIII . # , m ^ A . ^^^ ¦ On . 1 ^ the U , A other and finished hand , I by am Mommsen glad to be ) able remains ¦¦•¦ to win say intact that . Vol The . ¦— VIII four ¦ ., containing Jordanes Africa MSS . ( begun of the by libraries Wilmanns of !

      ^ V ^ LJk ^ tf ^ ^^^^ . ^ L w ± 9 ^^* m \ , ^^ " » ^^ W ^ m * v * m ^ ^^ ^ i ^*^*^**^^ mr ^^ ^^ m m »* ^* m ^^ i" » ^~ — — ^ ^— ^ ^ — — - ^— ^^ - ^^ ^^ - ^ ^^ ^* - «^ ^•^*^^*» ^« n ^ v ^««^ v ^^ ¥ ^^ V ^^ J ^ ^ # A A ^^ ^ L JL Iv ^ At * JW ^ L , * , \/ fJ \ fjm ' and and Heidelberg . Bre oreslau slau ( Pal are are atinus destroyed destroved 921 . . , of The ± ne which critical critical , ho text text wever 01 of , Jordanes J collations ordanes which wnicn fortunatel Mommsen Mommsen y exist ) had had , Berlin prepare nrfmara , Vienna d d for for , ,

      preface some publication consolation and account in the for Auctores of the the destruction MSS Anti . used quissimi of by the the of MSS editor the . ' . Monumenta The This same standard writer Germanise edition adds : is of ' saved More Jordanes , lamentable as also will the be [ ;

      than all those losses of books and MSS . is the destruction of Momrasen ' s own Collectanea and works still in MS . ; among those , so far as my information goes , was Mommsen ' s MS . of the

      curious Historv History circumstance 01 of the the Emoire . Umpire that . , of 01 Mommsen whi which ch nearly nearlv on three three the very volumes volumes morning were were of ready readv the . . fatal 1 I may mav day mention mention ( the 12 th , , also also of , Jul , as aa y a a ) I was on the point J »*» of sending ¦ back ¦ fc all ¦ the MSS ¦ . which he had no longer occasion to use / Some dwv

      9 ^ ^ iTTi F ^^^ ^ L 4 k ^^^» ^ k ^^^ W ^ ^^^ * fc ^ f \ 1 ff ^ ^*^ ^*^ ^^^^ ^ h ^^ k ^^* v ^^ ¦¦^ K ¦ ' ^ ^^ ^»^^ ^^^ r ^^^^ ^^ ^ " ^~ ^ ~ ~ ™ ^^ " ^~^ ^ ^ ' ^^^^^ ^— - ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ - ^^ ^^ ^^^^ - ^ v ^«^^ v ^^ ff ^ **^ ^^ ^^ ^ v ^^ r ^^ k ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ MU *^ mmm ^ i i * ^^ J ^ ^^ ^^^ f ^ u ^ kf ^ J ^^^ 0 ^^ . g , * ^^^ . * . ^^ ^ MSS report _ . belong _ that ^_ manuscri ing _ to Trinit ^^^^^ p ts a a from y College ^/^^ ^ M A Corpus , Cambrid jvki C hristi A ^ B ge , , are Cambrid said A ^ H ge to - , have ^ . perished been ^ k in destroyed the fire , has but been the ^ f ;

      authoritatively contradicted by Vt . I ' erowne .

      The Question Of International Copyright ...

      The question of International Copyright has been once more mentioned in Parliament , and ¦ ¦¦ in ¦ the House fc ¦ of Commons r ¦ ¦¦!¦ _« -w « - ¦ ¦ on the ¦— 22 nd » ult - ~ . ' in — . » ¦ replto a question from MrBaxter

      Mr '"^¦^ ^^^ " * . ™ Chamberlain ' " ^ ^™ ^» ^^^ ^^^^^^» ^^^ - ^^^ a . ^^^ said ' ^ r ^^™ ^^^ : ^" A ^^ suggestion ^_> r ^_ ^^ ' ^ . ^ »™ —^ - » - —™ ^ was made ^ , to ^ Mr ^^ . - ^^ m ^ E y w vart ^ v i s , ^^ " ^ r in ^^ February * " ^^* ^^ **^ ^^»^ fc ^^^ £% Mg f ^ k j ^^ ^ last ^ ^ LJ ^ J ^ ^ U % J by ^^ J ^ to . A Messrs *^^^^^ ^^^ m ^*^ ^ ¦ . , Jay , Wilson , arid Appleton , as the American members of the International , Copyright

      Committee of the Association for the Reform of International Law , to the effect that an international unable to say , copyri nor how ght iB far desirable it is supported in America b . y public What the opinion detail in s of America that proposal . In November are I am , 1878 \/« a suggestion was MTM made bMessrsHarper and fAib Brothers to MrEvarts that there

      should ^ m ** f § , « " * be a joint commission «* lMfV « v , y mi constituted ** >• . VMM * M . # * mm * m as »* mm . ^* stated ^^^ w . * - *«^ in the V VAAV question A M |/\ 7 « AJv . JkAi , . for JUI f tWA the purpose VAAiVV v **^ - ™ of making M * M , * iVAmm . . m . M . m p % and **>¦*** , presenting vavmvmvamh such muvaa a » report M .- % sm *\ sj m . v as www * mi ** o *| ght ^**» y lead *^^ fc » v * to vv international aaa VVA AAUUJLvAAUil copyright \^ v / L / V X iK AA U between n / vwti has f —

      ably taken England regard of th and » fc the proposal Unite practical . d States I need proposal . scarcel I am for y not international say aware that what Her copyright Majesty view the ' s with American Government America Government would which favour would

      have the effect any of securing the due rights of authors , publishersand readers in the two I countries . - , I

      - ¦ - ' ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ^* < . - . $ ,

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 2, 1880, page 562, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_02081880/page/2/