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Event

From Mesopotamia to Montreal: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ's Rare Books and Special Collections

Monday, February 28, 2011 12:30to13:30

For details on time, location, and registration, please visit the .

You are cordially invited to attend the Campus Community Committee's Lunch and Learn session with Dr. Richard Virr, head and curator of manuscripts at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ's Rare Books and Special Collections.

Dr. Virr will provide an engaging presentation on the University's rich and highly diverse holdings of rare books, which are among 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ's most important resources for teaching and research. Among the many historic materials that will be explored are Babylonian clay tablets, Medieval European, Islamic and South Asian manuscripts, authentic Canadian fur trade documents, and original works by philosophers David Hume and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

This event is part of a Lunch and Learn series presented by the Campus Community Committee, which is working to bring the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ community together through activities and helping Campaign 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ achieve its ambitious $750-million fundraising goal.

Seating is limited so please register online as soon as possible to reserve your spot (one ticket per person). If you can't attend, don't worry, the event will also be streamed live on the Campus Community Committee's website (www.mcgill.ca/campuscommunity).

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