Arca Artium
The Arca Artium (or Ark of the Arts) collection, owned by Saint John's University, has three main sections: approximately 5000 rare printed books and manuscripts; approximately 15,000 reference books; and several thousand works of art. Over 40 manuscript codices have been preserved, as well as scores of manuscript fragments, and several rare printed books and incunabula. Areas of focus in the Arca Artium art collection include the graphic arts, liturgical art, monasticism in art, and printing—totaling more than 6,000 original works, primarily woodcuts, engravings, etchings, and lithographs.
- HMML ID
- 198576570436
- PURL
- LC name
- Arca Artium
- HMML name
- Arca Artium
Organization information
- Centuries
- 21st century CE
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- Fields of activity
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- Associates
Preferred citation
"Arca Artium." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 28, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/198576570436
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-04-14
- Last edited
- 2022-11-28
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