The Jean E. Lowrie Collection
"James a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the
twelve Tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 My bretheren, count it
all joy when ye fall into diverse temptations..."
This is the current spelling for the lines shown from the King James Bible,
(Epistle of James) in english in the, Protestant translation. This page is from
The Book printed by Robert Barker in 1611 in London, England.
This handwritten sheet of music (antiphonary) was made by monks in Spain in
the sixteenth century. The page measures 10-3/4" wide x 21-1/4" tall.
The reason for the large size and the sharp contrast between colors is believed
to be due to the poorly lit churches, especially in Barcelona and the South.
The Jean E. Lowrie Collection concentrates on books concerning the history
of printing and publishing. Dr. Lowrie was the Director of the School of Librarianship
from 1963 until 1981. She was the first woman president of the WMU Faculty Senate
and founder of the International Association of School Librarians. She retired
from the WMU faculty in 1983.
Dr. Lowrie donated several pages from medieval manuscripts including a religious
service book fragment (1300-1350), a Flemish Prayer Book fragment (1475), and
an Antiphonary fragment (1350-1400). She also donated a first edition of Whittier's Snow
Bound . Several of the books in this collection also represent aspects of
the history of paper making and early printing. There are several books on Japanese
papermaking as well as facsimiles of medieval manuscripts.
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