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Welcome Wamkelekile Welkom |
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Rare
Books & Special Collections is one of the research libraries of the
University of Cape Town Libraries. The department is located on the
ground floor of the old Jagger Library building. Access is through
African Studies Library, via the public access lift to Level 4 and then
down the staircase to African Studies, or directly down the stairs from
Level 5.
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Opening hours: Monday - Friday:
09h00-13h00.
For assistance after 13h00, please apply at
the African Studies Library.
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Contact us:
Rare Books & Special Collections
Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
University of Cape Town
Private Bag X3
Rondebosch
7701 South Africa
Tel: 021 650-3108
Email:
Tanya.Barben@uct.ac.za |
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The
department's holdings cover many disciplines and are eclectic. See
Collections
for details.
The
following location symbols indicate that the items belong to one of
our collections:
B, BAL, BDB, BDC, BDD, BDE, BDG, BDJ, BDK, BDM, BDR, BDS, BDW, BJ,
BJA, BBL, BSF and EA.
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This
is the device of Froben, a great 16th century printing house of
the Reformation. The caduceus (staff), shown here, is that of
Hermes, Greek messenger of the gods, symbolising wisdom,
intelligence, knowledge. Here it is mounted by a dove, the symbol
of peace. Froben's device indicates that with peace comes wisdom,
and with wisdom, peace.
This, in a sense, represents the ethos of
this department.
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