The Special Collections Department at Hillman Library owns many items of interest to mediaevalists and students of the Renaissance. Following is an overview of the department s holdings in the history and philosophy of science. In future issues of this newsletter, similar surveys will focus on other topics. The department owns several early works on mathematics.
Classes are also welcome.
In the recent past, graduate and undergraduate classes in art history, mediaeval history, classics, English, and French have visited the department. The staff of Special Collections is pleased to conduct presentations for classes on holdings of interest. An instructor wishing to arrange a class visit is asked to contact the department at least two weeks in advance. Suggestions for other subjects to be covered in surveys like this one are also welcome. The last installment of papers from the Third International Emblem Conference, held at Pitt in August 1993, appeared this past summer as Deviceful Settings.