The evening world., 1905-10-07
RARE BOOKS At
THE IRISH FAIR
S. J. Richardson's Historical
Collection Most Interesting
Exhibit and Largest One Of
the Kind In The World.

IN. Irish Industrial Exposition at
Madison Square Garden after q sue
cessful and enthusiastic run OF three
weeks, will end at midnight tonight
The Garden has been nlied every nisht
with appreciative audiences who In
spected the various booths and exhibits
and expressed their pleashre at the
evidences OF returning prosperity to the
industries Of Ireland In this, connec-
tton 1t is highly credltabte 10 the direo-
tors and the management TO state they
consider the far reaching educational
effect OF the Exposition on the minds
OF the visitors of much more value TO
the Irish Industrial Revival than the
mere financial success which they OBJ
taiaed.
1t is hoped and believed this assured
success will lead 10 the formation Of a
permanent board Of management, which
will arrange 70 hold an Irish Fair an
nually, making each superior TO the
preceding one.
Interesting Historical Exhibit.
The Industrial movement has not re.
ceiyed exclusive attention IN the Ex-
position, Irish art and literature, both
ancient and modern, are we'll repre-
sented here, while the Historic Loan
Exhibit Section on the Twenty-seven'h
street side contains items OF exceed
ing great interest to the student Of
Irish history. ..,..
In this section there Is one exhibit
that draws admlrng crowds at all
hours. This is Mr.. 8, ]. Richardson's
collection of rare Irish books, ancient
map Of Ireland, reproductions of his
torIcal and national manuscripts rub
blngs ana tracings from Clonma en- oise,
G.endalough, the Rock of Cashel,
Loughcrew, etc. There are also speci.
mems Of ancient Celtic ornamen tation
applied to decorative book covers, repro.
Duet ms Of illuminated manuscripts, a
copy Of Bishop Bedells Irish Bible (tne
frs. translated into Irish, published In
London In 1886.
The Famous Book OF kslls.
There are Photographic ftptcduc lions
Of the Book Of Leinster, the Yellow
Book OF Lscan, Leabhar Breac, the
famous Book Of Kslls and Others
The Book Of Kells has = somewhat
curious interest In connection with an
Incident which may be regarded A. the
hrs. attempted enforcement Of a law
OF copyright. We are told In an Irish
manuscript Of the eleventh century pub.
iished by Windsch, that COLUMBIA re-
quested permission Of Bishop Molalss
to copy ID. gospels OF 81. Flnan. which
had been lately placed In the Episcopal
Cathedral Meeting with churllsh 70.
fusal, he stole into the church Might
after night until the whole had been
copied,
When Molaise learned the trick tha
had been played on him he fell into
a terrible rage, demanded the copy al(
on Columbas refusal appealed 10 Kinl
Darmaid then In residence al Tara
After hearing both parties, DlarmalC
sought for precedents In all The liDrortc
In Erin, but there never before had beGl
u case In which the rights OF an author
or transcriber In his work were In
v0ived However. there had been an!
number Of cases, dealing with th'
ownership Of cattle, and on these wa
the Kings judgment based. The "cllf,
he said, belongs to the owner " th'
COW, and the little book 20 the owncI
Of the big book" lie gach bOln I
bOinin, agus lie gach leabhar g lcab
hairln: literally; ITO each COW belong
her little cow and to each book her it,
lie book
Rare Irish Works,
While Mr. Richardson's collection II
undoubtedly the most interesting sx'
hbt al the FAir Jn accounl of the *
treme rarity and great value OF Tho
mans, books, rubbings, &C. 1t Is III
reality only small fraction OF MI
lr1lluciDn OF rare Irish works whlct
Is said TO b. the largest, most compre.
hensive and valuable collection OF III
kind In the world In the hands OF q
private collector. ..,
I'll may be Of some interest to those
of irish blJJd az wei NJ 10 students
OF history to know that Mr. Richard
SONS entire collection OF rare Irish
works has been placed az the disposa
cf the editors OF the Encyclopedia HI.
hernna, and is now being used by them
along with other material In its compl'
iatlnn,
This great work In ten volumes, A.
gregating about 5000 pages with abou'
1000 Illustrations. ts now In course n
preparation, and win contain every
thing relating TO Ireland from the 70.
/ hottest period of AntIQtlltf 70 tha pres