Sam G > 16-10-2016, 02:54 PM
davidjackson > 16-10-2016, 03:22 PM
Sam G > 16-10-2016, 03:34 PM
VViews > 16-10-2016, 04:13 PM
Diane > 17-10-2016, 04:25 AM
ReneZ > 17-10-2016, 06:35 AM
(16-10-2016, 02:54 PM)Sam G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Is there a reason why Hans Kraus chose to donate the VMS to Yale, of all places? [...]
It's interesting that Kraus would donate the VMS and the sections of Voynich's papers related to it to Yale, but the rest to the Grolier Club. Why not keep the collection intact?
Sam G > 18-10-2016, 12:50 AM
(17-10-2016, 06:35 AM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I see three questions:
- Why donate at all (rather than sell)? This wasn't part of the above question, but the answer from David (possible tax advantage) goes in that direction.
Quote:- Why to Yale? I don't know the answer, but we have to keep in mind that Yale Univ. has several libraries, and the Beinecke is one of them, specifically dedicated to old books and manuscripts. As such, it is one of the biggest in the US. I don't know if that was already the case in the late 1960's, though. I do know that Kraus donated several books to the Beinecke in the course of time, but I don't know if he also donated to other libraries.
Quote:- Why split the material? Note that Kraus was a member of the Grolier Club, and this club is dedicated to book collection. He also had a lot of material related to ELV, such as handwritten originals of her books, her work on Chopin etc etc, and there was a complete set of catalogues of Voynich. In my opinion it made sense.
(17-10-2016, 04:25 AM)Diane Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Not sure when Brumbaugh first arrived at Yale, but he and the librarian worked well together and perhaps that had something to do with it. No-one in Europe wanted the MS.
davidjackson > 18-10-2016, 03:53 PM
Quote:Perhaps, but it seems like even selling it for less than he paid for it would have outweighed the tax benefits.Yes, but he couldn't sell it. This way, he gained friends and reputation in the field and could write off the entire purchase value of the manuscript against his income tax.
VViews > 19-10-2016, 03:24 PM
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