"On the 28th of April 2011, the quadricentennial anniversary of this great Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas"--Page 17. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Books, glorious books -- The ardor -- Apologia I: an attempt to recover the historical memory -- Apologia II: an attempt to formulate the sociological memory -- The unending legacy of the natural history collection of the University of Santo Tomas Museum -- Volume I -- The vertebrata -- Volume II -- the arthropoda, annelida, nematoda, platyhelminthes and rotifera -- Volume III -- the mollusca cnidaria, echinodermata and porifera -- Nuestra prisión: retracing the passage of history in context and interpretation -- On the Dominican intellectual tradition: the quadricentennial celebration of the first university in the Philippines -- 400 years of unending grace -- Missionary linguists and identity controversies: the work of Father Marcilla -- Path to preservation: the beginnings and development of scientific conservation in the Philippines -- Conservation program of the Antonio Vivencio del Rosario UST Heritage Library : an overview of preventive measures and conservation treatment undertaken for the collections at the UST Heritage Library -- The Miguel de Benavides Library spreads its radiance -- Do printed books have a future? -- Lux aeterna (illuminating Catalina Baycan and her Baybayin contract).
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