Acknowledgments

Producing an exhibition and catalog of
this nature requires many talented
people collaborating at every stage of a
long and complex process. My gratitude
extends to all of them. I would particu¬
larly like to thank the cocurators of the
exhibition, Dr. Barbara Shailor, Dean
of Douglass College, whose superlative
keynote essay, and whose guidance in
material selection, organization, and pre¬
sentation, deserve our deepest and lasting
admiration; and Leonard Hansen, Class of
'43, whose generous gift of many rare and
unique materials places second in our
affection only to the inspiration he pro¬
vided us through his devotion to the his¬
tory of the book and his love of libraries.
It is our hope that through Adventure and
Art, the students of Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, will find the
selfsame spirit of discovery and wonder.

We also are deeply indebted to
Paul Needham, Librarian of the Scheide
Library, Princeton University Library, for
casting a meticulous eye over our earliest
materials and identifying items of histori¬
cal significance, and for building citations
for the incunabula included in the first
section of our catalog; and to Dr. Remig-
gio Pane, Emeritus Professor of Italian
Studies, for his characteristically gracious,
whimsical, and learned assistance in
shaping the Italian section of our exhibi¬
tion catalog; to Harry W. Blair, and
Drs. Consuelo and Dennis Dutschke, for
their scholarly responses to our persistent
inquiries on early Italian humanism; to
Michael Joseph, our library liaison, for

coordinating the efforts of the curators
and for drafting the exhibition catalog in
conjunction with Paul Needham; to
Halina R. Rusak, Art Librarian, for point¬
ing out the loveliest pieces in our collec¬
tion for our "Illustration and Early
Printing" section; and, certainly not least
of all, to my exhibition team—Judith K.
Brodsky, Director, Center for Innovative
Print and Paper; John Ross, Chairman of
the Board of the Center for Book Arts;
Dr. Robert Sewell, Associate University
Librarian for Collection Development;
and Ronald L. Becker, Head, Special Col¬
lections and University Archives. Their
exemplary commitment to learning, to
the traditional role of the library, and to
the goals and objectives of Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey, helped to
set us on a course that could not fail.
I would also like to thank various
people in the Libraries who contributed
time and expertise: Janet Riemer, Conser¬
vation Archivist, and Maria Pisano, for
preparing many of the exhibits for display;
Ruth Simmons, Exhibitions Coordinator;
and Carmen Godwin, for exquisitely
designing the individual exhibition cases;
Albert C. King, Manuscripts Librarian, for
his advice on the selection of maps; and
Sara Harrington, a doctoral student in the
Art History Department, for her scholarly
preparation of "Illustration and Early
Printing." Alan Goldsmith, university
photographer, deserves special acknowl¬
edgment for his superb photography, as
does Christine Becker for proofreading,
and Rutgers' Office of University

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