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Practicum in the Biblioteca de Reserva |01 Barcelona
The main part of the books kept in the Biblioteca de Reserva of the Universitat de Barcelona comes from the convents of the Barcelona province, as a result of the depriving laws of Mendizábal in the first third of the 18th century. Nevertheless, provenances such as the University of Cervera as well as some donations produced along the time have increased the number and importance of the collection.
The fate of the books from the Barcelona convents, until their definitive location in the University buildings in 1880, was not free from removals, accidents and dangers. Many books were lost, but those that have been preserved show the ownership evidences of those who possessed them, in their great majority religious institutions, but also individuals and associations.
Lumina Pandit |02 Philippines
Four hundred years ago, Miguel de Benavides, O.P., Archbishop of Manila, bequeathed a modest amount of money and his personal library for the foundation of a “seminary–college” to prepare young men for the priesthood. This was the beginning of the university and its library, beloved by its various publics through the centuries. The UST has become a true icon in Philippine life, a mirror of its struggles to become a nation.
Guiuan Church (1595) |03 Samar, Philippines
Guiuan Church, one of the few in the country still with its original altars, carvings, painted ceiling and architecture still intact, is even more outstanding for being the only church in the country whose interiors are extensively decorated with natural shells embedded in the interior walls; that was when Kinna Kwan and me made a documentation project of every specific element of this precious hispacfilipino church. But, a few months later, the Typhoon “Yolanda” (Hayak storm) made first landfall at the town of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, devastating the town’s church of La Purisima Concepción, considered one of the finest and most beautiful Spanish colonial structures in the country.
Teatre LLiure |04 Barcelona
Founded in 1976, the Teatre Lliure is one of the most representative performing arts theaters in this country. In the Lliure, the public is an essential part and each function is an assembly that shares individual and collective feelings, making the experience of theater in a cultural pleasure.
The creation of the library's is my responsibility since October 2014. The collection includes donations from the current director, Lluís Pasqual, Fabià Puigserver i Carlota Soldevila. There are approximately 5,500 titles, most of them specializing in theater.
Nicanor Vázquez i Ubach (1861-1930), modernism painter |05 Barcelona
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Antonio Vivencio del Rosario |06 Manila, Philippines
The focus of this research is Antonio Vivencio del Rosario’s role as a public character in the Philippines of the 19th century, the origins of del Rosarios family and the specific aspects of his life, making a special citation at the time he was Secretary of the University of Santo Tomas. This was an special circumstance because he was the first non-priest to acquire the position. In connection with this, Vivencio del Rosario’s relationship with the University’s Dominican Priests and the period he worked as a lawyer in the Audiencia Real. Aside from that, the study deal with his life and his relationship with Jose Rizal’s family. These information will be laid out and analyzed in their own historical and social contexts. This will be publish next year 2016.