I begged for my subscription to start with Volume 41. When I subscribed I specifically asked to start with 41 because I knew it was the one I really wanted. Ms. Hague was very nice and made sure I got the correct one to start with.
You will always be surprised what you can get if you just ask. I have a new Supervisor who drives us crazy when we point out that we can't get X supply. He asks if we have asked for it. It's a horrible thing to have to admit that you haven't actually asked, you just assumed and... Then you go slinking off and do ask and get what you want. It would be demoralizing if it wasn't getting me so many goodies I just assumed I couldn't have. This can be true of museum collections and libraries. The National Portrait Gallery and a few of the other big, nose in the air museums can be horrible to work with because they don't choose to work with the public. On the other hand many smaller museums and libraries are delighted when the public whose taxes and donations support them show intelligent interest. It's why I have a copy of an original Vecellio, printed in 1589. It was housed in the Library at Darmstadt, Germany. They had no problems with first of all bringing it out to be seen, and then photographically copying it for about 10 cents a page. The book was the equivalent of a paperback of its time. They would have let us look over their hand done manuscripts too, but not take pictures. This stuff exists in Europe by the ton. In the last few years fire, flood, and insurrection have destroyed huge amounts of the Human heritage. Many old world places are desperate to put their stuff onto the net where it will remain even if the original is blown up by some deluded idiot. Wanda > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
