The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 35, August 26, 2001, Article 4

GROLIER CLUB EXHIBIT 

   Bob Leonard writes: "I don't think Dave Bowers is being 
   entirely fair in criticizing the "Numismatics in the Age of Grolier" 
   exhibit for ignoring American numismatic literature.  After all, 
   Jean Grolier died in 1565 -- 20 years before the first English 
   settlement in America was planted by Sir Walter Raleigh. 
   Even the Sommer Islands Hogge money was not issued until 
   over half a century after his death.  The scope of the exhibit is 
   numismatic books published during Grolier's lifetime, or very 
   shortly thereafter." 

   Asylum Editor Tom Fort agrees, noting, "The exhibit is NOT 
   ignoring American numismatic literature -- there WAS no 
   American numismatic literature during that period."   He goes 
   on to address Bowers' note about  the participation of the 
    "AMERICAN Numismatic Society."   He writes:  "The ANS 
   was not founded as the Society for the Study of American 
   Numismatics.  It is a society in the U.S. dedicated to 
   numismatics in general and its journals have accepted learned 
   works on all topics dealing with any branch of numismatics. 

   Also, I should point out that there are a number of numismatic 
   literature collectors, including myself, who are not as interested 
   in American numismatic literature as Mr. Bowers.  Frankly, 
   I would much rather see a display on the numismatic works 
   of Edward Gibbon, the Vicomte Ponton d'Amecourt or 
   Michael  Dolley than Sylvester Crosby, Ard Browning or 
   Walter Breen. Mr. Bowers would obviously disagree with me 
   since our tastes differ so much.  He is welcome to that 
   disagreement and I encourage it, variety is what makes the 
   NBS a great society. 

   A high level exhibit on American numismatic literature would 
   be a truly wonderful thing.  If those with power, money 
   (especially this) and influence in the numismatic, academic 
   and museum world can get some institution to mount one 
   you have my full support.'" 

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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