Rare and Old Book as Bibliographic Heritage

historical and interdisciplinary contributions

Abstract

The term cultural heritage has multiple meanings, as found in various fields of knowledge. This research discusses the birth of the idea of heritage in the modern era (implemented and solidified in the contemporary age), and its development as applied specifically to bibliographic heritage. It was observed that many concepts used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in such areas as anthropology and museology, among others, can be applied to deepen discussions in rare book librarianship in what concerns the understanding and boundaries of our written heritage in Brazil