Dr. Arthur Klein collection of rare book pages gifted to MoP

The Museum of Printing has received a donation of a major collection of rare book pages. This generous gift comes from the descendants of Dr. Arthur Klein, an accomplished collector.

Arthur Klein, of Belmont, Mass., died in 2016. Born in New York City, he attended Bronx Science High School, received his BA from Columbia University and his PhD from Boston University. He was a gifted psychotherapist who worked at McLean Hospital, maintained a private practice in Cambridge, MA, taught at Harvard Medical School and mentored many students. Arthur was a man of many talents and interests. Creative and possessing a keen intellect, he loved to read and was a passionate photographer, cook, and art collector.

Over 30 years he amassed a collection of 1,500 pages from art and science books published during the 1700s, the Age of Enlightenment. The illustrations in these books advanced the art of engraving and documented the advancement of science and technology.

The Museum is cataloging these artifacts and will mount an exhibit in the summer of 2021 with lectures that explain the importance of these historic pages.

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