Excerpt from Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Paintings in the Gallery of Laval University, Quebec, Lately Restored: Held Under the Auspices of L'association Des Anciens Elèves Et Gradués De L'université Laval À Québec<br><br>L'association des anciens Elézfes et Gradués de l'université Laval d Québec, under whose auspices the exhibition last June was held, decided to hold yet another and more comprehensive exhibition, which will open on the 8th of October at 8 p.m., and 9th, day and evening, and l0th (sunday) in the afternoon from 1 till 6, so as to give a. Better and fuller idea of the inestimable value and the extent of the art treasures, not only of the paintings, but of the priceless and rare engravings, of which-the University possesses a large and unique collection. The present exhibition will it is thought, convey a fair idea of what the whole is, and so make clear the urgent necessity of providing a National Museum which will not only contain the collections of paintings and engravings, but what is of vast and vital importance, the great Library and other collections, which together would form a Museum of im portance second to none on this continent, immune from the great danger of fire that now exists, by being isolated, as well as allording the space and lighting necessary in displaying such a vast quantity of rare objects of art and vertu and bibliotheca.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.