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"The spiritual horizon of a personality is reflected in a certain way in the books in his possession. A library is a living expression of a person's interests and concerns - indeed, to a certain extent, also of his temperament and character." This Introduction is an excerpt from the three-volume
Library of Rudolf Steiner: Catalogue of a Book Collection, which was compiled and edited on behalf of the Rudolf Steiner Estate Administration (
Nachlassverwaltung) by Martina Maria Sam, translated into English by Thomas O'Keefe, David W. Wood, Joshua Kelberman, Clifford Venho, and David Ecklund, and published by Chadwick Library Press in 2024.
Introduction translated by David Ecklund. Editorial Director: Thomas O'Keefe.
About the author
Martina Maria Sam, born in Hornbach, Germany, worked as a eurythmist on the Goetheanum stage, studied German and art history in Basel, did her doctorate on
Faust in Zürich, and worked as an editor in the Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner. After leading the Section for Fine Arts at the Goetheanum for 15 years, she is active today in editing Rudolf Steiner's letters and with Stefan Hasler in the Eurythmy Research Centre and researching the biography of Rudolf Steiner.
