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The University of the Basque Country (UPV) revealed on Wednesday it had become the beneficiary of an "invaluable" library collection donated by a resident of Madrid. As a condition of his donation, the benefactor insisted only that the collection remain intact and be open to anyone interested in attending the library.

The donation contains more than 5,000 books including an extensive collection of texts from the Medieval and Renaissance eras, as well as an exquisite selection of art and oriental artifacts.

As a demonstration of their appreciation, the Basque university has organized a function in honour of the benefactor, which will take place on Thursday 17th November in the Library de las Nieves in Vitoria.

As well as the donor, also attending the function will be the Vice Chancellor of the Alava campus of the UPV, Eugenio Ruiz Urrestarazu, the Vice Chancellor of Research, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez, and the Director of the Basque University Library, Carmen Guerra.