Libraries and founders of libraries
Auteur :
Edwards, Edward
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108010528
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 1864 book examines the evolution of libraries in England and elsewhere, from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century. It discusses the importance of influential individual collectors, and the subsequent history of their libraries, as well as the development of public record collections housing official documents of national importance.