Libraries within the Library: The Origins of the British Library's Printed Collections - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712350357 ISBN 13: 9780712350358

Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division, 2009

Synopsis

Dispersed along the shelves of the British Library today are many volumes that once stood side by side in private libraries. The contributors to "Libraries within the Library" present a collection of essays that explore some of the most important printed collections which were brought together to form the British Museum Library in 1753, casting new light on the individuals whose personal interests and taste they reflect. This book is divided into Introduction, The Foundation Collections, The Early Decades, The King's Library, Later Collections of Books within the British Museum library, Appendices.

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About the Author

Giles Mandelbrote is curator of British Collections, 1501–1800 at the British Library and joint editor of The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland, Volume II: 1640–1850. Barry Taylor is curator of Hispanic Printed Collections, 1501–1850 at the British Library and editor of the Electronic British Library Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712350357
• ISBN 13: 9780712350358
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Mandelbrote Giles, Taylor Barry