Queries relating to the election of a Keeper of the Library of Saint Sepulchres :
Humbly offered as a justification of the visitors late choice and submitted to publick consideration. /
By an old Curate of the Diocese of Dublin.
| Summary: | Marsh’s Library, built by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh (1638-1713), was the first public library in Ireland. Marsh was appointed Archbishop of Dublin in 1694. He founded it on the grounds of The House of St Sepulchre (the Archbishop’s house); it was designed by Sir William Robinson (d.1712) the Surveyor General of Ireland.. It was formally incorporated by an Act of Parliament called An Act for settling and preserving a public library for ever in 1707 – this Act vested the house and books in a number of religious and state dignitaries along with officials and their successors as Governors and Guardians of the Library. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Dublin] :
[s.n.],
[n.d., between ca. 1719 and 1730?]
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| Notes: | This item is held in the Department of Ephemera - it is distressed and requires conservation. Physical description: 1 broadside ; 37 x 26 cm.. more |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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EPH D604 |
Collection unavailable |
Ephemera |
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
