Book collecting in Ireland and Britain, 1650-1850 /
Elizabethanne Boran, editor.
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| Summary: | This volume explores the world of book collecting in early modern Ireland and Britain. It investigates the modalities of collecting texts, both manuscript and printed, and draws attention to the wider impact of the European book trade on changing reading habits and availability of books. Early modern book collectors bought books for a variety of reasons. By combining case studies of institutional and private book collectors the essays not only demonstrate how individual collections came into being, but also how both private and public collections interacted with each other. Book collecting, far from being a solitary exercise, was dependent on the expanding Republic of Letters. The essays therefore offer vital insights into the communal world of the early modern book trade.-- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin, Ireland ; Chicago, IL :
Four Courts Press,
[2018]
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| Notes: | "Published for the Rare Books Group of the Library Association of Ireland and the Trustees of the Edward Worth Library, Dublin by Four Courts Press". Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: xiii, 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9781846827372 184682737X |
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