{"product_id":"libraries-and-founders-of-libraries-paperback-9781108010528","title":"Libraries and Founders of Libraries (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108010528","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLibraries and Founders of Libraries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis history of libraries in Britain and Europe concentrates on the role of the individual collector in cultural preservation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Edwards (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108010528, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e540 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis comprehensive volume, first published in 1864, covers the history of libraries from classical times to the nineteenth century, principally in England but also further afield. The author was an influential figure in the founding of municipal libraries in nineteenth-century Britain and regarded access to good libraries as crucial to education and civilisation. He emphasises the importance of individual collectors in the building of great libraries, and examines the personal holdings of many writers and scholars as well as members of royal families, the aristocracy, and clergy. Some of these are well known, others less commonly encountered in surveys of library history. Edwards also discusses the subsequent history of these collections, their dispersal or incorporation into other libraries. Other important topics covered by Edwards include the development and organisation of the State Paper Office and Public Records Office from the medieval period onwards.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introductory - the ancient libraries of Egypt, of Judaea, of Greece, and of the Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introductory - mediaeval and modern libraries\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of some libraries of monasteries abroad\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of some libraries of monasteries at home\u003cbr\u003e 5. Concerning the libraries of some famous authors, of various periods\u003cbr\u003e 6. Concerning the libraries of some celebrated monarchs and royal personages, of various periods\u003cbr\u003e 7. History of the old royal library of the kings of England\u003cbr\u003e 8. History of the State Paper Office\u003cbr\u003e 9. History of the Public Records\u003cbr\u003e 10. The life of Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield\u003cbr\u003e 11. The life of Charles Spencer, third Earl of Sunderland\u003cbr\u003e 12. The public life of George John, second Earl Spencer\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Publishing%20industry%20\u0026amp;%20book%20trade%20%5BKNTP%5D%22\"\u003eKNTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265925075224,"sku":"9781108010528","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108010528i.jpg?v=1694866728","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/libraries-and-founders-of-libraries-paperback-9781108010528","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}