{"product_id":"the-life-of-sir-anthony-panizzi-k-c-b-late-principal-librarian-of-the-british-museum-senator-of-italy-etc-paperback-9781108044899","title":"The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B.; Late Principal Librarian of the British Museum, Senator of Italy, Etc. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108044899","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLate Principal Librarian of the British Museum, Senator of Italy, Etc.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis biography of Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879), Italian patriot and librarian of the British Museum, was published in 1880.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis Fagan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108044899, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 23 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 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\"\u003eAnthony Panizzi (1797–1879), born in Brescello, Italy, qualified as a lawyer, but fled to Switzerland in 1823 to avoid arrest for his political activities in support of Italian unification. He then moved to England, where he became a naturalised British subject. The patronage of Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor, got him a post in the British Museum Library, where he remained for thirty-five years. He was responsible for the great expansion of the library, the building of the famous round Reading Room, and the compilation of cataloguing rules which remain influential today. Volume 1 of this two-part 1880 biography by his colleague Louis Fagan (1845–1903) deals with Panizzi's early life in Italy, his arrival in England, his scholarly work as editor of Ariosto and Professor of Italian, and his early years at the British Museum. Panizzi combined his career with continuing support for the cause of Italian unity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Flight\u003cbr\u003e 3. Foscolo\u003cbr\u003e 4. The British Museum\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sir Henry Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bridport election\u003cbr\u003e 7. Theirs\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Royal Commission, 1847–9\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mr Grenville\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lord Vernon's Dante\u003cbr\u003e 11. Minor incidents\u003cbr\u003e 12. Panizzi and Austria\u003cbr\u003e 13. The new reading-room.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\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":46266077937944,"sku":"9781108044899","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108044899i_9de62285-24af-439e-b5bd-992771f19199.jpg?v=1696746665","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-sir-anthony-panizzi-k-c-b-late-principal-librarian-of-the-british-museum-senator-of-italy-etc-paperback-9781108044899","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}