{"product_id":"the-life-of-sir-anthony-panizzi-k-c-b-late-principal-librarian-of-the-british-museum-senator-of-italy-etc-paperback-9781108044905","title":"The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B.; Late Principal Librarian of the British Museum, Senator of Italy, Etc. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108044905","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\"\u003e9781108044905, 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\"\u003e368 pages, 13 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 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 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 2 of this two-part 1880 biography by his colleague Louis Fagan (1845–1903) begins with Panizzi's promotion in 1856 to Principal Librarian, a post he held for ten years. He remained involved in Italian politics, acting as an unofficial ambassador to British politicians, and received many honours, including a knighthood and a seat in the Italian senate.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e14. Retirement of Sir Henry Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Sir W. Temple\u003cbr\u003e 16. Desire to visit Naples\u003cbr\u003e 17. Cardinal Alberoni\u003cbr\u003e 18. Death of Panizzi's sister\u003cbr\u003e 19. Legion of Honour, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 20. Devising means for escape of Settembrini\u003cbr\u003e 21. Bianchini's appointment\u003cbr\u003e 22. Departure of Neapolitan prisoners\u003cbr\u003e 23. Italian unity\u003cbr\u003e 24. England in 1859\u003cbr\u003e 25. Ill-health\u003cbr\u003e 26. Death of Mr. Ellice\u003cbr\u003e 27. Prosper Merimée\u003cbr\u003e 28. Senator of Italy\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266078691608,"sku":"9781108044905","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108044905i_30b088c0-b975-4601-9607-035603d03cdd.jpg?v=1696746667","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-9781108044905","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}