The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland
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| Subjects: | Libraries--Great Britain--History Libraries--Ireland--History |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| LC Classification: | Z |
| Table of Contents: | List of illustrations xi List of contributors xii Acknowledgements xiii List of abbreviations xv Introduction / Teresa Webber 1 THE PHYSICAL SETTING 1a.. The medieval library (to c. 1450) / Richard Gameson 13 1b.. The early modern library (to c. 1640) / Clare Sargent 51 pt. ONE . THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY 2.. Celtic Britain and Ireland in the early middle ages 69 3.. Anglo-Saxon England / David Ganz 91 4.. Monastic and cathedral book collections in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries / Teresa Webber 109 5.. The libraries of religious houses in the late middle ages / David N. Bell 126 6.. College and university book collections and libraries / Roger Lovatt 132 7.. Bishops and kings: private book collections in medieval England / Teresa Webber 178 8.. The medieval librarian / Richard Sharpe 218 9.. Borrowing and reference: access to libraries in the late middle ages / Peter J. Lucas 242 pt. TWO . REFORMATION, DISSOLUTION, NEW LEARNING 10.. The dispersal of the monastic libraries and the salvaging of the spoils / James P. Carley 265 11.. Extending the frontiers: scholar collectors / Julian Roberts 292 12.. Matthew Parker's manuscripts: an Elizabethan library and its use / Timothy Graham 322 pt. THREE . TOOLS OF THE TRADE 13.. Universities and colleges / Kristian Jensen 345 14.. Major ecclesiastical libraries: from Reformation to Civil War / David Selwyn 363 15.. Clerical and parish libraries / Arnold Hunt 400 16.. Schools and schoolmasters (to c. 1550) / Nicholas Orme 420 17.. School libraries (c. 1540 to 1640) / William Barker 435 18.. Common lawyers and the Inns of Court / J. H. Baker 448 19.. Medical libraries 461 20.. Heralds' libraries / Pamela Selwyn 472 pt. FOUR . LIBRARIES FOR LEISURE 21.. ̀The profession of a gentleman': books for the gentry and the nobility (c. 1560 to 1640) / David Selwyn 489 22.. Libraries of the ̀common sort' / Margaret Spufford 520 23.. The libraries of the antiquaries (c. 1580-1640) and the idea of a national collection / Richard Ovenden 527 pt. FIVE . ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION 24.. Library administration (c. 1475 to 1640) / C. Y. Ferdinand 565 25.. Libraries and the organisation of knowledge / David Mckitterick 592 Select bibliography 616 General index 641 Index of manuscripts 683 |
| Additional Authors: | Leedham-Green, E. S Webber, Teresa Mandelbrote, Giles |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2005003940 ISBN: 0521858089 (set) ISBN: 0521781949 (v. 1) ISBN: 0521792746 (v. 2) ISBN: 0521780977 (v. 3) ISBN: 9780521858083 ISBN: 9780521781947 ISBN: 9780521792745 ISBN: 9780521780971 EAN: 9780521858083 EAN: 9780521781947 EAN: 9780521792745 EAN: 9780521780971 Includes bibliographical references and indexes Contents: v. 1. To 1640 / edited by Elisabeth Leedham-Green, Teresa Webber -- v. 2. 1640-1850 / edited by Giles Mandelbrote, Keith Manley -- v. 3. 1850-2000 / edited by Alistiar Black and Peter Hoare |
| Physical Description: | 3 v. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 57731122 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0521858089 0521781949 0521792746 0521780977 9780521858083 9780521781947 9780521792745 9780521780971 9780521858083 9780521781947 9780521792745 9780521780971 |