UID:
almafu_9959695796002883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 575 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-05531-3
Content:
The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland describes the development of libraries in Great Britain and Ireland over some 1500 years, and their role as a part of the social, intellectual and cultural history. In addition to obvious links with the history of books and literature, the volumes include consideration of education, technology, social philosophy, architecture and the arts, as they have affected libraries. The significant international dimension, which has affected British and Irish libraries from the Middle Ages to the present, receives due attention. Other themes considered in each volume include the housing, storage and maintenance of books and other material; the individuals responsible for their care and those who used them; developments in provision, organization and cataloguing; and the principles and attitudes - of librarians and users - which such developments reflect.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
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Introduction: the changing world of libraries -- from cloister to hearth /
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The expansion of book collections 1640-1750 --
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Ancients and moderns: cross-currents in early modern intellectual life /
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Libraries, books and learning, from bacon to the enlightenment /
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Opportunities for building collections and libraries /
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Libraries for school education and personal devotion /
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Libraries for the parish: individual donors and charitable societies /
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Endowed libraries for towns /
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Libraries in university towns /
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Ecclesiastical libraries: libraries for the higher clergy /
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Libraries for antiquaries and heralds /
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Professional collections: libraries for scientists and doctors /
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Personal owners of books /
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Library buildings and fittings /
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Baroque librarianship /
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Library development at a local level --
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Libraries for sociability: the advance of the subscription library /
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Local library provision: 1 Norwich /
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Local library provision: 2 Belfast /
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Provincial and Metropolitan Libraries 1750-1850 --
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Libraries in context: social, cultural and intellectual background /
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The book trade and libraries /
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Ecclesiastical libraries /
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Libraries in the parish /
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Books and universities /
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Libraries and literacy in popular education /
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Scientific and medical libraries: the rise of the institution /
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The first century of the British Museum library /
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The impact of the British Museum library /
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Private libraries in the age of bibliomania /
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Library architecture and interiors /
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Library management in the pre-professional age /
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Libraries for an imperial power /
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Engines of literature: libraries in an era of expansion and transition /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-68370-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-79274-6
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521792745
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