A Catalogue of the Donations Made to Norwich City Library 1608-1656
A Catalogue of the Donations Made to Norwich City Library 1608-1656

Author: Joy Tilley

Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13:

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Norwich City Library was established in 1608 in three rooms set aside in the house of Jerrom Goodwyn, swordbearer, which were to serve both as a lodging and as a library for preachers. It was arguably the first provincial municipal library foundation in England, independent of either church or school, to be established after the Reformation. Joy Tilley describes the context in which the library flourished and struggled in the political and religious upheavals in the city, and provides biographical details of the citizens who donated books to it.

Reading the Roman Republic in Early Modern England
Reading the Roman Republic in Early Modern England

Author: Freyja Cox Jensen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-08-03

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9004233032

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Placing the reading of history in its cultural and educational context, and examining the processes by which ideas about ancient Rome circulated, this study provides the first assessment of the significance of Roman history, broadly conceived, in early modern England.

The Acquisition of Books by Chetham's Library, 1655-1700
The Acquisition of Books by Chetham's Library, 1655-1700

Author: Matthew Yeo

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-05-10

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 9004210202

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Chetham's Library, Manchester, was founded in 1655 by the bequest of the Manchester merchant, Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653). Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book is a detailed study of the way in which an early modern provincial library was created, stocked with books and administered. Using extensive archival research into the Library's acquisitions and the trade in books and ideas in the later seventeenth century, Yeo examines the motivations behind the Library's foundation, the beliefs of those responsible for the selection of books and the Library's relationship with the London bookseller Robert Littlebury. The result is a refreshing reinterpretation of provincial intellectual culture and the workings of the early modern trade in books and ideas.

British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000
British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000

Author: J.H. Bowman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-28

Total Pages: 685

ISBN-13: 1351954555

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This important reference volume covers developments in almost every aspect of British library and information work during the ten-year period 1991-2000. Some forty contributors, all of whom are experts in their subject, provide a robust overview of their specialities along with extensive further references which act as a starting point for further research. The book provides a comprehensive record of what took place in library and information management during a decade of considerable change and challenges. It is an essential reference resource for librarians and information professionals.

The Library of a Jesuit Community at Holbeck, Nottinghamshire (1679)
The Library of a Jesuit Community at Holbeck, Nottinghamshire (1679)

Author: Hendrik Dijkgraaf

Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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"The Holbeck catalogue is apparently the only recorded 17th-century Jesuit missionary library. There are of course several catalogues of Jesuit institutional libraries in France, Germany and elsewhere, but these are libraries solely for the clergy, and in some cases these libraries lost their Jesuit identity through being swamped by large gifts from outside sources. The Holbeck library, on the other hand, was just large enough to be a working tool, and compact enough to have a recognizable identity. Dr Dijkgraaf has supplied a comprehensive account of the library and its context and thanks to his elaborate analysis of the contents, we are able to rationalize and justify the presence of each and every book on the shelves."--BOOK JACKET.