The care of books an essay on the development of libraries and their fittings, from the earliest times to the end of the eighteenth century
John Willis Clark, a noted academic & antiquarian, published this book in 1901 after completing his work on the architectural history of Cambridge. His carefully researched study provides a wide-ranging account of the history of libraries from antiquity to the early modern period. Clark describe...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2010.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. Literary studies. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b4196309x*spi |
| Sumario: | John Willis Clark, a noted academic & antiquarian, published this book in 1901 after completing his work on the architectural history of Cambridge. His carefully researched study provides a wide-ranging account of the history of libraries from antiquity to the early modern period. Clark describes the buildings used to store books: churches, cloisters, & purpose-built libraries; the way collections were endowed, audited & protected; the development of library furniture, including lecterns, stalls, chaining systems & wall-cases; & the characteristics of monastic, collegiate, & private collections. The book is generously illustrated, & its approachable style means it will appeal not only to academic historians of libraries, but to a wider audience of those interested in books & reading culture, historic buildings & artefacts, & medieval, renaissance & early modern studies. |
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| Notas: | Also issued in print: 2009. This edition originally published: Cambridge: University Press, 1902. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xxvi, 352 p.) : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780511694165 |
