Seventeenth-century libraries problems and perspectives / edited by Robyn Adams, Jacqueline Glomski.

Other author Adams, Robyn, 1977-
Other author Glomski, Jacqueline L., 1951-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Descriptionxiv, 325 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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SeriesLibrary of the written word, 1874-4834 ; volume 114
The handpress world ; volume 92
Contents Part 1: Theory -- 1. Après Naudé: Seventeenth-Century Notions of the Scholarly Library / Jacqueline Glomski -- 2. Placing and Disposing: Subject Classification in English Institutional Libraries, c.1600-1670 / Richard Foster -- Part 2: Culture -- 3. Books, Booklists, and Materiality in the Early Modern Parisian Household: Evidence from the Minutier Central, 1580-1620 / Shanti Graheli -- 4. Priests' Libraries in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic / Jaap Geraerts -- 5. Networks of Influence: Donations to the Bodleian Library in the Early Seventeenth Century / Robyn Adams -- Part 3: Histories -- Tracking a Burgundian Scattered Library: The Mourning Bindings of the Vireys of Chalon-sur-Saône / Dominique Varry -- 7. Small-Format Books and Portable Sets: The Context of the Travelling Library of Charles I / Francesca Galligan -- 8. 'All My Best Bookes': The Libraries of Dr. Richard Busby and Dr. John Pell / Elizabeth Wells -- Afterword: Mapping Seventeenth-Century Libraries, Digitally / David Pearson and Clodagh Murphy.
Abstract "Seventeenth-Century Libraries: Problems and Perspectives presents key topics for understanding the theory and practice of library formation in the seventeenth century, both in Britain and on the Continent. In eight studies (plus a substantial introduction and afterword) based on meticulous research, the volume addresses questions of acquisition, classification, administration and access, spatial arrangement and furniture, networks of collecting, and dispersal of libraries, and serves as an introduction to methods of investigating these themes. Seventeenth-Century Libraries: Problems and Perspectives is a landmark volume that confronts outstanding issues of cultural and intellectual history by synthesizing recent research on the growth of libraries during a period that was crucial for the development of modern knowledge management, historical attitudes, and material culture. Contribuors include: Robyn Adams, Richard Foster, Francesca Galligan, Jaap Geraerts, Jacqueline Glomski, Shanti Graheli, Clodagh Murphy, David Pearson, Dominique Varry, and Elizabeth Wells"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [257]-282) and index.
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LCCN 2023003862
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