A history and catalogue of the Lindsay Library, 1570-1792: the story of 'some bonie litle bookes'

This is the first study of Jacobean Scotland's largest library: the collection assembled over several generations by the Lindsays of Balcarres. It challenges prior understandings of pre-Union Scotland's book culture, presents the catalogue of a collection of international importance for th...

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Main Authors: Jackson Williams, Kelsey 1986- (Author), Stevenson, Jane 1959- (Author), Zachs, William (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:Library of the written word volume 103
Library of the written word. The handpress world volume 82
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Summary:This is the first study of Jacobean Scotland's largest library: the collection assembled over several generations by the Lindsays of Balcarres. It challenges prior understandings of pre-Union Scotland's book culture, presents the catalogue of a collection of international importance for the first time, and recovers the intellectual history behind this "Great Bibliotheck".0The volume includes chapters on the history of the library to the Restoration (Jane Stevenson) and from Restoration to Enlightenment (Kelsey Jackson Williams) as well as a detailed discussion of the library's reconstruction (William Zachs and Jackson Williams), a full catalogue, and appendices
Physical Description:XXIV, 513 Seiten Illustrationen, genealogische Tafel (schwarz-weiß) 1007 Gramm (ohne Staub!)
ISBN:9789004503779

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