Pre-nineteenth-century British Book Collectors and Bibliographers

Pre-nineteenth-century British Book Collectors and Bibliographers
Author: William Baker
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Total Pages: 536
Release: 1999
Genre: Bibliographers
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Essays on British book collectors and bibliographers from the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries. This period marked the growth of humanism and coincides with the early Renaissance, before the widespread establishment of print culture. Focuseson the historical evolution of a specific library, as well as a collecting family. Discusses the nature and variety of collecting as a cultural activity.