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The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland Vol. 1: To 1640

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Series The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland, Volume 1

Edited by Elisabeth Leedham-Green and Teresa Webber

Publication Date 2006

Hardback ISBN-10
0521781949

Hardback ISBN-13
9780521781947

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521781947

Overview

This is the first detailed scholarly history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. It aims to provide a panorama of the great variety of libraries since the medieval period, setting them in their social and cultural contexts and interpreting their role as it has changed over time. Libraries of all kinds are included, from monastic libraries and other manuscript collections to the modern world of electronic information. Special attention is given to the purposes of libraries - in education, for professional use, for religious purposes and of course for leisure and general reading. Large libraries and small are covered, with examples from all over the British Isles of how needs have been met. Each volume includes an extensive bibliography of sources and secondary works.

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Table of Contents

Frontmatter

Introduction
by
Elisabeth Leedham-Green and Teresa Webber

The physical setting

The medieval library

Reformation, dissolution, new learning

Tools of the trade

Libraries for leisure

Organisation and administration

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