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The acquisition of books by Chetham's Library, 1655-1700 / by Matthew Yeo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yeo, Matthew.
- Series:
- Library of the Written Word 16.
- Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; v. 16. The handpress world ; v. 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chetham's Library--History--17th century.
- Chetham's Library.
- Public libraries--England--Manchester--History--17th century.
- Public libraries.
- Acquisitions (Libraries)--England--History.
- Acquisitions (Libraries).
- Libraries and booksellers--England--History.
- Libraries and booksellers.
- Book industries and trade--England--History.
- Book industries and trade.
- Booksellers and bookselling--England--History.
- Booksellers and bookselling.
- Books and reading--England--History--17th century.
- Books and reading.
- England--Intellectual life--17th century.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Chetham's Library, Manchester, was founded in 1655 by the bequest of the Manchester merchant, Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653). Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book is a detailed study of the way in which an early modern provincial library was created, stocked with books and administered. Using extensive archival research into the Library's acquisitions and the trade in books and ideas in the later seventeenth century, Yeo examines the motivations behind the Library's foundation, the beliefs of those responsible for the selection of books and the Library's relationship with the London bookseller Robert Littlebury. The result is a refreshing reinterpretation of provincial intellectual culture and the workings of the early modern trade in books and ideas.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / M. Yeo
- Chapter I. The Foundation Of Chetham’s Library / M. Yeo
- Chapter II. The Selection Of Texts By Chetham’s Library / M. Yeo
- Chapter III. Robert Littlebury And The Sale Of Books / M. Yeo
- Chapter IV. The Reception Of Theology At Chetham’s Library / M. Yeo
- Chapter V. The Acquisition Of Classics, History And Law / M. Yeo
- Chapter VI. Natural Philosophy And ‘Useful’ Texts / M. Yeo
- Conclusion: Reading Has A History / M. Yeo
- Bibliography / M. Yeo
- Index / M. Yeo.
- Notes:
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Manchester, 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-250) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-16184-2
- 9786613161840
- 90-04-21020-2
- OCLC:
- 744634106
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004206656.i-263 DOI
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