Libraries, Books, and Collectors of Texts, 1600-1900

Libraries, Books, and Collectors of Texts, 1600-1900
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9780429952395
ISBN-13 : 0429952392
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Book Synopsis Libraries, Books, and Collectors of Texts, 1600-1900 by : Annika Bautz

Download or read book Libraries, Books, and Collectors of Texts, 1600-1900 written by Annika Bautz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the collectors’ roles as prominently as the collections of books and texts which they assembled. Contributors explore the activities and networks shaping a range of continental and transcontinental European public and private collections during the Renaissance, Enlightenment and modern eras. They study the impact of class, geographical location and specific cultural contexts on the gathering and use of printed and handwritten texts and other printed artefacts. The volume explores the social dimension of book collecting, and considers how practices of collecting developed during these periods of profound cultural, social and political change.


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