Classification in private library catalogues of the English Renaissance, 1500-1640

Library inventories are widely acknowledged for their importance in intellectual history, but there are few detailed studies of library classification in this context. The discussion centres on the inventories of 36 English private libraries from 1521 to 1640, with a view to understanding what could...

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Main Author: Besson, Alain
Published: University College London (University of London) 1988
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343789