Library Catalogues of the English Renaissance: Reissue With New Preface and Notes (St. Paul*s Bibliographies ; 8)

Jayne, Sears

ISBN 10: 0906795176 / ISBN 13: 9780906795170

Published by St Pauls Bibliographies, 1983

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• Title: Library Catalogues of the English Renaissance: Reissue With New Preface and Notes (St. Paul*s Bibliographies ; 8)
• Publisher: St Pauls Bibliographies
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906795176
• ISBN 13: 9780906795170
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Reissue with new preface, limited to 500 copies. This is a descriptive list of 848 catalogues of English Renaissance libraries of the period 1500-1640: 574 private libraries and 274 institutional ones. First published in 1956, this reissue has an important new preface with notes in which the author reports on the many new catalogues which have been discovered since 1956. Dr. Jayne's description of each catalogue includes the date and size of the collection, the number of manuscripts it contains, the subject represented, the kind of arrangement, and any special information that the catalogue gives, such as press marks, prices, or indices. This book has opened the door to a treasure house of fresh primary sources for the study of English intellectual history and bibliography. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. xiv, 224 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..