Contributions towards a Dictionary of English Bookcollectors, as also of Some Foreign Collectors, Whose Libraries Were Incorporated in English Collections or Whose Books Are Chiefly Met with in England /
An alphabetical Dictionary consisting of 78 extensive articles devoted to illustrious book collectors; the 79th- and last article gives a valuable Roll of book collectors, 1316-1898. The article devoted to every collector is preceded by a biographical sketch, followed by a specification of remarkabl...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
1969.
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European History and Culture - Book Archive pre-2000.
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Call Number: Z668
| Summary: | An alphabetical Dictionary consisting of 78 extensive articles devoted to illustrious book collectors; the 79th- and last article gives a valuable Roll of book collectors, 1316-1898. The article devoted to every collector is preceded by a biographical sketch, followed by a specification of remarkable works in the collection, and concluded by a short account of the fate of the library, with the devolution of some of its items through successive later collections. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004616585 |