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The Library of the Sidneys of Penshurst Place circa 1665 /

Comprised of nearly 5000 entries, the catalogue is presented with a full introduction describing the Sidneys' intellectual world and life, their reading and collecting, the women collectors of the family, and the dispersal of the library in 1743.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bowen, William R., Warkentin, Germaine, 1933-, Black, Joseph, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. The Sidneys of Penshurst
  • The Penshurst Library Catalogue
  • The Life of the Mind in Arcadia
  • The Making of the Catalogue
  • Readers and Collectors, 1540-1626. Sir Henry Sidney ; Sir Philip Sidney ; Robert Sidney, first earl of Leicester
  • Robert Sidney, second earl of Leicester. 'Lord Lisleys Study'
  • The Library at Penshurst after 1665
  • Readers and Collectors: The Later Sidneys, 1677-1743
  • The Sale of the Penshurst Library
  • Penshurst after the seventh earl
  • Textual Introduction
  • The Library of the Sidneys of Penshurst Place circa 1665
  • Appendix of Associated Books.