Reading Between the Lines

Parish Libraries and Their Readers in Early Modern England, 1558-1709

von Jessica G Purdy

334 Seiten, Leder-/Kunstleder- oder Prachteinband

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book provides an overview of the establishment and use of parish libraries in early modern England and includes a thematic analysis of surviving marginalia and readers' marks. This book is the first direct and detailed analysis of parish libraries in early modern England and uses a case-study approach to the examination of foundation practices, physical and intellectual accessibility, the nature of the collections, and the ways in which people used these libraries and read their books.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religion, allgemein Geschichte der Religion
• ISBN: 9789004363694
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2023
• Größe: 244 x 167 mm
• Verlag: Brill