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Libraries Within the Library

Author : Giles Mandelbrote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712350358
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Libraries Within the Library written by Giles Mandelbrote and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dispersed along the shelves of the British Library today are many volumes that once stood side by side in private libraries. These essays explore some of the most important printed collections which were brought together to form the British Museum Library and cast new light on the individuals whose personal interests and taste they reflect.--Dust jacket.

The Book of the British Library

Author : Michael Leapman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the British Library written by Michael Leapman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As well as holding some of the world's most prized cultural treasures, the British Library is the repository of the nation's collective memory. Owing its origin to the generosity and far-sightedness of a handful of 18th-century scholars and booklovers, and built up over 250 years, the Library's very extensive collections--of books, manuscripts, maps, music, newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, stamps, and digital media--offer keys to the understanding of human achievement in literature, art, music, politics, journalism, exploration, and much else, from ancient times to the present day. In this highly illustrated book, Michael Leapman tells the Library's story, highlighting the most significant and beautiful items in its care, as well as exploring some of the lesser known, more surprising artifacts housed in its iconic building in the heart of London.

Treasures of the British Library

Author : British Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712348447
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Treasures of the British Library written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the great collections of The British Library. Illustrated throughout in colour, it is an introduction to some of the world's most magnificent books and manuscripts, from The Lindisfarne Gospels to Magna Carta, The Diamond Sutra and The Gutenberg Bible.

Private Case--public Scandal

Author : Peter Fryer
Publisher : London : Secker & Warburg
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Private Case--public Scandal written by Peter Fryer and published by London : Secker & Warburg. This book was released on 1966 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "cupboard" books in the British Museum Library.

The Illuminated Page

Author : Janet Backhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illuminated Page written by Janet Backhouse and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to this art form, embracing both devotional and secular material.

The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander

Author : Ekaterina Dimitrova
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander written by Ekaterina Dimitrova and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander is the outstanding treasure of a cultural and spiritual Renaissance in fourteenth-century Bulgaria, and a masterpiece of Byzantine manuscript art. The Gospels' creation was not only the supreme achievement of Bulgarian medieval culture; it also marked its final flourishing, 500 years after the introduction of Christianity and the Cyrillic script into Bulgaria and shortly before the country's collapse under the invasion of the Ottoman Turks. Commissioned, in 1355 for Tsar Ivan Alexander, the Gospels was completed in just one year by a single scribe, Simeon, and by artists of the Turnovo school, the Bulgarian capital, ecclesiastical and cultural centre, of the time. It contains 367 miniatures, among which is an outstanding portrait of the Tsar himself and his family. Following the fall of Turnovo in 1393, the manuscript was moved to safety across the Danube to Moldavia. By the early seventeenth century it was in the monastery of St Paul on Mount Athos and it was here that in 1837 the young Hon. Robert Curzon contrived to acquire it as a souvenir of his visit.

The Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book

Author : Philip Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712352994
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book The Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book written by Philip Parker and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.

Form and Meaning in the History of the Book

Author : Nicolas Barker
Publisher : London : British Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Form and Meaning in the History of the Book written by Nicolas Barker and published by London : British Library. This book was released on 2003 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicolas Barker, OBE FBA, has made many contributions to the study of the book. In celebration of his 70th birthday, the British Library has published a selection of his essays that show the range of his interests in a number of related fields: books and texts; books and people; typography and early printing; the history of the book; bookselling; and forgery. None of these essays has previously been reprinted and collectively they offer a series of authoritative insights into various aspects of the book as physical and cultural artefact. The collection is prefaced by an introduction by Alan Bell, former Librarian of the London Library.

Inside the British Library

Author : Alan Edwin Day
Publisher : Library Association Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the British Library written by Alan Edwin Day and published by Library Association Publishing (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Index

Material on Nautical Cartography in the British Library, 1550-1650

Author : Helen Wallis
Publisher : UC Biblioteca Geral 1
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Material on Nautical Cartography in the British Library, 1550-1650 written by Helen Wallis and published by UC Biblioteca Geral 1. This book was released on 1984 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Library Co-operation in the British Isles

Author : Luxmoore Newcombe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000506789
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Library Co-operation in the British Isles written by Luxmoore Newcombe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1937, examines the principles and practicalities of inter-library loans of books – making available to readers elsewhere otherwise idle books. Initially done on an ad-hoc basis, modern ideas and developments have led to a modern generation of librarians whose first aim is to see that their readers get the books they need.

Books! Books! Books! Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library

Author : Mick Manning
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763697575
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Books! Books! Books! Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library written by Mick Manning and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning duo Manning and Granstrm bring to life the extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of one of the greatest libraries in the world: the British Library.

The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts

Author : Michelle P. Brown
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802081728
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts written by Michelle P. Brown and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the history and techniques of writing that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of crafts people at work.

Treasures of the British Library

Author : British Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Treasures of the British Library written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This handsome volume tells the story of the Bristish Library and considers its treasures not just individually but as landmarks in the history of Britain's national library, from its origins in some of the great royal, noble and monastic collections of the Middle Ages to present day"--Book jacket.

Bulletin of the British Library of Political Science

Author : British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the British Library of Political Science written by British Library of Political and Economic Science and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination

Author : Christopher De Hamel
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802081735
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (817 download)

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Book Synopsis The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination by : Christopher De Hamel

Download or read book The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination written by Christopher De Hamel and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the history and techniques of manuscript illumination that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.

The British Library

Author : Philip Howard
Publisher : Scala Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The British Library written by Philip Howard and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Library holds one of the world's greatest collections of books and manuscripts, spanning almost three millennia and from all parts of the world. They include such famous documents as The Lindisfarne Gospels, the Diamond Sutra, Gutenberg's 42-line Bible, the Magna Carta and Shakespeare's First Folio. Among the thousands of manuscripts are copies of some of the best-known works of English literature and world-renowned collections of maps, music, stamps, photographs, patents, newspapers and sound recordings. Scala has commissioned newspaper columnist and author, Philip Howard, to write the text for this important book. With his usual witty and refreshing approach, Philip avoids the traditional collection-by-collection analysis, but sets out to give a retrospective trawl through the areas of universal knowledge within the library, highlighting its treasures to illustrate his themes. The range and scope of the library's treasures are unparalleled, and this superb new book in Scala's series on the great libraries of the world gives a flavour of the richness of the library's collection in an innovative and entertaining way. 150 colour illustrations