Aedes Althorpianae - An Account of Mansion, Books, Pictures, At Althorp, Residence of

Klappentext The bibliophile aristocrat George Spencer (1758-1834) employed Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847) as his librarian for life. The second earl had amassed the greatest private library in Europe, housed at Althorp, and Dibdin was tasked with cataloguing the vast collection and sourcing suitable editions to add to it. In 1814, Dibdin began publishing his four-volume catalogue, Bibliotheca Spenceriana (also reissued in this series). Aedes Althorpianae was published in two volumes in 1822, and although it is to a great extent devoted to further details of the great library and its contents, it is also illuminating for its detailed history of Althorp and the Spencers. Its descriptions of the internal decoration of Althorp, particularly its art, are accompanied by numerous illustrations. Volume 2 records over 300 additions to the fifteenth-century books in the earl's collection, and catalogues the treasures of the great Cassano library, recently acquired by the earl. Zusammenfassung Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776–1847) was employed as librarian for life by the bibliophile aristocrat George Spencer (1758–1834), who amassed at Althorp the greatest private library in Europe. Published in 1822, these two volumes include additions to Bibliotheca Spenceriana (also reissued in this series) and detailed descriptions of the interiors of Althorp. Inhaltsverzeichnis Miscellaneous authors; Preface; The Cassano library; Books added; Supplement to theology; Index of authors and editions.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Dibdin Thomas Frognall
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.11.2012
• EAN: 9781108057271
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05727-1
• Pages: 642
• Thèmes: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries; Aedes Althorpianae 2 Volume Set
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Autres langues / Autres littératures; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Journalisme; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: general, C 1700 To C 1800, Acquisitions & collection development, Acquisitions and collection development