| Description |
3 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
v. 1. To 1640 / edited by Elisabeth Leedham-Green, Teresa Webber -- v. 2. 1640-1850 / edited by Giles Mandelbrote, Keith Manley -- v. 3. 1850-2000 / edited by Alistair Black and Peter Hoare. |
| Summary |
This is a detailed scholarly history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. It provides a panorama of the great variety of libraries since the medieval period, setting them in their social and cultural contexts and interpreting their role as it has changedover time. |
| Subject |
Libraries -- Great Britain -- History.
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Libraries. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Libraries -- Ireland -- History.
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Ireland. |
| Added Author |
Leedham-Green, E. S.
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| ISBN |
9780521858083 set |
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0521858089 |
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9780521781947 v. 1 hardback |
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0521781949 |
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9780521792745 v. 2 hardback |
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0521792746 |
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9780521780971 v. 3 harback |
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0521780977 |
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