| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Based on the catalogue copied by Gilbert Spencer. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sidney family -- Library -- Catalogs.
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Sidney family. |
| Genre/Form |
Catalogs.
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| Subject |
Penshurst Place (England) -- History -- Sources.
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Penshurst Place (England) |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Sidney family. |
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Penshurst Place (England) |
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Private libraries -- England -- Penshurst -- Catalogs.
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Private libraries. |
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England -- Penshurst. |
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Manuscripts, English -- England -- Penshurst.
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Manuscripts, English. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Bowen, William R.
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Warkentin, Germaine.
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Black, Joseph, 1962-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Library of the Sidneys of Penshurst Place circa 1665 9780802042934 (OCoLC)838760715 |
| ISBN |
9781442667389 (electronic book) |
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1442667389 (electronic book) |
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9780802042934 |
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0802042937 |
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