A Directory of the Parochial Libraries of the Church of England and the Church in Wales

Perkin, Michael

ISBN 10: 0948170131 / ISBN 13: 9780948170133

Edité par Bibliographical Society, London, 2004

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Navy cloth. 490 pp. A few bw plates. A directory of parochial libraries of the Church of England and the Church in Wales, past and present, founded up to c.1900, together with a broad sample of desk-libraries, accompanied by an updated historical introduction, tables by date and county, appendices of MS and printed documents, expanded catalogues of libraries, recommendations on care, and summaries of reports on parochial libraries to date. (from London Bibliographical Society).

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A Directory of the Parochial Libraries of the Church of England and the Church in Wales
• Éditeur: Bibliographical Society, London
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0948170131
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780948170133
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: VG+
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

Because of the unauthorized sale, loss, or deteriorating condition of parochial libraries in the 1930s and 1940s, a postal survey of surviving collections was undertaken which resulted in a detailed report and directory finally published under the general editorship of Neil Ker as The Parochial Libraries of the Church of England: Report of a Committee appointed by the Central Council for the Care of Churches to Investigate the Number and Condition of Parochial Libraries belonging to the Church of England, with a Historical Introduction, Notes on Early Printed Books and their Care and an Alphabetical List of Parochial Libraries Past and Present, by Faith Press in 1959. This book is a thorough revision of that work and incorporates much of its apparatus while reflecting new discoveries and recent research. The Directory in particular has been greatly expanded to include libraries established up to c. 1900, and, especially, a broad sample of what have come to be known as desk-libraries, with one or more pre-1700 prescribed books. Many of the reports, documents, and tables, including the historical introduction, have been reprinted in this new edition, edited and modified to take account of new developments and findings. A Postscript, 2000 briefly outlines research in this field over the last 50 years or so, and there are a number of new lists and tables, one including statistical information. The index is a key to the whole book and should be especially consulted for references to former owners and donors and subject strengths.

À propos de l?auteur

Michael Perkin, retired, was formerly Curator of Special Collections, Liverpool Univeristy Library, and has worked subsequently on a part-time basis in Reading University Library, Special Collections and Department of Typography; and on a voluntary basis in Winchester Cathedral Library; and on free-lance bibliographical and editorial work.