Provenance Research in Book History
Author: David Pearson
Publisher: London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press
ISBN: STANFORD:36105009712667
Category: Art
Page: 326
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Language: un
Pages: 326
Pages: 326
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press
This handbook surveys the different kinds of ownership evidence to be found in books and brings together a wide range of information and bibliographical references to provenance research. Features of this text include: a list of mottoes used by owners in the 16th and 17th centuries; details of donors' registers
Language: un
Pages: 3
Pages: 3
Language: en
Pages: 660
Pages: 660
The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries records articles of scholarly value that relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment involved in their production, distribution, conservation and
Language: en
Pages: 259
Pages: 259
Founded in 1632, the library of the Kiev Mohyla Academy went up in flames in 1780. Encompassing predominantly humanist, scholastic and homiletic titles in Latin yet placed in a heartland of Eastern Orthodox territories, the library was something of an anomaly for its time, offering East Slavic intellectuals a comprehensive
Language: en
Pages: 826
Pages: 826
Evaluates reference materials in English literature, describing each work's type, scope, limitations, and uses in research, in an updated edition that includes a new section on cultural studies.
