Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book explores in detail the foundation and development of Chetham's Library, in Manchester, fr
This book provides a new perspective on book history, with essays from leading scholars showing how communities of writers, publishers and readers across early
This book provides an overview of the establishment and use of parish libraries in early modern England and includes a thematic analysis of surviving marginalia
John Owen was a leading theologian in 17th-century England. Through his association with Oliver Cromwell in particular, he exercised considerable influence on c
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