A history of the British Museum library, 1753-1973 / P.R. Harris.
A history of the British Museum library, 1753-1973 / P.R. Harris.
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London : British Library, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0382262
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English
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Physical content
xx, 833 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Ch. I. The Eighteenth Century, 1753-1798 -- Ch. II. Planta as Principal Librarian - the Beginning of Change, 1799-1827 -- Ch. III. Parliamentary Enquiries, 1828-1837 -- Ch. IV. Panizzi and Madden, 1837-1847 -- Ch. V. A Time of Development, 1847-1856 -- Ch. VI. A Time of Consolidation, 1857-1875 -- C...
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Publisher
London : British Library, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
This is the first comprehensive history of an institution that for generations enjoyed world renown as a repository of knowledge and a cornerstone of scholarship. As the tasks of a major library such as the British Museum library are to acquire material, house it and preserve it for posterity, catalogue it, and make it available to the public, each...
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A history of the British Museum library, 1753-1973 / P.R. Harris.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 785-793) and index.
Transferred from N027.541/13.
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T0382262
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74VM06meMeqA
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ISBN
0712345620
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027.541
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991001671029702626
