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| Author | : Michael Leapman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
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As well as holding some of the world's most prized cultural treasures, the British Library is the repository of the nation's collective memory. Owing its origin to the generosity and far-sightedness of a handful of 18th-century scholars and booklovers, and built up over 250 years, the Library's very extensive collections--of books, manuscripts, maps, music, newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, stamps, and digital media--offer keys to the understanding of human achievement in literature, art, music, politics, journalism, exploration, and much else, from ancient times to the present day. In this highly illustrated book, Michael Leapman tells the Library's story, highlighting the most significant and beautiful items in its care, as well as exploring some of the lesser known, more surprising artifacts housed in its iconic building in the heart of London.
| Author | : Nicolas Barker |
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| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Library resources |
| ISBN | : 9780712304092 |
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In this highly-illustrated account, Nicolas Barker reveals the history of the British Library's treasure house of books and manuscripts. The Library's holdings cover collections spanning almost three millennia, from the establishment of the British Museum, which brought together the libraries of Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Robert Cotton and Robert Harley, first Earl of Oxford, to the foundation of the British Library in 1973 and to some outstanding acquisitions of the present day.
| Author | : P. Parker |
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| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2021-10 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 9780712354400 |
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Illustrated with beautiful images from the British Library's collection, The British History Puzzle Book will provide hours of entertainment and delight readers with questions for history novices to experts alike. It also spans British history from the first Stone Age settlers to today's post-industrial country. A spectacular, puzzle-fueled, myth-busting journey through the hidden history of Britain in 500 questions. Britain's history is one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first Stone Age settlers, through the Roman occupation, the waves of Germanic and Viking invaders, the wars of the Middle Ages, the consolidation of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, the two World Wars and today's post- industrial country, its development is filled with well-known highpoints and lesser-known byways. The British History Puzzle Book poses fascinating and fiendish questions which will test your knowledge of the nation's history to the limit and reveal a treasure trove of astonishing facts. So if you've ever wondered where cricket was invented, how many husbands the reigning queens of England have had, or who the first recorded tourist to visit Britain was, then The British History Puzzle Book will provide all the answers.
| Author | : Philip Rowland Harris |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 952 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : History |
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Download A History of the British Museum Library, 1753-1973 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first comprehensive history of a world-renowned repository of knowledge and scholarship, this volume deals primarily with the growth of the library's collections, their cataloguing, and the reading rooms in which they are housed. The appendices includes a list of some of the better known persons who have used the reading rooms. 100 illustrations.
| Author | : Nicolas Barker |
| Publisher | : London : British Library |
| Total Pages | : 536 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Design |
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Download Form and Meaning in the History of the Book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Nicolas Barker, OBE FBA, has made many contributions to the study of the book. In celebration of his 70th birthday, the British Library has published a selection of his essays that show the range of his interests in a number of related fields: books and texts; books and people; typography and early printing; the history of the book; bookselling; and forgery. None of these essays has previously been reprinted and collectively they offer a series of authoritative insights into various aspects of the book as physical and cultural artefact. The collection is prefaced by an introduction by Alan Bell, former Librarian of the London Library.
| Author | : Giles Mandelbrote |
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| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : British Library |
| ISBN | : 9780712350358 |
Download Libraries Within the Library Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Dispersed along the shelves of the British Library today are many volumes that once stood side by side in private libraries. These essays explore some of the most important printed collections which were brought together to form the British Museum Library and cast new light on the individuals whose personal interests and taste they reflect.--Dust jacket.
| Author | : Christopher De Hamel |
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| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Art |
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Download The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The British Library's collection of manuscripts is mined for a wealth of examples, illustrated in color, to this guide to illumination for the general reader. De Hamel (now librarian, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, UK, he's a leading scholar in the field) discusses first why then how manuscripts were illuminated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
| Author | : Peter Barber |
| Publisher | : British Library |
| Total Pages | : 394 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : History |
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Over the past 2000 years, London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. London: A History in Maps illustrates and helps to explain the transformation using over 400 examples of maps. Side-by-side with the great, semi-official, but sanitized images of the whole city, there are the more utilitarian maps and plans of the parts--actual and envisaged--which perhaps present more than topographical records. They all have something unique to say about the time when they were created. Peter Barber's book reveals the "inside story" behind one of the world's greatest cities.
| Author | : British Library |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Libraries |
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Download Treasures of the British Library Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This handsome volume tells the story of the Bristish Library and considers its treasures not just individually but as landmarks in the history of Britain's national library, from its origins in some of the great royal, noble and monastic collections of the Middle Ages to present day"--Book jacket.
| Author | : British Museum (Natural History) |
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| Release | : 199? |
| Genre | : Natural history |
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Download Catalogue of the books, manuscripts, maps and drawings in the British Museum (Natural History). Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
