Related Books

A History of the British Museum Library, 1753-1973
Language: en
Pages: 952
Authors: Philip Rowland Harris
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first comprehensive history of a world-renowned repository of knowledge and scholarship, this volume deals primarily with the growth of the library's collec
Empire, the British Museum, and the Making of the Biblical Scholar in the Nineteenth Century
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: Gregory L. Cuéllar
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-23 - Publisher: Springer Nature

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Since the modern period, the field of biblical studies has relied upon libraries, museums, and archives for its evidentiary and credentialing needs. Yet, absent
Slow Scholarship
Language: en
Pages: 184
Authors: Catherine E. Karkov
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A powerful claim for the virtues of a more thoughtful and collegiate approach to the academy today.
International Dictionary of Library Histories
Language: en
Pages: 586
Authors: David H. Stam
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-11-01 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Following the format of Fitzroy Dearborn's highly successful International Dictionary of Historic Places and International Dictionary of University Histories, t
Abstractions of Evidence in the Study of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
Language: en
Pages: 185
Authors: Joseph A. Dane
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-05 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this book, Joseph Dane critiques the use of material evidence in studies of manuscript and printed books by delving into accepted notions about the study of