Readers in a revolution: bibliographical change in the nineteenth century

The mid-nineteenth century brought a revolution in popular and scholarly understandings of old and second-hand books. Manuals introduced new ideas and practices to increasing numbers of collectors, exhibitions offered opportunities previously unheard of, and scholars worked together to transform how...

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Beteilige Person: McKitterick, David 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009200882
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009200882
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009200882
Zusammenfassung:The mid-nineteenth century brought a revolution in popular and scholarly understandings of old and second-hand books. Manuals introduced new ideas and practices to increasing numbers of collectors, exhibitions offered opportunities previously unheard of, and scholars worked together to transform how the history of printing was understood. These dramatic changes would have profound consequences for bibliographical study and collecting, accompanied as they were by a proliferation in means of access. Many ideas arising during this time would even continue to exert their influence in the digitised arena of today. This book traces this revolution to its roots in commercial and personal ties between key players in England, France and beyond, illuminating how exhibitions, libraries, booksellers, scholars and popular writers all contributed to the modern world of book studies. For students and researchers, it offers an invaluable means of orientation in a field now once again undergoing deep and wide-ranging transformations
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Introduction -- Re-shaping the World -- Books in Abundance -- Celebrating Print -- Libraries -- Access: National Collections -- The British Museum Commission, 1847-1850 -- Libraries in Confusion -- Collaboration -- Trading and collecting -- The Trade in Second-hand Books -- Private Collectors and the Public -- Books in Detail -- Writing in Books -- Bookbinding -- Books in Show -- Reproduction -- Exhibitions -- Another Generation -- Changes in Direction -- Advice and Guidance -- Standing Back -- The Next Generation -- Then and Now
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 431 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009200882
DOI:10.1017/9781009200882