The acquisition of books by Chetham's Library, 1655-1700

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    • Yeo, Matthew

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The acquisition of books by Chetham's Library, 1655-1700

by Matthew Yeo

（Library of the written word, v. 16 . The handpress world ; v. 10）

Brill, 2011

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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral) -- University of Manchester, 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-250) and index

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内容説明

Chetham's Library, Manchester, was founded in 1655 by the bequest of the Manchester merchant, Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653). Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book is a detailed study of the way in which an early modern provincial library was created, stocked with books and administered. Using extensive archival research into the Library's acquisitions and the trade in books and ideas in the later seventeenth century, Yeo examines the motivations behind the Library's foundation, the beliefs of those responsible for the selection of books and the Library's relationship with the London bookseller Robert Littlebury. The result is a refreshing reinterpretation of provincial intellectual culture and the workings of the early modern trade in books and ideas.

目次

Figures and Illustrations Tables Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Citations and Names Chapter I: The Foundation of Chetham's Library 'As for Manchester... there is a fair library of books' The Creation of a Public Library If Books be the Spectacles we see through to all Learning Humphrey Chetham: 'Manchester's first great philanthropist' 'There to remaine as a publick Library for ever...' Chetham's Library and the History of the Book The Problems of Use Chapter II: The Selection of Texts by Chetham's Library 'By the discretion of the said Richard Johnson...' 'Likely to be a mercy to this place': Nicholas Stratford as Warden The Process of Selection 'not ye last but the most Correct Edition.' Preserving the Best Editions Available An Overview of the Collection The Choice of Bookseller Chapter III: Robert Littlebury and the Sale of Books The Flow of Ideas: from the Thames to Amazon The London Book Trade in the 1650s Robert Littlebury and the Acquisition of Second-Hand Books Robert Littlebury and the Latin Trade Robert Littlebury as a Publisher The Delivery of Books The Need to Keep Stock Moving The Acquisition of 'Bound Books' by Chetham's Library The Impact of the Great Fire of London Reciprocity in the Book Trade: Littlebury, Holdsworth, Firmin and Stratford The Transition from London to Manchester 'Mr Littlebury who is our standard for knowing Authors' Chapter IV: The Reception of Theology at Chetham's Library A Useful Theological Library Forging an Anglican Identity through Patristic texts The Usefulness of Continental and British Theology Calvin, Calvinism and Calvinists In Defence of the Church of England: Arminianism and Socinianism The Shift from Calvinism to Latitudinarianism 'The Wisdom of the East': Hebraica E Societate Iesu: The Reception of Jesuit Texts 'being very rare to see soe many of these' The Trouble with Gifts Usefulness in Defence of the Church of England Chapter V: The Acquisition of Classics, History and Law Healing and Settling the Past: Different Patterns of Acquisition The Ars Excerpendi: Classical Texts and Classical Literature 'infinit benefit': History at Chetham's Library The Formation of Anglican Identity after the Civil War Law Books at Chetham's Library The Book Trade in the Formation and Distribution of Historical Knowledge Chapter VI: Natural Philosophy and 'Useful' Texts The History of the Book and the History of Science The Relationship between Print and Natural Philosophy Natural Philosophy from the Outset: Scientific titles 1655-1661 Step-by-Step: Science and Religious Moderation, 1661-1700 Reciprocity in the Scientific Book Trade The Problems of Scientific Reception Scientific Instruments and Differing Forms of Natural Philosophy Scientific Books outside the Stationers' Company Science, Book and Scientific Instrument Conclusion: Reading has a History Towards a History of the Second Hand Book Trade Preservation for the Future BIBLIOGRAPHY Index

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