The invention of rare books : private interest and public memory, 1600-1840 / David McKitterick.

"When does a book that is merely old become a rarity and an object of desire? David McKitterick examines, for the first time, the development of the idea of rare books, and why they matter. Studying examples from across Europe, he explores how this idea took shape in the sixteenth and seventeenth ce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKitterick, David (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Rare books > Europe > History.
Rare books > Europe > Bibliography > Methodology > History.
Book collecting > Europe > History.
Book collectors > Europe > History.
Libraries > Europe > History.
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > 17th century.
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > 18th century.
Book industries and trade > Europe > History > 19th century.
Book collecting.
Book collectors.
Book industries and trade.
Libraries.
Rare books.
Rare books > Bibliography > Methodology.
Europe.
1600-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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