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1000 Years of Royal Books and Manuscripts by The British Library Publishing Division (Hardback, 2013)

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How important a part did books play in the lives of successive English monarchs and their families? Besides Alfred the Great, Edward IV, Henry VIII and George III, which kings cared for books? This well-illustrated volume presents a fresh and wide-ranging review of the material and documentary evidence for royal interest in handwritten and printed books. Leading experts offer new perspectives on the part of England's monarchs in the circulation and preservation of texts from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Some essays consider individual books or monarchs. Others take a wider view of several centuries of evidence. At the heart of the volume is the remarkable array of royal books held by the British Library, including the Old Royal Library presented to the nation by George II and the King's Library presented by George IV. Contributors: Richard Gameson, Michael Wood, James Carley, Nicholas Vincent, Joanna Fronska, Catherine Reylds, Scot McKendrick, Kathleen Doyle, John Goldfinch and Jane Roberts.

Product Identifiers

PublisherBritish Library, T.H.E.

ISBN-100712357084

ISBN-139780712357081

eBay Product ID (ePID)183747678

Product Key Features

Number of Pages334 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Name1000 Years of Royal Books and Manuscripts

SubjectGeneral, Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2014

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaArt, Reference, History

AuthorScot Mckendrick

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight39.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Height244mm

Width172mm

Additional Product Features

Place of PublicationLondon

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom

Edited byKathleen Doyle, Scot Mckendrick

Author BiographyDr Scot McKendrick is Head of History and Classical Studies at the British Library. Dr Kathleen Doyle is Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at the British Library.

Content Note80 Colour Illustrations