The Chained Library

Klappentext A fascinating illustrated study of the changing design and use of English libraries between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. Zusammenfassung First published in 1931, Streeter's The Chained Library traces the history of library arrangement in England from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries. With many illustrations from cathedral, college, and parish libraries, he shows how library design evolved during these centuries to meet the changing needs of readers.

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1931, Streeter's The Chained Library traces the history of library arrangement in England from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries. With many illustrations from cathedral, college, and parish libraries, he shows how library design evolved during these centuries to meet the changing needs of readers.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. Library evolution; 2. Hereford; 3. Nine Oxford libraries; 4. Five seventeenth-century libraries; 5. Grammar school and parish church libraries; 6. More about Hereford; Epilogue; Appendix; Index.