A History and Catalogue of the Lindsay Library, 1570–1792: The Story of 'Some bonie litle bookes' (Library of the Written Word - the Handpress World, #103)

by Kelsey Jackson Williams, Jane Stevenson, and William Zachs

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This is the first study of Jacobean Scotland's largest library: the collection assembled over several generations by the Lindsays of Balcarres. It challenges prior understandings of pre-Union Scotland's book culture, presents the catalogue of a collection of international importance for the first time, and recovers the intellectual history behind this "Great Bibliotheck".

The volume includes chapters on the history of the library to the Restoration (Jane Stevenson) and from Restoration to Enlightenment (Kelsey Jackson Williams) as well as a detailed discussion of the library's reconstruction (William Zachs and Jackson Williams), a full catalogue, and appendices.
  • ISBN13 9789004503779
  • Publish Date 19 May 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country NL
  • Imprint Brill