Reading between the lines: : : parish libraries and their readers in early modern England, 1558-1709 / / Jessica G. Purdy.
"This book provides an overview of the establishment and use of parish libraries in early modern England and includes a thematic analysis of surviving marginalia and readers' marks. This book is the first direct and detailed analysis of parish libraries in early modern England and uses a c...
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| Superior document: | The handpress world ; ; volume 98 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : BRILL,, 2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handpress world ;
volume 98. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XXXX). |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Evolution
- Pre-Reformation Clerical Libraries
- Founders and Users of Post-Reformation Parish Libraries
- Post-Reformation Parish Library Books
- The Spread of Post-Reformation Parish Libraries
- Part 2. Establishment
- The Parish Libraries of Grantham, Ripon, Gorton and Wimborne Minster
- Parish Library Users and Usability
- Collecting Books and Compiling a Collection
- Parsing the Collections of Early Modern Parish Libraries
- Part 3. Readership
- Anti-Catholicism
- The Importance of Scripture
- Sin, Repentance and Salvation
- Godly Living and Death
- Appendix 1. List of Books in the Gorton Chest Parish Library
- Appendix 2. List of Books in the Turton and Walmsley Parish Libraries
- Appendix 3. List of Books in the Stone and Gillingham Donations to Wimborne Minster Chained Library.