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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 case-study approach to the examination of foundation practices, physical and intellectual accessibility, the nature of the collections, and the ways in which people used these libraries and read their books.
Price: $167.00
Pages: 334
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Library of the Written Word
Publication Date:
13 November 2023
ISBN: 9789004363694
Format: Other
Jessica G. Purdy, PhD (2021, Manchester Metropolitan University) is Associate Lecturer in Early Modern British History at the University of St Andrews. Her research focuses on books, libraries, gender, and identity in the early modern period. She co-published an edited volume, Communities of Print, with Brill in 2021.