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OverviewChetham's Library, Manchester, was founded in 1655 by the bequest of the Manchester merchant, Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653). Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book is a detailed study of the way in which an early modern provincial library was created, stocked with books and administered. Using extensive archival research into the Library's acquisitions and the trade in books and ideas in the later seventeenth century, Yeo examines the motivations behind the Library's foundation, the beliefs of those responsible for the selection of books and the Library's relationship with the London bookseller Robert Littlebury. The result is a refreshing reinterpretation of provincial intellectual culture and the workings of the early modern trade in books and ideas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew YeoPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 16 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.578kg ISBN: 9789004206656ISBN 10: 9004206655 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 10 May 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsFigures and Illustrations Tables Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Citations and Names Chapter I: The Foundation of Chetham's Library 'As for Manchester... there is a fair library of books' The Creation of a Public Library If Books be the Spectacles we see through to all Learning Humphrey Chetham: 'Manchester's first great philanthropist' 'There to remaine as a publick Library for ever...' Chetham's Library and the History of the Book The Problems of Use Chapter II: The Selection of Texts by Chetham's Library 'By the discretion of the said Richard Johnson...' 'Likely to be a mercy to this place': Nicholas Stratford as Warden The Process of Selection 'not ye last but the most Correct Edition.' Preserving the Best Editions Available An Overview of the Collection The Choice of Bookseller Chapter III: Robert Littlebury and the Sale of Books The Flow of Ideas: from the Thames to Amazon The London Book Trade in the 1650s Robert Littlebury and the Acquisition of Second-Hand Books Robert Littlebury and the Latin Trade Robert Littlebury as a Publisher The Delivery of Books The Need to Keep Stock Moving The Acquisition of 'Bound Books' by Chetham's Library The Impact of the Great Fire of London Reciprocity in the Book Trade: Littlebury, Holdsworth, Firmin and Stratford The Transition from London to Manchester 'Mr Littlebury who is our standard for knowing Authors' Chapter IV: The Reception of Theology at Chetham's Library A Useful Theological Library Forging an Anglican Identity through Patristic texts The Usefulness of Continental and British Theology Calvin, Calvinism and Calvinists In Defence of the Church of England: Arminianism and Socinianism The Shift from Calvinism to Latitudinarianism 'The Wisdom of the East': Hebraica E Societate Iesu: The Reception of Jesuit Texts 'being very rare to see soe many of these' The Trouble with Gifts Usefulness in Defence of the Church of England Chapter V: The Acquisition of Classics, History and Law Healing and Settling the Past: Different Patterns of Acquisition The Ars Excerpendi: Classical Texts and Classical Literature 'infinit benefit': History at Chetham's Library The Formation of Anglican Identity after the Civil War Law Books at Chetham's Library The Book Trade in the Formation and Distribution of Historical Knowledge Chapter VI: Natural Philosophy and 'Useful' Texts The History of the Book and the History of Science The Relationship between Print and Natural Philosophy Natural Philosophy from the Outset: Scientific titles 1655-1661 Step-by-Step: Science and Religious Moderation, 1661-1700 Reciprocity in the Scientific Book Trade The Problems of Scientific Reception Scientific Instruments and Differing Forms of Natural Philosophy Scientific Books outside the Stationers' Company Science, Book and Scientific Instrument Conclusion: Reading has a History Towards a History of the Second Hand Book Trade Preservation for the Future BIBLIOGRAPHY IndexReviewsan impressive and laudable achievement ... Yeo's book, handsomely produced and elegantly written, is a significant and admirable contribution to his subject. More than 300 years ago, one visitor acclaimed Chetham's as 'better than any library in Cambridge'. This study goes a long way towards explaining why he and others were so impressed. Mark Purcell, National Trust. In: European Review of History, Vol. 20, No. 3 (2013), pp. 504-505. This book covers much more ground than its title would suggest. It provides interesting new perspectives on the book trade during the seventeenth century, and on the relationship of booksellers to libraries. Brandon High, King's College London. In: CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group Newsletter, No. 92, July 2012, pp. 27-78. Reading this book is not just to learn about Chetham's Library, but also to be called to think about what is important about historic books and libraries, and what we can learn from them by looking from many angles. In summary, therefore: this is an excellent book whose contribution to scholarship goes far beyond the narrative account that its title might be thought to imply. Certainly, it should be of interest to early modernists of many persuasions and should be on the shelves of any library which supports serious study in such fields. David Pearson, City of London. In: Library & Information History, Vol. 28, No. 1 (March 2012), pp. 62-63. This book covers much more ground than its title would suggest. It provides interesting new perspectives on the book trade during the seventeenth century, and on the relationship of booksellers to libraries. Brandon High, King's College London. In: CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group Newsletter, No. 92, July 2012, pp. 27-78. Reading this book is not just to learn about Chetham's Library, but also to be called to think about what is important about historic books and libraries, and what we can learn from them by looking from many angles. In summary, therefore: this is an excellent book whose contribution to scholarship goes far beyond the narrative account that its title might be thought to imply. Certainly, it should be of interest to early modernists of many persuasions and should be on the shelves of any library which supports serious study in such fields. David Pearson, City of London. In: Library & Information History, Vol. 28, No. 1 (March 2012), pp. 62-63. Author InformationMatthew Yeo studied Modern History at St Catherine's College, Oxford and at Princeton University. His PhD, completed at the University of Manchester in 2009, was on the acquisition of books by Chetham's Library, Manchester, between 1655 and 1700. He now teaches History at Charterhouse, Surrey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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