Chethams Hospital And Library An Exhibition Catalogue

Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book explores in detail the foundation and development of Chetham's Library, in Manchester, from its foundation in 1655 until the end of the seventeenth century.

Excerpt from The Chetham Hospital and Library: With the Historical Associations of the Building and Its Former Owners My friend, Mr. Sutton, has long urged me to extend this brief account, and in response to his appeal I have endeavoured in doing so, to give a Slight outline Of some Of the chief events Of history, and the stirring scenes that have been associated with this venerable building, as College, and Hospital, and with its predecessor the Baron's Hall in a remoter past. I have aimed at accuracy, and also tried to write as concisely as possible, but selection and compression has been a very difficult task. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.