English Collectors Of Books And Manuscripts 1530 1930 And Their Marks Of Ownership

This 1930 volume provides a historical study of English book and manuscript collectors from 1530 until the time of publication.

Excerpt from English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) And Their Marks of Ownership The present volume needs no preface. It is the exact reproduction (with a few added details and the necessary bibliographical apparatus) of four lectures delivered at Cambridge in November 1929. 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.

As we rely increasingly on digital resources, what is our responsibility to preserve 'old books' for the future? How was the question of preservation approached historically? David McKitterick's lively and wide-ranging study explores how 'old books' have been represented and interpreted from the eighteenth century to the present day.