The Manuscript Library of Sir Robert Cotton (The Panizzi Lectures 1993)

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Year of Publication
1994
Contributors Author: Colin G.C. Tite
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116 pp.
Publisher
British Library
City
London, England
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ISBN
9780712303590
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Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) amassed a large private collection of manuscripts. The collection was eventually transferred to the British Library. Contents: The Development of the Manuscript Collection, 1588-1753 Librarians and Aspiring Librarians Cotton House and the Reputation of Sir Robert Appendix: List of items in the British Library Exhibition to accompany the Lectures.