This is the first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin. It covers the whole 400 years of the Library's development, from its foundation by James Ussher in the seventeenth century to the electronic revolution of the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given to the buildings and to the politics involved in obtaining funding for them, as well as to the acquisition of the great treasures, such as the Book of Kells and the libraries of Ussher, Claudius Gilbert and Hendrik Fagel. An important aspect is the comprehensive coverage of legal deposit from the beginning of the nineteenth century, viewed for the first time from the Irish perspective. The book also draws parallels with the development of other libraries in Dublin and with those of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and features throughout the individuals who influenced the Library's development - librarians, politicians, readers, book collectors and book thieves.
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'Hugely informative and thoroughly researched.' Irish Times 'Equally at home with incunabula, cataloguing systems and techniques of conservation and digitization, no better analysis of the vicissitudes and riches of the library than Fox can be imagined.' Times Literary Supplement 'This handsome volume is a very welcome addition to the college's history and to the intellectual history of Ireland This book is not a dry recitation of facts, figures and money expended, it is an engrossing read, with shots of humour and quirky sidelights. It is well illustrated with portraits, plans for library buildings, and manuscript documents. The good-value price for an academic book should ensure a wide readership.' Máire Kennedy, Irish Arts Review 'I commend this excellent history of Ireland's finest library. It contains an intriguing 'what if?' - what would have been the Library's later history had David Webb been appointed College Librarian in 1949?' E. Charles Nelson, Archives of Natural History
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The first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin, Ireland's foremost library and home to the Book of Kells.
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| Introduction |
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The first Library collection |
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2 Ussher, Kells and Durrow: 1641--1665 |
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3 Alexander, Bath and the Jacobites: 1666--1708 |
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Sir Jerome Alexander's library |
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The Countess of Bath's library |
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35 | (2) |
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Provosts Marsh and Huntington |
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44 | (2) |
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4 A new building: 1709--1737 |
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51 | (22) |
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53 | (5) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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Rebinding and recataloguing the printed books |
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67 | (2) |
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5 Stearne, Gilbert and Lyon: 1738--1749 |
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74 | (4) |
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Rebinding and recataloguing the manuscripts |
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7 Leland to Barrett: 1751--1800 |
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95 | (10) |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (14) |
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129 | (25) |
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129 | (9) |
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138 | (4) |
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Edward Barwick, book-thief |
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10 Sadleir, Wall and Todd: 1822--1851 |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (3) |
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160 | (7) |
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167 | (6) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (4) |
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12 Todd as Librarian: 1852--1869 |
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190 | (2) |
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Staff, readers and visitors |
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13 Malet and Ingram: 1869--1886 |
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216 | (7) |
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223 | (3) |
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232 | (25) |
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234 | (4) |
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Legal deposit -- a new Act |
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249 | (4) |
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253 | (4) |
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Legal deposit -- an independent Ireland |
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Readers, visitors and staff |
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283 | (6) |
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289 | (5) |
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294 | (25) |
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294 | (6) |
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18 Professional management: 1965--1983 |
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319 | (22) |
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The New Library completed |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (3) |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (3) |
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335 | (6) |
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The information revolution |
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More books, more readers, more buildings |
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Legal deposit in an electronic age |
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The national role and its cost |
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| Appendix 1 Librarians, Assistant Librarians and Deputy Librarians |
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| Appendix 2 Growth of the collection |
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| Appendix 3 The Library oath and declaration |
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| Sources and select bibliography |
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367 | (5) |
| Index of Trinity College Dublin manuscripts |
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Peter Fox has over 30 years' experience at a senior level in academic libraries, including 15 years in Trinity College Library. In 2009 he retired as the Librarian of the University of Cambridge, having held the post since 1994. Before that he was the College Librarian and Archivist at Trinity College Dublin. He was also a Curator of the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, and a member of a number of committees at the British Library. He has edited several books, including Cambridge University Library: The Great Collections (Cambridge University Press, 1998), the commentary volume to The Book of Kells, MS 58, Trinity College Library Dublin (1990) and Treasures of the Library: Trinity College Dublin (1986).
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