A History and Catalogue of the Lindsay Library, 1570–1792

Download or read book A History and Catalogue of the Lindsay Library, 1570–1792 written by Kelsey Jackson Williams and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first study of Jacobean Scotland's largest library: the collection assembled over several generations by the Lindsays of Balcarres. It challenges prior understandings of pre-Union Scotland's book culture, presents the catalogue of a collection of international importance for the first time, and recovers the intellectual history behind this "Great Bibliotheck". The volume includes chapters on the history of the library to the Restoration (Jane Stevenson) and from Restoration to Enlightenment (Kelsey Jackson Williams) as well as a detailed discussion of the library's reconstruction (William Zachs and Jackson Williams), a full catalogue, and appendices.