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The country house library / Mark Purcell.

by Purcell, Mark (Librarian)

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Yale University Press, 2017.

027.10941 P985c

Libraries -- Great Britain -- History.

Country homes -- Great Britain.

Upper Class -- Great Britain -- Books and reading.

Books and reading -- Great Britain.

9780300227406 (hc.)

352 pages ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored. Mark Purcell is a deputy director of Cambridge University Library.

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