Bibliotheca Pepysiana - A Descriptive Catalogue of the Library of Samuel Pepys (Paperback)

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was a student of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and bequeathed his personal library of 3000 volumes to the College on condition that the contents remained intact and unaltered; they remain there, in his original bookcases, to this day. In the early twentieth century, a project to produce a complete catalogue was begun, and four volumes were published between 1914 and 1940. Volume 2 contains a general introduction to the library and its history, including extracts from Pepys's diary, will, and accounts. It then lists and describes the early printed books, with notes as to special features, other extant copies and publication history, among them several liturgical books in the Sarum rite and 1557 editions of Malory's La morte d'Arthur and the works of Thomas More. It also includes an index of printers. This catalogue remains a valuable resource for researchers in early publishing history and seventeenth-century studies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bibliotheca Pepysiana 4 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	Edward Gordon Duff
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-00204-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-108-00204-8
Barcode:	9781108002042

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