The Great Book of the World

The Formation and Use of the Library of Robert Ashley (1565-1641)
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-34103-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 144, 374 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Library of the Written Word

Robert Ashley, bibliophile, lawyer, and translator, amassed one of the largest personal libraries of the early modern period. Containing more than 6,000 titles, in 1641 it became the foundation of the library at Middle Temple, one of London’s four Inns of Court. Ashley’s library is notable for its extensive annotations, and unique items, including the only known copies of Albrecht Durer’s sixteenth-century star maps and the first Belarusian language primer. Compiled by the current custodian of the library, this is the first comprehensive study of Ashley’s library, and includes over 100 illustrations, and access to a full catalogue of it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Satterley, Renae

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Restaurierung, Konservierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstförderung, Mäzenatentum, Auktionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Renae Satterley, Ph.D (2024), is Head of the Library at Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court. She has published articles on Robert Ashley, female stationers, and library studies. She is a longstanding volunteer with the Montefiascone Project.