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The Country House Library Reassess'd: or, Did The ‘Country House Library’ Ever Really Exist?

The Country House Library Reassess'd: or, Did The ‘Country House Library’ Ever Really Exist? AbstractMost of us think we know a country house library when we see one, but in reality surprisingly little work has actually been done on them. As the Trust's collection-level survey programme is starting to show, many of the favourite commonplaces are misleading or entirely mythical. If we are to get to grips with country house libraries, we must recognize them for what they were — just one sort of private library. But above all we must look at their books. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library History Edinburgh University Press

The Country House Library Reassess'd: or, Did The ‘Country House Library’ Ever Really Exist?

Library History , Volume 18 (3): 18 – Nov 1, 2002

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Edinburgh University Press
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Copyright © Edinburgh University Press
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0024-2306
DOI
10.1179/lib.2002.18.3.157
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Abstract

AbstractMost of us think we know a country house library when we see one, but in reality surprisingly little work has actually been done on them. As the Trust's collection-level survey programme is starting to show, many of the favourite commonplaces are misleading or entirely mythical. If we are to get to grips with country house libraries, we must recognize them for what they were — just one sort of private library. But above all we must look at their books.

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Library HistoryEdinburgh University Press

Published: Nov 1, 2002

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