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Item Details
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LIBRARIES OF HENRY VIII
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| By: |
James P. Carley (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0712346309 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780712346306 |
| Publisher: |
THE BRITISH LIBRARY PUBLISHING DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
15 February, 2000 |
| Series: |
Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues v. 7 |
| Pages: |
450 |
| Description: |
A collection of five volumes associated with Henry VIII, including one written by an unnamed Frenchman at Richmond Palace, part of a general inventory at Westminster Palace, a list of books in the royal library and book titles extracted from the post-mortem inventories of his palaces. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume is made up of five volumes of books associated with Henry VIII: one (H1) undertaken by an unnamed Frenchman at Richmond Palace in 1535, the second (H2) part of a general inventory at Westminster Palace in 1542. the third (H3) an account from the King's Printer Thomas Berthelet for the years 1541-43, the fourth (H4) a select list of books in the royal library seen by John Bale c.1548, and finally (H5) book titles extracted from the post-mortem inventories of Henry VIII's palaces. Using the evidence of inventory numbers in surviving books, moreover, it has been possible to recreate a lost list of more than 500 books which were brought to Westminster (primarily from Hampton Court and Greenwich) between 1542 and 1548 and this 'list' has been appended to the Westminster inventory.Although the library at Westminster contained printed books and books deriving from Henry's ancestors, a goodly number were monastic 'loot' and the lists show the sort of material John Leland and others considered worth rescuing. A considerable number of these books have left the royal library during the succeeding centuries and Carley has traced many to their modern locations. The presentation and analysis of the Westminster lists in particular leads to a different picture of the role of Henry VIII as preserver and destroyer of the monastic past than has normally been put forth. |
| Illustrations: |
8 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The British Library Publishing Division |
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Non-returnable |
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