The University of Glasgow Library : friendly shelves
2016
Books, Manuscripts
Founded under King James II in 1451, Glasgow University and its fledgling library has developed across the centuries from the Renaissance and the Reformation, through the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, to become one of the major universities of the world. The Library stands high, physically on University Avenue, and on the shoulders of those who have gone before, in the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and for the benefit of all. The digital revolution, equal to the fifteenth-century invention of the printing press which democratised learning, is enabling the Library to unlock its many treasures and make them more widely available here and overseas - book jacket.
Main title:
The University of Glasgow Library : friendly shelves / editorial team: Dr. Peter V. Davies, general editor, Susan Ashworth, Helen Durndell, Peter Hoare, Lesley Richmond, Graeme Smith.
Author:
Davies, Peter V., editorAshworth, Susan, editorDurndell, Helen, editorHoare, Peter, 1936-, editorRichmond, Lesley, editorSmith, Graeme, editorFriends of Glasgow University Library, issuing bodyUniversity of Glasgow. Library, issuing body
Imprint:
Glasgow : The Friends of Glasgow University Library in association with the University Library, 2016.
Collation:
285 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, billustrations (chiefly colour), maps, ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-278) and index.
Contents:
Renaissance & Reformation : from foundation to 1700Enlightenment emerges : the 18th centuryIndustrial expansion & migration : the 19th centuryWar, peace & opportunities : the 20th centuryNew horizons : the 21st centuryIllustrated books in the Library holdings : more than just words can sayUnique and distinctive collectionsThe Friends of Glasgow University Library.
ISBN:
9780993518515 (pbk)
Dewey class:
027.7941.42027.73029027.4144
Local class:
027.7027
Language:
English
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BRN:
1879020
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