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Marginated: Seventeenth-Century Printed Books & the Traces of Their Readers
Sylvia Brown
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Description for Marginated: Seventeenth-Century Printed Books & the Traces of Their Readers
Paperback. Catalogue of annotated 17th-century books provides unique insights into the lives of readers. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 161 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 516.
Meaning "provided with marginal annotations," marginated neatly describes the items featured in this extensively researched catalogue. From presentation inscriptions to readers' commentaries to children's doodles, the variety of annotations that appear in these 17th-century books gives unique insight into the lives of their readers-and, indeed, into the lives of the books, as they passed from owner to owner. This catalogue was published to accompany a 2010 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library and features items from the Library's collection.
Meaning "provided with marginal annotations," marginated neatly describes the items featured in this extensively researched catalogue. From presentation inscriptions to readers' commentaries to children's doodles, the variety of annotations that appear in these 17th-century books gives unique insight into the lives of their readers-and, indeed, into the lives of the books, as they passed from owner to owner. This catalogue was published to accompany a 2010 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library and features items from the Library's collection.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
Series
Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551952567
SKU
V9781551952567
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99-1
About Sylvia Brown
Sylvia Brown is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. Her areas of research include women's writing and gender in the early modern period, Milton, Bunyan, and early modern print culture. The author and editor of several articles and books, she is currently working toward the completion of a monograph entitled Household ... Read more
Reviews for Marginated: Seventeenth-Century Printed Books & the Traces of Their Readers
This book is a companion to the Marginated exhibit at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at U of Alberta. Marginated is a 17th century word meaning 'provided with marginal annotations,' and this exhibition illuminates evidence of reading and handling of 17th century books. Books from this exhibit feature markings related to the book price and sales, the reuse of ... Read more