Trinity College Library Dublin
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Trinity College Library Dublin

A History

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Trinity College Library Dublin

A History

About this book

This is the first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin. It covers the whole 400 years of the Library's development, from its foundation by James Ussher in the seventeenth century to the electronic revolution of the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given to the buildings and to the politics involved in obtaining funding for them, as well as to the acquisition of the great treasures, such as the Book of Kells and the libraries of Ussher, Claudius Gilbert and Hendrik Fagel. An important aspect is the comprehensive coverage of legal deposit from the beginning of the nineteenth century, viewed for the first time from the Irish perspective. The book also draws parallels with the development of other libraries in Dublin and with those of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and features throughout the individuals who influenced the Library's development - librarians, politicians, readers, book collectors and book thieves.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. Tables
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 Early days: 1592-1640
  13. 2 Ussher, Kells and Durrow: 1641-1665
  14. 3 Alexander, Bath and the Jacobites: 1666-1708
  15. 4 A new building: 1709-1737
  16. 5 Stearne, Gilbert and Lyon: 1738-1749
  17. 6 The Library in 1750
  18. 7 Leland to Barrett: 1751-1800
  19. 8 Fagel: 1798-1809
  20. 9 Barrett: 1801-1821
  21. 10 Sadleir, Wall and Todd: 1822-1851
  22. 11 The Library in 1850
  23. 12 Todd as Librarian: 1852-1869
  24. 13 Malet and Ingram: 1869-1886
  25. 14 Abbott: 1887-1913
  26. 15 Smyly: 1914-1948
  27. 16 The Library in 1950
  28. 17 Parke: 1949-1965
  29. 18 Professional management: 1965-1983
  30. 19 Epilogue: 1984-2003
  31. Appendix 1 Librarians, Assistant Librarians and Deputy Librarians1
  32. Appendix 2 Growth of the collection
  33. Appendix 3 The Library oath and declaration
  34. Sources and select bibliography
  35. Index of Trinity College Dublin manuscripts
  36. General index