The Huntington Library

by Scala Publishers

• ISBN13: 9781857593341
• ISBN10: 1857593340
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-15
• Publisher: Scala Books

Summary

With its outstanding library, art collections, and botanical gardens, the Huntington is one of the richest cultural centres in the world. The library, which holds several million items, is one of the largest and most comprehensive research collections of British and American history and literature. This publication showcases some of the Huntington's finest rare books and manuscripts, including the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, a Gutenberg Bible on vellum, a double-elephant folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America, and an extensive collection of early editions of Shakespeare's works. Beautifully illustrated and skilfully designed, this welcome addition to the series presents these and many other highlights from a distinguished collection.

Table of Contents

Mr. Huntington and his library	p. 6
Manuscripts	p. 20
Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts	p. 21
British historical manuscripts	p. 31
American historical manuscripts : the colonial period through the Civil War	p. 39
Western American and California manuscripts	p. 51
British and American literary manuscripts	p. 61
Printed books	p. 72
Incunabula	p. 73
Books of the British Isles	p. 79
American books	p. 89
History of science and technology	p. 98
Photography	p. 108
Prints and ephemera	p. 122
Maps	p. 138
Research and education	p. 154
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