Thesis
The trade in rare books in Switzerland in the first half of the nineteenth century: Sir Thomas Phillipps's purchases and their dispersal
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This thesis examines the changing values assigned to books and shows why some items are now considered as part of the world’s cultural heritage. Using a methodology based on the reading of archives, the use of dealers’ and library catalogues, and the books’ material analysis, my research provides an in-depth study of the trade in rare books in Switzerland in the first half of the nineteenth century. To explore this topic, largely neglected by modern scholarship, I investigate the purchases...
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Contributors
+ Woudhuysen, H
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Lincoln College
Role:
Supervisor
+ Dondi, C
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Lincoln College
Role:
Supervisor
+ Sharpe, R
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Wadham College
Role:
Examiner
+ Leu, U
Department:
Zentralbibliothek, Zurich
Role:
Examiner
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- UUID:
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- Deposit date:
- 2020-03-08
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Rais, A
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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