The library belonging to the Dominican convent at Taylor’s Hill in Galway was recently acquired by the James Hardiman Library at NUI Galway. A substantial acquisition, consisting of over 150 books and volumes dating from the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the collection offers a valuable insight into the spiritual and intellectual world […]
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By Mark Empey
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In Auction catalogues, Authorial attribution, Authorial reputation, Book lists, Book ownership, Female authors, Gender, Katherine Philips, Libraries, Manuscript book catalogues
Manuscript Book Lists and Catalogues: how do female authors fare?
In my last blog I discussed the subject of attribution in book auction catalogues, particularly whether it is possible to gauge the reputation of female authors. The focus here aims to test this study by examining contemporary manuscript book catalogues or book lists. These sources are revealing because they shed light on how a private collection […]