Title The polished cornerstone of the temple : queenly libraries of the Enlightenment / María Luisa López-Vidriero

Published London : British Library, [2005] ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Panizzi lectures ; 2004 Panizzi lectures ; 2004. Contents Foreword -- Preface -- A Weakness for Reading: Heavy Books in Light Hands -- Libraries under the Philosophical Eye: Caroline of Ansbach and Elizabeth Farnese -- Towards a Female Literary Canon Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737 -- Books and reading Elizabeth Farnese, consort of Philip V, King of Spain, 1692-1766 -- Books and reading SUBJECT Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737 fast Elizabeth Farnese, consort of Philip V, King of Spain, 1692-1766 fast Subject Women -- Books and reading -- Europe -- History -- 18th century Women book collectors -- Europe -- History -- 18th century Women intellectuals -- Europe -- History -- 18th century Courts and courtiers -- History -- 18th century Books and reading Courts and courtiers Women book collectors Women -- Books and reading Women intellectuals Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author British Library, issuing body. ISBN 9780712363747 0712363742

Other Titles Queenly libraries of the Enlightenment

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