The John Bargrave Collection
The Early Modern Library (to c. 1640)
Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title):The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland. Volume 1 Periodical Title: Publication Type:book Authors:Sargent, Clare Editors:Elisabeth Leedham-Green and Teresa Webber Publisher:Cambridge UP Place of Publication:Cambridge Publication Date:2006 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume: Issue: Start Page:51 End Page:65 Abstract: Descriptors/Keywords: ISBN: URL:Documents in Print Item: No Documents Listed in Print Item Attached People: Mentioned or referenced by - Vigani, Giovanni Francisco (c.1650-1712)
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Annotation:Notes the relationship between early modern libraries and cabinets of curiosities, where non-book items played an "increasing role" in library collections, eventually turning them "into the equivalent of the college's corporate cabinet of curiosities" (63). Sargent cites as an example John Francis Vigani's cabinet of naturalia at Queen's College, Cambridge. Other Links: https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/visiting-the-college/history/college-facts/the-buildings/viganis-cabinet - "Vigani’s Cabinet," Queen's College, Cambridge