With Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870 Edwards, Edward 1812-1886 creator text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Lives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 1 of 2" by Edward Edwards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the lives and contributions of the individuals who played pivotal roles in establishing the British Museum from 1570 to 1870, highlighting both renowned and lesser-known benefactors. Through detailed narratives, the book aims to illustrate the collective efforts that shaped this significant national institution. The opening of the book provides a rich contextual framework for understanding the origins of the British Museum. It emphasizes that the museum's foundation was primarily built on the generosity of private collectors like Sir Robert Cotton and William Courten rather than government initiatives. The introduction outlines significant contributions made by these early collectors, alongside their motivations driven by a sense of duty to future generations. Edwards sets the stage for a biographical exploration of the prominent figures whose legacies are interwoven with the museum's development, beginning with a tribute to Cotton and his substantial library, which laid the groundwork for the national repository of knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2022-02-17 Richard Tonsing, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Trübner and Co., 1870 British Museum Book collectors -- Great Britain Z United Kingdom: Trübner and Co., 1870 https://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso01edwa https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67389 https://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso01edwa https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67389 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134545.0 67389