02600cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000320011224501350014426400510027930000470033033600260037733700260040333800360042950000310046550802010049652013170069753400670201465300190208165300370210085601060213785600430224367390UtSlPG20260610134545.0mcr n260607r20221870utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aZ1 aEdwards, Edward,d1812-188610aLives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 2 of 2 :bWith Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-02-17  aRichard 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.)  a"Lives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 2 of 2" by Edward Edwards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the contributions of notable individuals who were instrumental in establishing and augmenting the British Museum from 1570 to 1870. It highlights the roles of early benefactors and the significance of their collections in developing a national repository of knowledge and culture, emphasizing the importance of private donations in enriching public institutions.  The opening portion of the book presents a discourse by Antonio Panizzi, advocating for the accessibility of resources in the British Museum for scholars of all backgrounds. He argues that the nation has contributed minimally to the development of the museum's library compared to what was given by private individuals. The text introduces various prominent figures such as Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode, William Petty, and Dr. Charles Burney, detailing their contributions and legacies, including significant collections of manuscripts and printed works. Through their benevolence, these individuals not only enriched the museum but also ensured that scholars from all walks of life could access invaluable resources for their research and education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: Trübner and Co., 1870  aBritish Museum  aBook collectors -- Great Britain4 uhttps://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso01edwa https://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso02edwa40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67390