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100 1 _aEdwards, Edward,
_d1812-1886
245 1 0 _aLives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 2 of 2 :
_bWith Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-02-17
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Trübner and Co., 1870
653 _aBritish Museum
653 _aBook collectors -- Great Britain
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso01edwa https://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso02edwa
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67390
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