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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2022

David McKitterick
David McKitterick
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University of Cambridge
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In representing print in the context of the history of human knowledge more generally, the national libraries were at an advantage. However, while they could offer permanent exhibitions, whether of books or antiquities, they could not easily present them in the contexts of modern achievements. For this, the multitude of temporary exhibitions, presenting old and new objects side by side, offered another perspective. They also reached audiences unfamiliar with the fixed presentations whether in London or Paris.

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ExhibitionsLondonLeipzigParisLoansComparing past and presentOld and modernCaxton in 1877
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Readers in a Revolution
Bibliographical Change in the Nineteenth Century
 , pp. 194 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Exhibitions
  • David McKitterick, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Readers in a Revolution
  • Online publication: 06 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009200882.019
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  • Exhibitions
  • David McKitterick, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Readers in a Revolution
  • Online publication: 06 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009200882.019
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  • Exhibitions
  • David McKitterick, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Readers in a Revolution
  • Online publication: 06 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009200882.019
Available formats
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