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The British Museum Library: a Short History and Survey

The Foundation – the Act of 1753 and the opening – Origins of the Foundation Collections – The Suppression of the Monasteries : Archbishop Parker and the Antiquaries – Robert Cotton, the Harleys and the Old Royal Library – The Royal Society and the Scientists : Arundel – The Movement towards a Public Library The Establishment of the Museum.



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