The Confiscated Library of William Macintosh in the Bibliothèque Municipale d’Avignon

The Confiscated Library of William Macintosh in the Bibliothèque Municipale d’Avignon

In 1795, the private library of William Macintosh, author of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa (1782), was seized from his home in Avignon by the revolutionary authorities. Using the inventory of this seizure as a guide, this note presents a reconstruction of Macintosh’s library and identifies tho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Library 2021-06, Vol.22 (2), p.197-216
1. Verfasser: Keighren, Innes M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Inventory management
Library collections
MacIntosh, William
Private libraries
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Zusammenfassung:In 1795, the private library of William Macintosh, author of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa (1782), was seized from his home in Avignon by the revolutionary authorities. Using the inventory of this seizure as a guide, this note presents a reconstruction of Macintosh’s library and identifies those books that exist today in the collections of the Bibliothèque municipale d’Avignon.
ISSN:0024-2160
1744-8581
DOI:10.1093/library/22.2.197