Naslov
Thinking like a book historian: searching for the evidence of book ownership

Autori
Lakuš, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Records, Archives and Memory: selected papers from the Conference and School on Records, Archives and Memory Studies, University of Zadar, Croatia, May 2013

Urednik/ci
Willer, Mirna ; Gilliland, Anne J. ; Tomić, Marijana

Izdavač
Sveučilište u Zadru

Grad
Zadar

Godina
2015

Raspon stranica
193-221

ISBN
978-93-331-080-0

Ključne riječi
book history research, archives, book ownership, documents, primary sources

Sažetak
This paper starts with a short introduction on the role of archives (and other memory institutions) in preserving our historical heritage, emphasizing the fact that they primarily attract attention of historians, including book historians. It furthermore discusses the issue of identifying sources that record book ownership. It takes a look at both published and unpublished sources, demonstrating in what way they can indicate book ownership. The paper focuses on private book owners who, unlike collective book owners (the Church, universities or schools), cannot always be easily identified. At the end there is a short discussion on the reliability of all the sources. The purpose of this paper is not to give a complete list of sources confirming book ownership but rather to show its vast variety, suggesting that archives and other memory institutions, as the repositories holding documents of historical value, are rich in the primary sources necessary for book history research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Povijest

POVEZANOST RADA