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

Autori
Lakuš, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, znanstveni

Skup
RAMS, Conference and School on Records, Archives and Memory Studies

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 06.03.2013. - 10.03.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

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 It takes a look at each, both published and unpublished, demonstrating in what way they can indicate book ownership.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

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