Scientist, scholar & scoundrel : a bibliographical investigation of the life and exploits of count Guglielmo Libri / by Jeremy M. Norman.
Pubblicazione:
New York : The Grolier club, 2013.
Descrizione fisica:
XXII, 176 p. : ill., ritr. ; 23 cm
Note:
Pubblicato in occasione di una mostra tenuta a New York nel 2013
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. Timeline. 1. Libri's contributions to rare book and manuscript collecting and cataloguing 2. A meteoric career in mathematics, scholarship, collecting, dealing and theft 3. The revolution of 1848, flight to England, prosecution and the Libri affair 4. Convinction, continuation of the Libri affair, book auctions in London 5. Return to Italy, death and Leonardo da Vinci 6. Disposition of Libri's archive, proof of some of Libri's thefts and of recovery of key manuscripts by Léopold Delisle: conclusion. Appendix 1. Translation of Rapport adressé à M. Le Garde des sceaux Hébert par M. le procureur du roi Boucly, and Libri's lawsuit against its publishers. Appendix 2. October 21, 1869 obituary of Libri in the Times of London. Appendix 3. Delisle's A bibliographic legacy of Libri. References consulted. Index of personal names
ISBN:
9781605830414
Altri titoli:
Scientist, scholar and scoundrel : a bibliographical investigation of the life and exploits of count Guglielmo Libri /
Discipline:
Scienze--Persone: Storici.
Persone:
Libri, Guglielmo, 1803-1869.
Keyword:
Bibliografie e cataloghi--Scienze--Bibliografie e cataloghi di persone e enti.
