The polished cornerstone of the temple : queenly libraries of the Enlightenment

The polished cornerstone of the temple : queenly libraries of the Enlightenment / María Luisa López-Vidriero.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	López-Vidriero, María Luisa (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : British Library, [2005]
Series:	Panizzi lectures ; 2004.
Subjects:	Caroline, > Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, > 1683-1737 > Books and reading. Elizabeth Farnese, > consort of Philip V, King of Spain, > 1692-1766 > Books and reading. Caroline, > Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, > 1683-1737 Elizabeth Farnese, > consort of Philip V, King of Spain, > 1692-1766 1700-1799 Women > Books and reading > Europe > History > 18th century. Women book collectors > Europe > History > 18th century. Women intellectuals > Europe > History > 18th century. Courts and courtiers > History > 18th century. Books and reading Courts and courtiers Women book collectors Women > Books and reading Women intellectuals Europe History
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Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
A Weakness for Reading: Heavy Books in Light Hands
Libraries under the Philosophical Eye: Caroline of Ansbach and Elizabeth Farnese
Towards a Female Literary Canon.