Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Illustrated by Treasures in the Chapin Library at Williams College
Author:   George Edwards
Publisher:   Grolier Club of New York
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9781605831145


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   25 January 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Illustrated by Treasures in the Chapin Library at Williams College


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A catalog of the exhibition mounted at the Chapin Library to provide contemporary background for publication of Edward Gibbon's great work including items owned by Gibbon, as well as his manuscript.

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Author:   George Edwards
Publisher:   Grolier Club of New York
Imprint:   Grolier Club of New York
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.086kg
ISBN:  

9781605831145


ISBN 10:   160583114
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   25 January 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction by George Edwards / EXHIBITION / A Year of Three Classics in Caslon / Contemporary Opinions / Gibbon's Biography / Gibbon's Library / Gibbon's Scholarship / Gibbon's Roman Portraits / APPENDICES / On Reading Gibbon's Decline and Fall / Chronology / Biographical Quotations / Lytton Strachey: From Portraits in Miniature / On Himself / 18th Century / 19th Century / 20th Century / The Bogus Trinity at Trinity

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