Légende
Opening page of the catalogue of manuscripts in Cotton's library, 1621. 'Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum in Bibliotheca Roberti Cotton'. The antiquary Robert Cotton assembled possibly the most important collection of manuscripts ever accumulated in Britain by an individual in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His library became a focus of political as well as scholarly activity.
Date
1621
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM25A15_448
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (2,2Mo) / 27,8cm x 44,9cm / 3287 x 5308 (300dpi)