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- Title
Selling Books from the Sheldonian Theatre 1677–1720.
- Authors
Sharpe, Richard
- Abstract
The article discusses printed catalogues produced by the Oxford University Press between 1677 and 1720 when the publisher was located at the Sheldonian Theater in Oxford, England. Historical sources for some of the catalogues, first printed as broadsides, were created by scholars including Anthony Wood, John Bagford, and Arthur Charlett, Master of University College. Booksellers located in Oxford during the period discussed include Moses Pitt, Peter Parker, and Thomas Guy. A compiled list of publications printed by the Oxford University Press during the period is presented.
- Subjects
OXFORD (England); ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; OXFORD University Press; UNIVERSITY press publications; SCHOLARLY publishing; UNIVERSITY presses; HISTORY of publishing; PUBLISHERS' catalogs; HISTORY of printing; BRITISH history, 1660-1714
- Publication
Library, 2010, Vol 11, Issue 3, p275
- ISSN
0024-2160
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/library/11.3.275