The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B. 2 Volume Set
Late Principal Librarian of the British Museum, Senator of Italy, Etc.
Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-04491-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-04491-2 (ISBN)
Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879) moved to England in 1823 to avoid arrest for his political activities. His thirty-five years at the British Museum Library transformed it to one of the world's great institutions. This two-volume 1880 biography deals with his professional career and his involvement in the Italian independence movement.
Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879), born in Brescello, Italy, qualified as a lawyer, but fled to Switzerland in 1823 to avoid arrest for his political activities in support of Italian unification. He then moved to England, where he became a naturalised British subject. The patronage of Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor, got him a post in the British Museum Library, where he remained for thirty-five years. He was responsible for the great expansion of the library, the building of the famous round Reading Room, and the compilation of cataloguing rules which remain influential today. Panizzi was knighted for services to librarianship, and is commemorated by the annual Panizzi lectures at the British Library. His continuing support of Italian independence was recognised by his appointment to the Italian senate. This two-volume biography by his colleague Louis Fagan (1845–1903) was published in 1880.
Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879), born in Brescello, Italy, qualified as a lawyer, but fled to Switzerland in 1823 to avoid arrest for his political activities in support of Italian unification. He then moved to England, where he became a naturalised British subject. The patronage of Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor, got him a post in the British Museum Library, where he remained for thirty-five years. He was responsible for the great expansion of the library, the building of the famous round Reading Room, and the compilation of cataloguing rules which remain influential today. Panizzi was knighted for services to librarianship, and is commemorated by the annual Panizzi lectures at the British Library. His continuing support of Italian independence was recognised by his appointment to the Italian senate. This two-volume biography by his colleague Louis Fagan (1845–1903) was published in 1880.
Volume 1: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Flight; 3. Foscolo; 4. The British Museum; 5. Sir Henry Ellis; 6. Bridport election; 7. Theirs; 8. The Royal Commission, 1847–9; 9. Mr Grenville; 10. Lord Vernon's Dante; 11. Minor incidents; 12. Panizzi and Austria; 13. The new reading-room. Volume 2: 14. Retirement of Sir Henry Ellis; 15. Sir W. Temple; 16. Desire to visit Naples; 17. Cardinal Alberoni; 18. Death of Panizzi's sister; 19. Legion of Honour, etc.; 20. Devising means for escape of Settembrini; 21. Bianchini's appointment; 22. Departure of Neapolitan prisoners; 23. Italian unity; 24. England in 1859; 25. Ill-health; 26. Death of Mr. Ellice; 27. Prosper Merimée; 28. Senator of Italy; Appendix; Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Plates, black and white; 35 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 1060 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-04491-3 / 1108044913 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-04491-2 / 9781108044912 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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