The polished cornerstone of the Temple
Subtitle: queenly libraries of the enlightenment
By: Maria Luisa Lopez-Vidriero.
Contributors: British Library.
Series: Panizzi lectures -- 2004
Publisher: British Library
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
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; 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
Other titles: Queenly libraries of the enlightenment
Description: Based on the Panizzi Lectures given in the British Library in November 2004, this book looks at the impact of women's educational projects on female reading and book collecting in the royal courts of the eighteenth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.