Title: The polished cornerstone of the Temple
First published: 2005
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.
Subjects: History, Books and reading, Women intellectuals, Women book collectors, Courts and courtiers, Women, Particuliere bibliotheken, Women, education
Places: Europe
People: Caroline Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1737), Elizabeth Farnese consort of Philip V, King of Spain (1692-1766)
Time periods: 18th century