some Exeter projects in book history
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A series of projects dedicated to the city's designation in 2019. These projects aim to add a historical perspective to the four year celebration of literature in Exeter. While they do not currently form part of the UNESCO project, it is hoped that they will make a contribution to the resources available to those involved in the programme.
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Studies undertaken through half a century Since the 1970s a series of projects have covered all aspects of book history. Coverage is particularly strong for the late 18th
century and for Devon, the Westcountry, provincial England, London and Normandy. It covers topics such as printing, popular literature, paper and watermarks,
manuscripts and bibliography. Current work is concentrated on converting sections which currently remain in manuscript.
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recording our printed heritage A project which already lists 53,000 books, pamphlets and ephemera, 500 newspapers, 1,800 Periodicals, 8,500 articles, 1,500 digital
records, 500 theses, 3,500 manuscripts, 17,000 maps, 4,000 illustrations on all aspects of Devon and its 500 communities large and small. Includes writings about Devon
and Devonians, books published in Devon, works of literature by Devon writers or inspired by Devon. What have we missed? Help us to make it complete, especially current
publications.
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Communities Bibliography |
Instead of a chronological listing, the Devon Communities bibliography aims to provide separate bibliographies of 500 communities
across the county. The Exeter bibliography is the first of these to be produced
and gives subject listings of several thousand documents relating to Exeter and Exonians.
During lockdown an illustrated Guide to literary Exeter is being devised, linking writers, printers, publishers, libraries and others in the world of the book to sites across the city through a series of walks. Do you have anyone to add?
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around Devon with topographical prints A project to recreate a database of 4,000 engraved and lithographed images of 200 communities across Devon between 1660 and 1870. The
original was lost in transit from Devon County Council to the South West Heritage Trust websites. It includes listings of topographical books which contained the
illustrations and also of the engravers, lithographers, artists, printers and publishers who produced these unusual and often beautiful views of Devon before
photography.
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two millennia of Devon's written heritage A project to recreate, revise and update the exhibition held in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum from 18 September to 27 November 1999
to celebrate the richness of Devon's long written record through treasures from ten libraries, museums and record offices in the city. There are two main sections:
1. A timeline of documents reflecting the small world of the written record. 2. An alphabet of themes reflecting the large world of ideas. Do you have any items to include? |
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Thoughts on the history of the book This project has two sections:
1. A history of the book in Devon, tracing the impact of the printed word from the first inscriptions in Isca Dumnoniorum to the dawn of the digital age. 2. The book in the wider world, across five millennia and five continents, where possible drawing examples from books held in Exeter libraries. |
