Project Gutenberg 2022-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 482 Edwards, Edward 1812 1886 Lives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 2 of 2 With Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870. $aUnited Kingdom :$bTrübner and Co.,$c1870. Richard Tonsing, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Lives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 2 of 2" by Edward Edwards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the contributions of notable individuals who were instrumental in establishing and augmenting the British Museum from 1570 to 1870. It highlights the roles of early benefactors and the significance of their collections in developing a national repository of knowledge and culture, emphasizing the importance of private donations in enriching public institutions. The opening portion of the book presents a discourse by Antonio Panizzi, advocating for the accessibility of resources in the British Museum for scholars of all backgrounds. He argues that the nation has contributed minimally to the development of the museum's library compared to what was given by private individuals. The text introduces various prominent figures such as Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode, William Petty, and Dr. Charles Burney, detailing their contributions and legacies, including significant collections of manuscripts and printed works. Through their benevolence, these individuals not only enriched the museum but also ensured that scholars from all walks of life could access invaluable resources for their research and education. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso01edwa https://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso02edwa 20181017223943edwards 1870 GB Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en British Museum Book collectors -- Great Britain Z Text Category: History - British 1010141 2025-07-26T13:39:38.691914 text/html 964510 2024-10-18T19:19:05 text/html 2314211 2025-07-26T13:39:54.849847 application/epub+zip 2329594 2025-07-26T13:39:41.777921 application/epub+zip 412234 2025-07-26T13:39:40.142909 application/epub+zip 2598398 2025-07-26T13:40:03.444859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2563151 2025-07-26T13:39:53.340888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646440 2022-09-30T10:00:00.906929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 781108 2025-07-26T13:39:36.266948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 761000 2024-10-18T19:19:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16721 2025-07-26T13:40:03.662811 application/rdf+xml 8170 2025-07-26T13:39:40.496921 image/jpeg 1400 2025-07-26T13:39:40.328903 image/jpeg 2344237 2025-07-26T13:39:38.799960 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia