This is the first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin.

The topics discussed in this volume include: Jonathan Swift; the 1798 rebellion; 17th century drama; l9th century Irish ballad sheets; modern Irish literary manuscripts, including those of W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge and Samuel Beckett; the Long ...

Commissioned with the purpose of laying the groundwork for a full-scale comprehensive history of the 400-year-old library, these 14 contributions explore core historical issues such as the buildings, the staff and their conditions of ...

With a brief introduction by Trinity's Librarian and College Archivist, Helen Shenton, about her own experience of the Long Room, this beautifully designed book of exquisite photographs will appeal to all visitors to Trinity College Dublin, ...

The world-famous collection of manuscripts in Trinity College Dublin Library largely consists of items which came to the College in 1661 from the library of Archbishop James Ussher, primate of All Ireland, who had been a fellow and ...