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Alfred Chester Beatty: From Miner to Bibliophile

Charles Horton

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Description:In this new exploration of the life of Alfred Chester Beatty, Charles Horton gives a unique account of the American mining engineer, industrialist and philanthropist who became one of the foremost collectors of the 20th century.Born in 1875, Chester Beatty started collecting at the age of ten and, over the next sixty years, amassed a world-renowned collection of ancient manuscripts from all religions, early printed books and prints, as well as the rare, unusual and even the bizarre from both the occidental and oriental worlds.In 1950, at the age of 75, Chester Beatty moved to Ireland and, on his death in 1968, bequeathed his collection to the Irish State. The Chester Beatty Library is one of Ireland’s national and cultural institutions, which continues to attract visitors and scholars from all over the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alfred Chester Beatty: From Miner to Bibliophile. To get started finding Alfred Chester Beatty: From Miner to Bibliophile, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 48

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Town House

Release: 2003

ISBN: 1860591639

Description: In this new exploration of the life of Alfred Chester Beatty, Charles Horton gives a unique account of the American mining engineer, industrialist and philanthropist who became one of the foremost collectors of the 20th century.Born in 1875, Chester Beatty started collecting at the age of ten and, over the next sixty years, amassed a world-renowned collection of ancient manuscripts from all religions, early printed books and prints, as well as the rare, unusual and even the bizarre from both the occidental and oriental worlds.In 1950, at the age of 75, Chester Beatty moved to Ireland and, on his death in 1968, bequeathed his collection to the Irish State. The Chester Beatty Library is one of Ireland’s national and cultural institutions, which continues to attract visitors and scholars from all over the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alfred Chester Beatty: From Miner to Bibliophile. To get started finding Alfred Chester Beatty: From Miner to Bibliophile, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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